2009.07.02
Thursday's column: Welcome to a land of full tanks and bladders
Dear Summer Traveler,
The summer vacation season is here, so welcome to Virginia! Our commonwealth is proud to have you as a guest.
As you may have heard, Virginia is for Lovers. In fact, it was just Monday that Forbes named that little ditty among the top tourism slogans in advertising history.
Here is a primer on all the different kinds of lovers the Old Dominion has.
Virginia is for Lovers of low gasoline taxes. Virginia's tax is just 17.5 cents a gallon. That is lower than any bordering state except Kentucky (15 cents), and most of the states east of the Mississippi. So save some money while you're here, and fill up your tank(s)!
You might like to know why Virginia's tax is so low. It's because the Virginia legislature hasn't raised it since 1987. That was six governors ago, when a guy named Jerry Baliles was in office. Ronald Reagan was president back then - remember him? (He signed a federal gas-tax increase in 1982.)
Read the rest of the column here.
This statement that people will have to use 1-2 person bathrooms off the interstate instead of a rest stop is ludicrous. There are many commerce centers on I-81, and pretty evenly spaced every 20-30 miles. I can think of at least 3 different exits with a gas station/convenience store that has bathrooms that are larger than ones found at rest stops. (And Cleaner too)
The world doesn't need to go to McDonalds to use the restroom.
Comment by scott — July 2, 2009 @ 1:15 pm