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<v Speaker 1>It's Nightside with Dan Ray on WBZY, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Home. All right, welcome back everyone, Thanks very much, Dan Walkins.

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<v Speaker 2>We came upon an interesting story yesterday dealing with our friends,

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<v Speaker 2>our neighbors to the north, the state of New Hampshire.

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<v Speaker 2>The New Hampshire State House of Representatives has recently overwhelmingly

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<v Speaker 2>decided that they passed a piece of legislation which would

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<v Speaker 2>eliminate the annual motor vehicle safety inspections. I didn't realize,

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<v Speaker 2>because we live here in Massachusetts and all of us

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<v Speaker 2>have been used to motor vehicle inspections since since the

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<v Speaker 2>dawn of time, that there's only fourteen states in the country,

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<v Speaker 2>of which Massachusetts and New Hampshire are both one of

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<v Speaker 2>those fourteen who require a safety inspection every year. With

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<v Speaker 2>us is the New Hampshire Deputy Speaker of the House

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<v Speaker 2>of Representatives, Representative Steven Smith. Representative Smith, welcome to Nightside.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you great? Thank you for having me, well, thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>For thanks for joining us tonight. You know, New Hampshire is,

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<v Speaker 2>as you know, well know, the live free or die state.

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts is anything, but we still remain Taxachusetts. So the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that we have car inspections that cost us I

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<v Speaker 2>think thirty nine dollars every year doesn't surprise me. But

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of surprised that New Hampshire has inspections.

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<v Speaker 2>But you folks want to change that. Tell us why.

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<v Speaker 3>It is probably the most hated law in the land,

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<v Speaker 3>especially the way we do it. Your registration and your

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<v Speaker 3>inspection are tied to your month of birth. So happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 3>Before you celebrate, go give you town clerk a couple

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<v Speaker 3>hundred dollars to register your car and then go see

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<v Speaker 3>if you have a big repair bell that's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be due by the end of the month. People just

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<v Speaker 3>hate it and that they want it gone.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, how much is there a benefit to it? I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to play Devil's advocate, but if I'm sitting

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<v Speaker 2>at a red light with my family in the car

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<v Speaker 2>and some knucklehead is speeding down towards the red light

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<v Speaker 2>and hits his brakes and he has and checked his

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<v Speaker 2>breaks in about seven years, obviously you could be adversely

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<v Speaker 2>impacted by that. What do they do? Do they really

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<v Speaker 2>do a decent inspection or is it simply perfunctory.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh no, they do an inspection. The what you bring

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<v Speaker 3>up is a really good point. But in states particularly

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<v Speaker 3>that had it and got rid of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we look for the data where everybody died after that happened,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's just not there. And the most odious part

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<v Speaker 3>of the program is called OBD onboard diagnostics. That's where

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<v Speaker 3>your car that is completely safe, that runs great, that

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<v Speaker 3>gets you everywhere you need to go, they plug it

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<v Speaker 3>in and it throws some code that you don't know

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<v Speaker 3>about or understand, and now you have some big problems.

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<v Speaker 3>People just hate that.

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<v Speaker 2>They're ben they've done that. My car is eleven years old,

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<v Speaker 2>so sure. Now I happen to have a guy who's

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<v Speaker 2>a great guy. I'm not gonna say what his name

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<v Speaker 2>is in the radio, but it's a it's a pretty

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<v Speaker 2>low key process. But again it's what so what is

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<v Speaker 2>the charge for the inspection up there? You know? The

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<v Speaker 2>inspection down here is thirty nine dollars flat, So it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a regressive tax. Whether you're you're driving you know,

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<v Speaker 2>some sort of a Ferrari or or you're driving an

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<v Speaker 2>eleven year old Volvo, you're gonna pay the same thing

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<v Speaker 2>for the inspection, the auto excess.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what I drive? Huh, how did you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I drive.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's what I drive.

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<v Speaker 3>Mine's a little older twenty twelve. I just upgraded from

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<v Speaker 3>my two thousand and three Volvo.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well I did the same thing. I've been a

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<v Speaker 2>Vovo guy all along, but I'm I'm not buying a

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<v Speaker 2>new Vovo because I think that Volvos are not as

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<v Speaker 2>good as they used to be. They're no longer made

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<v Speaker 2>I think by the Swedish company and said, hey, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hearing some bad stuff. But yeah, I've had Voval

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<v Speaker 2>since eighty six.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, yeah, we don't send him statewide. My guy

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<v Speaker 3>was like forty bucks forever, and he finally raised it

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<v Speaker 3>to fifty. I mean because if you go through everything,

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<v Speaker 3>it can take about an hour, and that's still less

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<v Speaker 3>than the hourly shop rate. Someplaces charge more. And right now,

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<v Speaker 3>there's see a couple of car dealers that have signs

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<v Speaker 3>out by the road free inspections, no appointment necessary, come

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<v Speaker 3>on in. I guess I'm not going to comment on that,

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<v Speaker 3>but I don't think I need to.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, well, wait, I'm a little confused here. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm not that dense, but uh, we had invited

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<v Speaker 2>someone from the car dealer the car associated the Auto

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<v Speaker 2>Automotive Automobile Dealers Association, which is, I guess, on the

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<v Speaker 2>opposite side of the street from you folks here to

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<v Speaker 2>join the conversation. But we haven't heard back from them.

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<v Speaker 2>So what is the deal that they're they're advertising free inspections?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously, is this to make people more friendly

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<v Speaker 2>and trying to convince people to to to solicit. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got to get it through the state Senate before you

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<v Speaker 2>get into the governor's desk. As I understand the procedure,

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<v Speaker 2>what's the importusion of that. I'm not particularly dense, but

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to I don't understand what I think

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<v Speaker 2>I know what they're doing, but tell me.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what they're doing. But I mean, their

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<v Speaker 3>job is to tell you that your current car is

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<v Speaker 3>dunking you need to buy a new one in their

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<v Speaker 3>offering state inspections.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I get it now, I get it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so they may tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>They may tell you, for example, that your chabin is

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<v Speaker 2>out of out of alignment, right I used to, but

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<v Speaker 2>remember this representative, there's no such thing as the chaban,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. Yes, yeah, let me say, like you got

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<v Speaker 2>a problem with your jave and how much will that cost.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about a three thousand dollars deal. We'll take the

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<v Speaker 2>car for a few hours and we'll get it in line.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and you know, I don't want to beat up

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<v Speaker 3>the shops because most of them are great, they are reputable.

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<v Speaker 3>But I mean, the fact is, if you've driven your

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<v Speaker 3>car for a year on our roads, I can find

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<v Speaker 3>something wrong with it. Now, that doesn't mean it's a

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<v Speaker 3>safety violation. It might be you really ought to look

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<v Speaker 3>at this and take care of this soon. But I

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<v Speaker 3>wouldn't not give it a sticker and take literally take

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<v Speaker 3>the car off the road because of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well that's what I think. Of course, if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't make it mandatory, the good citizens will take the

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<v Speaker 2>car in because they're good citizens once a year. The

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<v Speaker 2>people won't take it in. They're the ones that will

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<v Speaker 2>cause the problem. So let me ask you without you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously you are a remember the Great House Chamber. And

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, you think your roads are bad up there,

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<v Speaker 2>take a ride here in Massachusetts Representative Okay. I have

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<v Speaker 2>had many conversations with former Governor Sununu, who's a great

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<v Speaker 2>guy and a great friend, and he as recently as

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<v Speaker 2>a month ago was regaling me with the numbers of

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<v Speaker 2>how inexpensively your roads are maintained. We spend like four

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<v Speaker 2>times per mile on our roads here in Massachusetts, and

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<v Speaker 2>they are in far worse shape than anything I've ever

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<v Speaker 2>seen in New Hampshire. Trust me, we are the pothole

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<v Speaker 2>capital of the world right here in Massachusetts. They have

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<v Speaker 2>been known to swallow cars whole. The guard just disappears.

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<v Speaker 2>So what's going to happen in the Senate side? You

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<v Speaker 2>got to better vote. You did a good job corralling

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<v Speaker 2>your your vote, your Republican and some Democrats up there.

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<v Speaker 2>What's what's what's going to happen in the Senate with

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<v Speaker 2>this piece of legislation.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have any idea. It's I mean, the bill's

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<v Speaker 3>got an incredible support and well, I'm not gonna lie.

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<v Speaker 3>When I got up to do the closing on the

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<v Speaker 3>House floor, I really thought I was going down in flames,

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<v Speaker 3>and then I saw the vote. Wow, that was big.

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<v Speaker 3>So the bills, the bills got momentum. Maybe they will

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<v Speaker 3>walk it back from a full repeal. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>But we have been trying to reform this program for

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<v Speaker 3>so many years, and we just can't get reasonable changes through.

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<v Speaker 3>I went as far as to at least let people

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<v Speaker 3>decide when they want to pay the bills and divorce

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<v Speaker 3>the inspection from the registration month. Maybe you want to

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<v Speaker 3>wait until you get your tax refunds, so maybe June

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<v Speaker 3>works for you. So when June rolls around, get your

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<v Speaker 3>car inspected, and now your sticker is good for a year.

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<v Speaker 3>We have a full court press opposing that it was crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>The House vote, as you know, was two twelve to

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<v Speaker 2>so that's a pretty good, pretty good vote.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll have done that bipartisan, right, That's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>You still have the majority, but you must have picked

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<v Speaker 2>up a good number of Democratic votes. What is the

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<v Speaker 2>first of all? I'm in prior years. I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>imagine Chris Sinuna would oppose this. What's Kelly Aot saying?

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<v Speaker 3>Have an ask? Honestly, we're waiting for the part where

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<v Speaker 3>we get whatever we're going to get back from the Senate.

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<v Speaker 3>They can simply pass it and send it to her.

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<v Speaker 3>I doubt that's going to happen because they probably like

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<v Speaker 3>to get their fingerprints on it. So if there's some amendment,

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<v Speaker 3>then the House will have to concur non concur which

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<v Speaker 3>would kill it, or non concur request to committee a

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<v Speaker 3>conference to hash out our differences, and then whatever comes

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<v Speaker 3>out of that product would go to the governor. I

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<v Speaker 3>hope they send it back to us with some amendment

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<v Speaker 3>that we can live with, and then we can just

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<v Speaker 3>send it to her and that would have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>more power. You know, the legislature overwhelming voted for the spill,

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<v Speaker 3>agreed on a change together. That landing on the Governor's

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<v Speaker 3>desk is a powerful thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, Representative, I appreciate you joining us tonight and

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<v Speaker 2>explaining it again. We had invited someone, my producer had

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<v Speaker 2>attempted to get someone on the other side of the

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<v Speaker 2>issue from the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association. Are they

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<v Speaker 2>the group that really is opposed to this? Are they

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<v Speaker 2>the leading the charge in the other direction?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so we at least invited the right side of

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<v Speaker 2>the other side of the argument. I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>say that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, And honestly, for many years I worked with them

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<v Speaker 3>to defend the program. But after the stubborn resistance to

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<v Speaker 3>reasonable reforms when real problems come up, I've just had

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<v Speaker 3>my fill and I'm done, and it's time for it

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<v Speaker 3>to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, congratulations and by the way, the

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<v Speaker 2>New Hampshire Legislature is the best legislature in the country

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<v Speaker 2>as far as I'm concerned.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm serious. I know that you folks do this. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the paycheck every the annual pay I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's one hundred dollars or something like that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's uh compared to Massachusetts. We have people who you know,

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<v Speaker 2>who become multi millionaires by by being members of our legislature.

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<v Speaker 2>Here in Massachusetts. It's a whole different experience, but keeping.

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<v Speaker 3>The benefits instead.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yes, of course, of course. Do you do you

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<v Speaker 2>guys have the prettyem mileage up there or.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you would you get a mileage allowance?

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<v Speaker 2>You do? Okay?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, whatever the federal rate is, I think at

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<v Speaker 3>the half a buck a mile or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, okay, Well, that's that's more than justified. If

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<v Speaker 2>see what they have to say. Okay, great, My guest

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<v Speaker 2>is Representative Steven Smith. Uh, your title, you are not

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<v Speaker 2>the the the speaker of the House up there, you're

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<v Speaker 2>idol is the House Deputy Speaker? Are you the only

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<v Speaker 2>House Deputy Speaker or are there several House Deputy Speakers?

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<v Speaker 3>Nope, it's just me. When those speaker is out of state,

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<v Speaker 3>I take over his duties when he's not presiding in

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<v Speaker 3>the House Chamber, I do. Okay, I have some of

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<v Speaker 3>the duties as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So in the House, in effect, you're the number two

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<v Speaker 2>guy in the House. And if you've been in the

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<v Speaker 2>legislature how many years now?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, fifteen, I got elected in two thousand and ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, great, And someday my suspicion is you will be

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<v Speaker 2>you want it. If you'd like to talk with Representative

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<v Speaker 2>Steven Smith six one seven, two, five four ten thirty

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<v Speaker 2>real simple is what do you think of this idea?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's an interesting argument. It's one of those

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<v Speaker 2>Representative Smith has done a great job for sting his

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<v Speaker 2>of the House up there. Back on night Side right

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<v Speaker 2>after this quick break.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w BEAZ,

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>My guest is State Representative Stephen Smith. He is a

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<v Speaker 2>member of the House of Representatives and he also serves

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<v Speaker 2>in the Republican leadership side. He is the House Deputy Speaker,

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<v Speaker 2>which means he's the second in command. Let's get to

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<v Speaker 2>the phones. We're going to go to WILLI is in Hudson,

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<v Speaker 2>New Hampshire. Will you're a New Hampshire resident. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you think about this idea? You're with the Representative Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>Go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 5>I am yes, Thank you, Dan, Representative Smith. I think

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<v Speaker 5>it's a great idea. Kind of like you mentioned, it

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<v Speaker 5>becomes a bit onerous every month when it's your birthday

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<v Speaker 5>they have to do this. I actually a transplant from Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 5>where I know at least there they do it on

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<v Speaker 5>the anniversary of whenever you purchased the car or register

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<v Speaker 5>of the car, which is a little easier than trying

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<v Speaker 5>to do it based on a birthday. I guess the

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<v Speaker 5>other question I would have somewhat related would be I

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<v Speaker 5>also have purchased cars from out of state that have

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<v Speaker 5>had window tint. And I know in New Hampshire we

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<v Speaker 5>only allow tint on. We don't allow it on the

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<v Speaker 5>front glass of the passenger or driver side. So would

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<v Speaker 5>that also go away with this bill? As far as

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<v Speaker 5>from a safety perspective.

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<v Speaker 3>That is a great question because most of the inspection

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<v Speaker 3>stuff is an administrative rules, not statute, which is another problem.

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<v Speaker 3>The tint stuff is actually in the statute. Now, if

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<v Speaker 3>the tint is factory, you're good because in an hamsher

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<v Speaker 3>law only applies to aftermarket tent on the front windows.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a process where if you had a skin

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<v Speaker 3>condition or something, you could get a note from your

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<v Speaker 3>doctor and get a medical waiver to allow that in

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<v Speaker 3>any event. But that's a good question, and I'll have

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<v Speaker 3>to look it up.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll appreciate the question. Thank you. Do we lose him?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm John, Okay, no problem. Let me go to Bernie

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<v Speaker 2>also in New Hampshire. Bernie, youre next on Night's side

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<v Speaker 2>with Representative Steve Smith at the Great State of New Hampshire.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead, Bernie. We lost Bernie too. Okay, we're oh

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<v Speaker 2>for two there. Let's go to Steve in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Steve,

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<v Speaker 2>you went next to them. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Hell, and Representative Smith, you know, I disagree with this

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<v Speaker 4>bill absolutely completely because if you drive around, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the southern part of the state, you see people that

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<v Speaker 4>have head lights out, brake lights out, tail lights out.

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<v Speaker 4>I even say I got my window down and say,

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<v Speaker 4>hey man, you got your uh, you know, your brake

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<v Speaker 4>light or your tail light out, you know, because they're

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<v Speaker 4>not aware of it. In this economy, people are not

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<v Speaker 4>going to do the required maintenance on their car, including

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<v Speaker 4>replacing ball tires, which would you know, you know about

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<v Speaker 4>hydro planning. You're just opening up the door for people

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<v Speaker 4>to defer the maintenance and cause accidents.

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<v Speaker 2>And okay, let's get Representative Smith's response to that. You're

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<v Speaker 2>a gentleman. You said it very very effectively representative of

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<v Speaker 2>your response.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, for unsafe conditions and even equipment stuff you can

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<v Speaker 3>already see if they call it a dtag, a deficiency

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<v Speaker 3>tag during a traffic stop, we're required to go fix

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<v Speaker 3>that thing, and you get out of paying money by

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<v Speaker 3>having a mechanic certify the repair and bring it down

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<v Speaker 3>to your police station. So for the big stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 3>we're still going to have enforcement.

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<v Speaker 4>You do know that was it forty or fifty years

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<v Speaker 4>ago that it was twice a year for the inspection

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<v Speaker 4>in New Hampshire. I'm sure you're familiar with that, right, yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>So they went from twice to once. The non exist.

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<v Speaker 4>I think you're opening up the door to Pandora's box

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<v Speaker 4>on us, and I think it's just going to be.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, somebody's gonna get hurt, and it's just going

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<v Speaker 4>to be because somebody just doesn't want to do you know,

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<v Speaker 4>any inspection on the car. The salt on the roads

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<v Speaker 4>in this state are really bad. It causes break lines.

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<v Speaker 4>To us. I've actually in my driving career, I've actually

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<v Speaker 4>lost breaks three times. Three times I drove. I drove

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<v Speaker 4>all the way from Bedford to Concord without breaks one time. No,

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<v Speaker 4>I would never do it again, but it was quite dangerous.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, once the fluid goes out, the break

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<v Speaker 4>flood goes out, the only thing you got left is

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<v Speaker 4>your parking breaking. It was in down shifting. It's pretty dangerous.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm just at Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate thank you very much. I appreciate it. We

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<v Speaker 2>got one one positive, one negative. Thanks Steve. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to try to get Bernie in here. Before the break

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<v Speaker 2>Bernie in New Hampshire. We lost you there, but your back.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead, Brunie. You're Almos State representative.

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<v Speaker 6>Steve Smith, go ahead, Hey, I we're doing tonight, Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>Do a great Bruni representative. Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, thank you for your time, Steve. I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 6>And what you're saying makes a lot of sense. I

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<v Speaker 6>have eighteen year old twins.

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<v Speaker 4>I have a car. My wife has a car.

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<v Speaker 6>And when we bought tis for the twins when they

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<v Speaker 6>turned sixteen, so I bought them in my name. So

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<v Speaker 6>on my birthday, I got to pay all the taxes,

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<v Speaker 6>go up to the town hall and the state tax

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<v Speaker 6>and then go and then go and uh pay that

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<v Speaker 6>that money. Then you go and you have to go

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<v Speaker 6>all get them all inspected the same time. And it

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<v Speaker 6>does become a little a little burdensome. And and thank

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<v Speaker 6>you for thinking of the people of New Hampshire and

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<v Speaker 6>the constituents and and that's a great, great thing that

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<v Speaker 6>you're trying, a good thing you're trying to do. And

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<v Speaker 6>I get the other side too. You know, we bought

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<v Speaker 6>our kids decent cars. I bought my daughter a twenty

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<v Speaker 6>fourteen jettter and my son are twenty fourteen fort fusion.

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<v Speaker 4>They were nice.

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<v Speaker 6>Cars and they I had them looked at, and you know,

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<v Speaker 6>it's nice to know that they were in safe CAUs

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<v Speaker 6>And sometimes, like you said, I've lived in I'm a

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<v Speaker 6>transplanter too, And are you know getting your car inspector

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<v Speaker 6>in New Hampshire just this toughen mass and it costs

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<v Speaker 6>more money. And I appreciate your effort.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Bernie, appreciate the call representative. Go right ahead if

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<v Speaker 2>you'd like to comment to when Bernie had to say.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, no, he's right. I mean that stanks having to

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<v Speaker 3>get all those cars done at the same time. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know they even fought and attempt by us to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to spread that out and the other caller,

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<v Speaker 3>so the breaks went. All that stuff happened despite the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that we have yearly inspections. Do you know they

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<v Speaker 3>don't have safety inspections in New Jersey.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's only fourteen states. And I noticed I think

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<v Speaker 2>that it was interesting. Texas and Utah was sort of

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<v Speaker 2>the only states that I would think as being west

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<v Speaker 2>of the Mississippi. Everywhere else in New Hampshire is after all,

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<v Speaker 2>the live free or die state, and so it seemed

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<v Speaker 2>to me that live free or die is a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you still have to have auto insurance in New

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<v Speaker 2>Hampshire or can you still just buy a bond up there?

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<v Speaker 3>You do not need the insurance until you need the insurance,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can register the car and drive without getting insurance.

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<v Speaker 3>If you cross the state line you could be guilty

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<v Speaker 3>of a felony. So again that's just inside New Hampshire.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't anybody think I just said if you're from New

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<v Speaker 3>Hampshire you can drive everywhere without insurance. I live on

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<v Speaker 3>the Vermont border. I can't cross the border without having

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<v Speaker 3>car insurance. But if you get an accident and you

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<v Speaker 3>can't pay the damages, yeah, you're required to file I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's called an SR twenty two get insurance, and

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<v Speaker 3>you can actually have your registration and license suspended for

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<v Speaker 3>not taking care of the damage if you were a cause.

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<v Speaker 2>So in effect, if you, as someone was only going

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<v Speaker 2>to drive in the state of New Hampshire, you can

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<v Speaker 2>in effect be theoretically what's called self insured exactly. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if that means you have to

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<v Speaker 2>buy a bond or not, but the bottom line is,

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<v Speaker 2>if you do get into an accident of which you're

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<v Speaker 2>the fault, and you're responsible for the for the damages.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can't, yeah, we're.

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<v Speaker 3>Gonna We're gonna make sure you pay them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, gotcha. Well, New Hampshire it's you know what, New

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<v Speaker 2>Hampshire's just a different sort of place, a little different

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<v Speaker 2>from Massachusetts, close geographically, but philosophically, quite quite a part representive.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks very much of your time tonight. I really do

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it, and best of luck, look forward to meeting

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<v Speaker 2>you someday up there in New Hampshire. My suspicion is that,

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<v Speaker 2>uh you you may end up in a in a

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<v Speaker 2>higher position of public service. I hope the Republicans up

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<v Speaker 2>there can get a couple of these congressional seats back.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm stunned that in New Hampshire you hold the governor's seat,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have four federal officials, all Democrats, two senators

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<v Speaker 2>and two members of so I hope you're thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>something like that because you represent yourself, and you represent

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<v Speaker 2>your party, and you represent your state very well. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>very impressed. Thank you so much for your time tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you very much for having me all right, and.

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<v Speaker 2>My pleasure anytime come on back soon. When we get

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<v Speaker 2>back right after the news, I'm going to ask you

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<v Speaker 2>whether you live in New Hampshire or not. Are you

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<v Speaker 2>happy having your car inspected if you're live in one

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<v Speaker 2>of the fourteen states where cars have to be inspected

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<v Speaker 2>on a regular basis, whether it's annually or every couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years, or do you think you'd love to live

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<v Speaker 2>in a state like New Hampshire where they are at

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<v Speaker 2>least contemplating get rid of auto inspections every year a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more convenient. But at the same time, do

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<v Speaker 2>you feel a little safer that everybody has had their

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<v Speaker 2>car inspections? This is an ultimate question of freedom versus

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility seven two, five, four, ten thirty six one, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>nine three, one, ten thirty. Come on right back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on WAZ Boston's

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<v Speaker 1>news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you very much, Kyle, As we want

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<v Speaker 2>to thank state representative and the Deputy Speaker in the

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<v Speaker 2>House of Representatives in New Hampshire, Steve Smith. Uh. He

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<v Speaker 2>made a pretty strong argument for getting rid of automobile inspections.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they would still inspect commercial vehicles. But I want

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<v Speaker 2>to ask you, I don't care where you live. If

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<v Speaker 2>you live in a state, and it's only fourteen states,

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<v Speaker 2>most of them up here in the Northeast. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I noticed a couple. One was Texas and one was Utah.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of different type states where they do have mandatory

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<v Speaker 2>automobile inspections. I think, all you know in Massachusetts, you

436
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<v Speaker 2>got to keep your eye on that inspection sticker. I

437
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<v Speaker 2>think I'm a May inspection sticker, and sometimes you forget

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<v Speaker 2>about it. In all five minus, you got to get

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<v Speaker 2>the car inspected. You don't want to get pulled over

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<v Speaker 2>for having it an inspection sticker out of date. I

441
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<v Speaker 2>happen to go get my car taken care of at

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<v Speaker 2>a great place in Brighton, and I hope that John

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<v Speaker 2>McKenzie doesn't isn't offended by But it's Mackenzie Brothers in Brighton.

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<v Speaker 2>They have done all the work for years and Channel

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<v Speaker 2>four vehicles. They're just great guys. I feel that they

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<v Speaker 2>give a good look at the car and they make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that what is necessary and to be working. They're

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<v Speaker 2>concerned about the safety of me and my family. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't feel I'm getting ripped off by them in any way,

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<v Speaker 2>shape or form. They're just great people at Mackenzie's and

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<v Speaker 2>if anybody's over there, it's funny you walk in and

452
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<v Speaker 2>someday you're there and you know they'll be, you know,

453
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<v Speaker 2>some one of the Bruins players there. Whatever. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they have a pretty good clientele. They're not easy to

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<v Speaker 2>find in Brighton, but they do great work. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>on a personal basis, they just are. They're wonderful people,

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<v Speaker 2>really good people. The whole group. John and his top

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<v Speaker 2>assist in his right hand man, Tom does a great

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<v Speaker 2>job as well. So I'd like to hear from you

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<v Speaker 2>on this one. I know there's some inconvenience with getting

461
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<v Speaker 2>your car inspected and a cost. It's about thirty nine dollars.

462
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<v Speaker 2>It seems to go up every year. God knows, maybe

463
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<v Speaker 2>it is going to go up more. It's tough to schedule,

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you, because some days if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't set it up in advance, although John McKenzie is

466
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<v Speaker 2>always very good to me and somehow works me in

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<v Speaker 2>pretty quickly. But if you don't, you can go to

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<v Speaker 2>an inspection place. I would never take my car to

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<v Speaker 2>an inspection location that I was unfamiliar with because I

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<v Speaker 2>want to make sure if I'm going to get an inspection,

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<v Speaker 2>get a real inspection, and have somebody who has a

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<v Speaker 2>personal interest in you and your vehicle. But I'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to know from you. Would you be willing to see

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<v Speaker 2>inspections go away or maybe make them voluntary. I would

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<v Speaker 2>think that if we were to make them voluntary, the

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<v Speaker 2>people who would not volunteer to have their cars inspected

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<v Speaker 2>are the ones who would need their cars to be inspected.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a regressive obligation. Most people who can afford

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<v Speaker 2>an inspection, which I would include myself from that. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not down on my last forty dollars or thirty nine dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Can we can afford and it's for our own safety.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'd love to hear from you wherever you are,

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<v Speaker 2>and particularly if you're hear in New England. We have

484
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<v Speaker 2>tough driving conditions. You want your car to be in

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<v Speaker 2>good shape. You want the lights to work. Most of

486
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<v Speaker 2>us can figure out if our horn works and our

487
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<v Speaker 2>lights work, but there are other things that they can

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<v Speaker 2>find that are important. So join the conversation. Six one, seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine, ten thirty. I

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<v Speaker 2>wonder what they do in Idaho. Well, here's Laurie. Laurie

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<v Speaker 2>will be able to tell us what they do in Idaho.

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<v Speaker 2>You do not have car inspections in Idaho? Correct, No, we.

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<v Speaker 7>Do not, nor did we in Montana, which kind of

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<v Speaker 7>freaked me out. And my job just about hit the

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<v Speaker 7>floor when I heard you think the night that they

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<v Speaker 7>were looking at getting rid of it, because obviously I

497
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<v Speaker 7>grew up with it and just just the thing, it

498
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<v Speaker 7>didn't really bother me that much. But the thing that

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<v Speaker 7>drives me crazy is the exhaust You know, I hate

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<v Speaker 7>the lack of emissions tests because I hate sim behind

501
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<v Speaker 7>some car belching disgusting exhausts.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's well.

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<v Speaker 2>The other thing is, I can't tell you how many times,

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<v Speaker 2>particularly this time of year, when the when you start

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<v Speaker 2>to roll your windows down or whatever, people are out

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<v Speaker 2>and you can't the guy who's who's driving the car,

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<v Speaker 2>muffler's not working, there's no muffler, and you say, where's

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<v Speaker 2>the cop when you need him? Exactly pull the guy over.

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<v Speaker 7>No, remember my car, they would have been there.

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<v Speaker 2>So So did you say that Montana does have inspection?

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<v Speaker 7>I know it didn't know I did not either. That's

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<v Speaker 7>when I first get out there. What do you mean

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<v Speaker 7>there's no safety inspections, and these rattle trapped things that

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<v Speaker 7>have them shouldn't even be on the road.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So well, even though you were in New Hampshire

516
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<v Speaker 2>right at heart, this is one that you feel is necessary.

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<v Speaker 2>The only state in your neck of the woods that

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<v Speaker 2>I could see I looked at a map, it was Utah.

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<v Speaker 2>The Mormons have their cars inspected.

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<v Speaker 7>I don't know, they like breathing clean air.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe well, maybe you know there is a that's a

522
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<v Speaker 2>state that relies on ski resorts a lot. Matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I talked to a friend of mine this afternoon who

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<v Speaker 2>is skiing at a Utah ski resort. Yeah. Yeah, still

525
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<v Speaker 2>getting some snow. Didn't they have a big snowstore in

526
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<v Speaker 2>Colorado a couple of days ago. I mean it's probably

527
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<v Speaker 2>melted quickly.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, but no, that's we got snow on the mountaintops here.

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<v Speaker 4>Still.

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<v Speaker 2>So, how are the roads in Idaho? I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>assuming that you got to you know, we have frost

532
00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:09.880
<v Speaker 2>heaves in Massachusetts and all of that, But I assume

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<v Speaker 2>that you got some rough roads in Idaho.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh yeah, yeah, the ones that aren't the state roads

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<v Speaker 7>and the National War growths can be in really rough shape.

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<v Speaker 7>And yeah in the winter, they're not fun.

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<v Speaker 2>How many times have you, you know, blown a tire

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<v Speaker 2>going through a pothole out there or have you avoided

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<v Speaker 2>that problem so far?

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<v Speaker 7>I knock on wood, I have never blown a tire

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<v Speaker 7>on a pothole.

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<v Speaker 2>Good, good, Okay, Well, I don't.

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<v Speaker 7>Know how I imagine it. I just I'm always looking

544
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<v Speaker 7>for my guests. But but I've got I've got a

545
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<v Speaker 7>big truck right now, so it's not such a big thing.

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<v Speaker 7>But yeah, yeah, okay, but yeah, I'm kind of for

547
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<v Speaker 7>the inspections. I don't know, it didn't it didn't really

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<v Speaker 7>bother me. And the other thing that always made me

549
00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:55.200
<v Speaker 7>is gizars are stories attest to our birthday and everywhere

550
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<v Speaker 7>I go, people well, I expect this is not there

551
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<v Speaker 7>that month, and I'm like, it's not in June, that's

552
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<v Speaker 7>your birthday.

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<v Speaker 2>No, fine, yeah, well it's whatever you get and they

554
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<v Speaker 2>won't extend it. So for example, last year, I was

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<v Speaker 2>I think March thirty first, I was right up against

556
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<v Speaker 2>the deadline, and you know, you're hoping that they might

557
00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:17.359
<v Speaker 2>slap a June inspection stick up. Nope, nope, nope, nope.

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<v Speaker 2>I think even if you bring it in on like

559
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<v Speaker 2>June second, and if you avoided the long arm of

560
00:30:23.519 --> 00:30:26.839
<v Speaker 2>the law, they revert and they gave it that you're

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<v Speaker 2>not able to steal a month.

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<v Speaker 7>You eat that month.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, Nope, nope, nope, nope, they do not they do

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<v Speaker 2>not do that. Lauri, great to talk to you. Red

565
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<v Speaker 2>Sox lost today four to three. Crochet I got a

566
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<v Speaker 2>little bit in the first few winnings. It was an

567
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<v Speaker 2>afternoon baseball game. Was delightful. I was able to watch

568
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<v Speaker 2>a little afternoon baseball.

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<v Speaker 7>Good morning baseball for me. And that's three hours I

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<v Speaker 7>can't get back in my life.

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<v Speaker 5>But that's okay, that's right.

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<v Speaker 7>They made it close in the end.

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<v Speaker 2>They did, they did, but they they just had some

574
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<v Speaker 2>opportunities and Seattle could have blown it open, really blown

575
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<v Speaker 2>it open, but they did.

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<v Speaker 8>That's true.

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00:31:01.880 --> 00:31:04.079
<v Speaker 7>So there was how long did how long did Crochet?

578
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<v Speaker 8>Pitch?

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<v Speaker 2>Five five innings? Gave up four runs and runs They

580
00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:10.279
<v Speaker 2>lit him up. They lit him up a little bit.

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00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:13.200
<v Speaker 2>It was not his best performance, but hey, yeah, you're

582
00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:15.839
<v Speaker 2>not going to throw a shout at any one every week. Yeah,

583
00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:22.519
<v Speaker 2>and again, not an impressive lineup. The best Seattle hit hitter, Rodriguez, uh,

584
00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:24.680
<v Speaker 2>he handled him. Very well. It was like the eight

585
00:31:24.720 --> 00:31:26.880
<v Speaker 2>and the nine guys in the lineupoint never heard of

586
00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:30.039
<v Speaker 2>who lit him up a little bit. So that's baseball

587
00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:34.240
<v Speaker 2>for you. Well, yeah, in his best still early where

588
00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:36.680
<v Speaker 2>one game over five hundred and fourteen and thirteen. We'll

589
00:31:36.759 --> 00:31:40.359
<v Speaker 2>keep it, We'll keep counting. Thanks Laurie, talk to you soon, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>have a good bye, Thank you, thank you. Okay. One

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<v Speaker 2>line at six months seven four thirty and two lines

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<v Speaker 2>at six month seven nine three, one ten thirty got

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon and Wakefield, Marian and Bridgewater. We're asking you if

594
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<v Speaker 2>you could wave a magic wand and you could eliminate

595
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<v Speaker 2>automobile inspections and truck inspections, you know, privately held vehicles,

596
00:31:59.119 --> 00:32:02.680
<v Speaker 2>not the commercial vehicles. Would you do so? So far

597
00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:09.400
<v Speaker 2>we've had different responses, but so far nothing of a consensus.

598
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<v Speaker 2>Back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>Night Side with Dan Ray Ibs Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Hoorile, let's keep roll. I'm going to go to Brandon

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<v Speaker 2>and Wakefield. Brandon, what do you think about the idea

602
00:32:22.279 --> 00:32:28.519
<v Speaker 2>to eliminate automobile annual checks checkups? What's your thought?

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<v Speaker 7>Hey?

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<v Speaker 8>Dan, how's it going great?

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon? Thanks for checking in your your idea on getting

606
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<v Speaker 2>rid of annual automobile checkups.

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<v Speaker 8>So we spend a lot of money, right, so you

608
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<v Speaker 8>buy a brand new car, right twenty twenty four, every

609
00:32:46.720 --> 00:32:50.240
<v Speaker 8>year we have to get it inspected. I really think

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<v Speaker 8>every five years or every ten years, then you need

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<v Speaker 8>the inspection. So if your car is five years old,

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<v Speaker 8>no inspection needed. Maybe if it's you have to get

613
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<v Speaker 8>an inspection every five years. If it's fifteen years old,

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<v Speaker 8>then every year.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's an interesting Okay, that's yeah, based upon the

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<v Speaker 2>age of the car. Okay, I like that.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, you know you have to bring new car that

618
00:33:16.400 --> 00:33:19.039
<v Speaker 8>you're gonna get inspected. Like you go in and then

619
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<v Speaker 8>somebody that's not mechanically inclined or or somebody that doesn't

620
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<v Speaker 8>know about automobiles, they're going to go in to a

621
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<v Speaker 8>mechanic shop, They're going to go for their inspection. They're

622
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<v Speaker 8>gonna say, oh, you really need this, and potentially they

623
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<v Speaker 8>could take advantage of that person.

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<v Speaker 2>That's really that's a really good point. You know, it

625
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<v Speaker 2>might be that maybe for the first three years that

626
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<v Speaker 2>you have a new car, there's no inspection needed, but

627
00:33:44.039 --> 00:33:46.759
<v Speaker 2>maybe by year four or five, Yeah, you have to

628
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<v Speaker 2>have one and then maybe it's every two or three

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<v Speaker 2>years for a while. But no, I agree with you. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure a lot of the automotive dealers will not

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<v Speaker 2>be happy with that. But that's an interesting that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a compromise. I like you, thanking Brandon.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, it's because, like, I'm not gonna lie. I don't

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<v Speaker 8>think I've got an inspection to sticker in probably a

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<v Speaker 8>couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>Are driving. How do you drive? Well? How do you

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<v Speaker 2>drive in Massachusetts without one?

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<v Speaker 8>Nobody looks at it?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, good luck, Brandon. I mean that seriously. I you

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00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:28.679
<v Speaker 2>sound like a smart guy. I just be careful. You know.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm not you know, I'm an honest guy. And it

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<v Speaker 8>was funny.

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<v Speaker 4>I was.

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<v Speaker 8>I was actually heading home from Penway. I went to

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<v Speaker 8>the game, and I was driving home. I was listening

646
00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:42.480
<v Speaker 8>to you guys, and I looked over. I'm like, and

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<v Speaker 8>I have my car is a twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Well, good for you, Good for you. I promise

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna say anything. No one, no one knows

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<v Speaker 2>who you are.

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<v Speaker 8>Don't tell anybody.

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<v Speaker 4>No.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to the cloak of We put the cloak

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<v Speaker 2>of silence on the last part of the interview. Brandon, thanks,

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 8>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>How are your seats at the ball game today?

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<v Speaker 8>It was awesome. We actually sat down on the field box.

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<v Speaker 8>It was great. I love it down there. You're you're

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<v Speaker 8>right there with the crowd, so nice. I love what what?

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<v Speaker 2>What did crocheted? He didn't have his stuff today?

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<v Speaker 8>I know it was disappointing, but look, a couple of

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<v Speaker 8>times almost it looked like his spikes might have caught

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<v Speaker 8>on the mound.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of times he seemed to stumble a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>and that can obviously be a problem. So yeah, he'll

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<v Speaker 2>get him next time. I got him next time.

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<v Speaker 8>The best part was at the end of the game today,

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<v Speaker 8>all the kids were able to run around the field

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<v Speaker 8>because it was a one one thirty five game and

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<v Speaker 8>the kids had a blast. You could see him all

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<v Speaker 8>running around. It was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they should be able to do. Brandon, first time.

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<v Speaker 8>Caller tonight, I don't know, second time.

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<v Speaker 2>Second time, we'll call more off. And I enjoyed it

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<v Speaker 2>really a whole lot. And you had a great day.

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<v Speaker 2>You're lucky. You're a lucky guy. Thanks, Brandon. We'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>so all right, all right, thank you? Let me go

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<v Speaker 2>to Marianne Bridgewater, Marianne to inspect or not to inspect.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the question.

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<v Speaker 8>How are you okay?

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<v Speaker 9>I'm fine? Thanks Dan? So Dan, you know I'm cracking

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<v Speaker 9>up over here because this guy Brandon two years, three

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<v Speaker 9>years without a sticker. I go one month without a sticker.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm packed down by the Federal courthouse near Mass General.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Don't you think I get a ticket? Not because I'm

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<v Speaker 9>packed illegally because my inspection sticker expired. Oh no, I

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<v Speaker 9>mean like it doesn't matter. I'll get pulled over in Bridgewater.

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<v Speaker 9>F I'm like three days late. Please So Brandon, God

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<v Speaker 9>bless you. But anyway, potholes in Idaho, I put my

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<v Speaker 9>fabrand new. I'm gonna tell you I know exactly where

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<v Speaker 9>the potholes are because I have replaced nine tires in

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<v Speaker 9>six years. And I'm gonna tell yah, I sit there

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<v Speaker 9>and about how people avoid these and I have little

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<v Speaker 9>profile tires, So you know what it's my fault. And

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<v Speaker 9>as far as inspection stick is, I think we should

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<v Speaker 9>have him every two years, you know. And I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 9>tell you in the hands.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you on that. Yeah, nothing wrong with that.

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<v Speaker 9>Rhode Island has it every two years. My mom, who's well,

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<v Speaker 9>she's ninety five now, but at the time she was

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<v Speaker 9>eighty nine. She had her car and shoed and inspected

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<v Speaker 9>every year, and she lived in Salem, New Hampshire. And

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<v Speaker 9>I can tell you I drove it and I said, now,

706
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<v Speaker 9>time's wrong at your front end. She says, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 9>it's on your mind. She says, I hadn't inspected. And

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<v Speaker 9>she went to the same guy every year. W it

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<v Speaker 9>was because of WBZ. I found out about the accident,

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<v Speaker 9>but they didn't announce her name, but I called the house.

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<v Speaker 9>I knew where she was heading. She blocked off twenty

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<v Speaker 9>eight North going to Windham to bring her dog. Her

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<v Speaker 9>tyrod went. Now that's what we inspect here in mass

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<v Speaker 9>when they you know, when they lift the tyrant, they

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<v Speaker 9>whiggle it around and stuff something called a tyrod. Well,

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<v Speaker 9>I can tell you that it was during heavy community

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<v Speaker 9>and Salem at the time, and it was on wt

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<v Speaker 9>announced it that the roads were blocked off. Tyrod went

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<v Speaker 9>on my mother's car. She went across the highway and

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<v Speaker 9>the oncoming traffic, you know those big meadow like there.

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<v Speaker 9>I don't know what they called electrical boxes down by

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<v Speaker 9>where the bridges are, or control boxes or something. Her

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00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:48.239
<v Speaker 9>call landed in between two of them. If it wasn't

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<v Speaker 9>for the bystanders that my mother would have died. And

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<v Speaker 9>the dog, one woman took my mom's little you know,

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<v Speaker 9>she had an Italian greyhound. My mother ended up getting going,

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<v Speaker 9>ended up getting med flighted mass General me. But I

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<v Speaker 9>mean she's alive, she was fine.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 9>The thing was, is that what goods you have an inspection?

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<v Speaker 9>If you miss a tirod.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's that's a bad inspection. Marian, I've got a

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<v Speaker 2>little problem. I got the news coming at me. I'm so,

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<v Speaker 2>is your mom still with us? I hope is your

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<v Speaker 2>mom still?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, she is. She's ninety five, but she doesn't drive anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>That's okay, none of us will at that point. Marian.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much, love your calls. You too. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk soon to those of you on the line. Stay there.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk to Joan in Alaska, Angelo and

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<v Speaker 2>Newton and Galen new Hampshire. Joan and Alaska will take

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<v Speaker 2>you first, coming back on night side right after the

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<v Speaker 2>ten o'clock news