If you thought about buying an EV to save money on gas, think again! Texans who drive all-electric vehicles will pay the price to the state. Beginning Sept. 1, 2023, owners of those vehicles will pay a $200/year fee to the state at the time of registration or renewal. New electric vehicles issued two years of registration to match a two-year inspection will have to pay a $400 fee.

Reason for this, as the state thinks, is that for an EV owner, there is much less fuel tax that is not being paid on the purchase of gasoline. This is the state's way of mitigating those losses. Betcha that other states will soon follow suit.

A group of climbers decided to climb a peak in Yosemite, despite the fact that the sky was dark and cloudy. When they reached the summit, the weather was worse, but an experienced member of the group knew about a cave where they'd be safe. As the rain and thunder began, they headed for the cave. Just after they got inside, lightning struck the mountain and severely injured most of the climbers. Not much later, another bolt of lightning struck. They somehow managed to crawl far enough to get help, and they were taken to a hospital.

As they were healing, the idea of a lawsuit developed. They said that the rangers shouldn't have let them climb. As they were climbing, they passed warning signs, which they ignored. Pressure from others made them abandon the lawsuits. If they had gone through with them, the Parks Department feared it would drain their treasury and force closure of the park.

These people will live with their injuries for the rest of their lives, but this whole expedition was their choice, bad weather and warning signs included.

Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American jazz and classical music pianist and composer. [1] Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, Jarrett has also been a group leader and solo performer in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Jarrett

Keith Jarrett - Then I'll Be Tired Of You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVuW8fktIxE

Keith Jarrett - Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6tIzxmPCQE

Keith Jarrett - Over the Rainbow (Tokyo 1984) [Restored]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyLQGDIrGcI

THE VERY BEST OF KEITH JARRETT (FULL ALBUM 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn8Ls3KaR-Q

Keith Jarrett- My Song 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7t1Ud4czmw

Keith Jarrett - Don't Worry 'Bout Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqgRKycDPE

Going the e-mail rounds.

How Old is Grandma?


Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
' television
' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' Frisbees and
' the pill


There were no:
' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens


Man had not yet invented:
' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers
' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon



Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends -not purchasing condominiums.



We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.


In my day:
' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and.
' "software" wasn't even a word.



And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think I am?
I bet you have this old lady in mind. You are in for a shock!
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.


Are you ready?????


This woman would be only 70 years old, Born in 1952.


GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON TO THE OLD ONES.
THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

Received from an e-mail buddy!


>> Murphy, a furniture dealer from Dublin, decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find.
>>

>> After arriving in Paris, he visited with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home. To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and have a glass of wine.
>>
>> As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small place was quite crowded, and that the other chair at his table was the only vacant seat in the house.
>>
>> Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to his table, asked him something in French (which Murphy could not understand), so he motioned to the vacant chair and invited her to sit down.
>>
>> He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not speak his language. After a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took a napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and showed it to her. She nodded, so he ordered a glass of wine for her.
>>
>> After sitting together at the table for a while, he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a plate with food on it, and she nodded. They left the bistro and found a quiet café that featured a small group playing romantic music.

>> They ordered dinner, after which he took another napkin and drew a picture of a couple dancing.
>>
>> She nodded, and they got up to dance. They danced until the cafe closed and the band was packing up.
>>
>> Back at their table, the young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed.
>> To this day, Murphy has no idea how she figured out he was in the furniture business

I have three main sources for my Best Adult jokes. These below, are from one of them. Unfortunately you have been
robbed of the very best "nitty gritty" adult jokes because of the few that complained about me. I know lots of you enjoyed them because of the numbers of messages and replies for these "wicked, disgusting, mischievous, naughty, evil, devilish, impish, nasty, vicious, villainous, normal enjoyable jokes for normal broad minded people. I hope you enjoy the jokes below and see the humour in my lead-up to them. Long live freedom of speech. Sticks and stones will break my bones but words from adult jokes can never hurt me. My grandpop would have said that. Now he could tell a real adult joke or a few.........

Many Cheers and Beer Graham 098

This user posted this to me:-There is a time and place for everything. Why do you insist on putting up lewd posts. If you know that some members will complain maybe you should print them and take them to your fav pub where they will be appreciated?
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My reply........For your information lewd post moaner and probably one of the prudes few who complained.
Let me tell you In the last 31 days my topics have had over ''183,235'' views and counting. Does that go along with your thoughts????? I don't think so at all. These numbers are normal happy, jolly people with broad minds who
want to let their hair down and have bloody good laugh now and again. Not have their pleasure taken away because of people just like yourself. Time and place for laughter is anytime surely. No beers or cheers with this kill-joy.
If you you think my topics are lewd, you must be still living in Dicks days,. Ot's now 2023
Graham./././..Dick's day's referring to something happening a long time ago.