It seems like our country’s traditions are little by little going away. The most recent case in point was this week’s observance of Columbus Day in America.
There was a story aired on KHQA Wednesday night regarding the potential to have a tax levied on the amount of miles you drive. The state of Oregon drivers, according to an article in a recent USA Today newspaper, could get a taste of what the future may hold for the rest of us. They will pay taxes not on the amount of gasoline their cars burn, but on the number of miles they drive.
My friend Randy Phillips has had this interesting hobby of building experimental aircraft in his garage and then taking them out for a flight. Well, I can tell you right now there isn't enough Depends in the world for me to get into something that is unproven as far as flying goes.