From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Sun Apr 02 2006 - 18:47:51 PDT
I don't understand the meaning of your "Thank you Patrick", Jeff.
Perhaps my message was misunderstood by yourself or others. There is
PJ
Jeff wrote:
> Thank you Patrick, all I was doing was stating a fact,
nothing there but the text. I think you are mistaken about people jumping
on you. Usually they get rude when they do that, and I didn't notice any
rude statements.
> I never recomended that anyone go out there un
> registered and uninsured. And yes, if and when I wear
> BDU's they do not have any insignia or name tapes.
> Geez man, guess I'll learn to not post anything in the
> future, didn't know I would get jumped on by so many.
> I think this is a good reason why so many just read
> the posts and not contribute.
>
>
>
> --- Patrick Jankowiak <recycler@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you like to wear BDUs, make sure you got no
>>'army' name tapes on them.
>>then you are not impersonating.
>>
>>Arthur Bloom wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Yesterday was April 1st. I think your advice would
>>
>>have been appropriate
>>
>>>then.
>>>
>>>Today, it seems to be the worst possible advice I
>>
>>have seen on this list in
>>
>>>several years. If a person were to follow your
>>
>>advice, and get into an
>>
>>>accident, the sh*t storm that would follow would
>>
>>be of Biblical proportions.
>>
>>>Can you say "Leavenworth"? Can you say "20 years
>>
>>of hard labor"? Can you say
>>
>>>"All assets (house, land, bank accounts, business
>>
>>interests) forfeited"?
>>
>>>..."Local and state police have no jurisdiction
>>
>>over the National Guard..."
>>
>>>is what you think? They DO have jurisdiction over
>>
>>criminal impersonation in
>>
>>>the first degree, which in NY is a Class D felony.
>>
>>They DO have jurisdiction
>>
>>>over persons driving without a license,
>>
>>registration, insurance, inspection,
>>
>>>or other documentation.
>>>
>>>Please tell us your were April Fool-ing.
>>>
>>>APB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>
>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>
>>>Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:16 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems
>>
>>(Maine)
>>
>>>
>>>|
>>>| Or you can do like a lot of guys do and just
>>
>>make sure
>>
>>>| it has good realistic National guard markings
>>
>>and
>>
>>>| camo, always wear BDU's while driving it and
>>
>>just
>>
>>>| drive it just so with no reg. I know some guys
>>
>>who
>>
>>>| have done this for years and have never ever
>>
>>been
>>
>>>| stopped. Local and state police have no
>>
>>Jurisdiction
>>
>>>| over the National guard and usually do not mess
>>
>>with
>>
>>>| their vehicles. Kind of the radical approach but
>>
>>it is
>>
>>>| done.
>>>|
>>>|
>>>|
>>>| --- Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com> wrote:
>>>|
>>>| > Steve,
>>>| >
>>>| > I think I know how to get around it. Slide
>>
>>yourself
>>
>>>| > a cabover camper on the
>>>| > bed and attach it with bolts and register it
>>
>>as a
>>
>>>| > recreational vehicle.
>>>| > Your insurance will drop to about $300.00 a
>>
>>year for
>>
>>>| > full coverage. Thats
>>>| > what I did in Florida. My liability insurance
>>
>>alone
>>
>>>| > and tag was about
>>>| > $5000.00 a year and now the same vehicle only
>>>| > heavier is about $350.00 a
>>>| > year for full coverage and a tag.
>>>| >
>>>| > Sonny
>>>| > ----- Original Message -----
>>>| > From: "Glenn Shaw" <milspectruck@verizon.net>
>>>| > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>>| > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>| > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:51 PM
>>>| > Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems
>>
>>(Maine)
>>
>>>| >
>>>| >
>>>| > > The CDL also requires a Road Te$t. Renewing
>>
>>my
>>
>>>| > CDL is 170.00 each time it
>>>| > > comes up. I would avoid it if you can.
>>>| > >
>>>| > > Glenn
>>>| > >
>>>| > > -----Original Message-----
>>>| > > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>>>| > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
>>>| > > Behalf
>>>| > > Of Stephen Grammont
>>>| > > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 10:02 AM
>>>| > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>>>| > > Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems
>>>| > (Maine)
>>>| > >
>>>| > >
>>>| > > Hello Arthur,
>>>| > >
>>>| > >> Are you talking about full coverage?
>>
>>Liability
>>
>>>| > only? Fire & theft?
>>>| > >> Collision? What level of liability?
>>
>>$100/$300K?
>>
>>>| > That would be the
>>>| > >> minumim I would have,
>>>| > >
>>>| > > I didn't even ask what the coverage amount
>>
>>was
>>
>>>| > because I was in shock.
>>>| > > It was for liability and collision. The
>>
>>point is,
>>
>>>| > that was my single
>>>| > > "take it or leave it" option, which just
>>
>>doesn't
>>
>>>| > sit well with me.
>>>| > >
>>>| > >> and $1300 doesn't seem out of line.
>>>| > >
>>>| > > As I said, I currently have THREE vehicles
>>
>>with
>>
>>>| > equal or greater
>>>| > > coverage for just about the same amount of
>>
>>money.
>>
>>>| > In another state
>>>| > > $1300 is probably a bargain, but up here
>>
>>everybody
>>
>>>| > I mentioned it to
>>>| > > had their eyes pop out in surprise. So
>>
>>relative
>>
>>>| > to my other insurance,
>>>| > > it's an incredibly large difference. I was
>>>| > guessing around $600 due to
>>>| > > the weight.
>>>| > >
>>>| > >> You can register it as an
>>>| > >> historical vehicle, and pay about $350.
>>
>>That
>>
>>>| > would, however, limit
>>>| > >> your use
>>>| > >> of the truck.
>>>| > >
>>>| > > Limit it to the point of uselessness,
>>>| > unfortunately, so that isn't an
>>>| > > option. The insurance quoted was for either
>>>| > commercial or agriculture
>>>| > > (they won't do passenger due to the weight),
>>
>>so no
>>
>>>| > difference based on
>>>| > > how I register it. I might save money on
>>
>>the
>>
>>>| > registration itself, and
>>>| > > perhaps don't need a CDL (checking into that
>>>| > Monday), but it apparently
>>>| > > doesn't change my options vis a vis the
>>
>>insurance
>>
>>>| > company.
>>>| > >
>>>| > >> A CDL is not required to drive a vehicle
>>
>>with
>>
>>>| > air-ASSISTed brakes, any
>>>| > >> more
>>>| > >> than it would be required for
>>
>>vaccuum-assisted
>>
>>>| > brakes. The key word is
>>>| > >> air-over-HYDRAULIC. That means that the
>>
>>brakes
>>
>>>| > still work
>>>| > >> hydraulically even
>>>| > >> if the air supply fails. Tell them that.
>>>| > >
>>>| > > Apparently this is not the case in Maine. I
>>
>>was
>>
>>>| > first tipped off by a
>>>| > > friend who is a commercial tower and he said
>>
>>I'd
>>
>>>| > need one. Not
>>>| > > believing him, I called down to the head
>>
>>office
>>
>>>| > and was told the same.
>>>| > > But I'm not done since I still don't believe
>>
>>them.
>>
>
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>
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