If you know of some significant law, rule or other changes come New Years, let us know.

1) Minimum wages in various states go up

2) BluRay player manufacturers will not introduce new hardware with component video outputs supplying more than an SD resolution (480 or 576i). In other words, you're going to need a digital (HDMI) port to get HD content from new equipment.

3) The NCAA's new collegiate baseball bat standards become effective. There's no grandfathering of "old bats."

4) Lead wheel balancing weights will be banned in Washington State.

5) McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong will start taking orders for wedding cakes.

6) All Google employees will recieve a 10% raise.

7) New building codes go into effect in California

An Oklahoma law will go into effect that will permit the state to loan $250,000 to any Veterinarian that has at least 30% of their practice being applied to large animals.

Sort of a stimulus package for the Docs here since the state needs more large animal doctors. The money is in the form of a low interest loan from a bank where the State is on the hook for the loan.

By the way... Republicans run everything here.

I get my bonus covering our Fiscal Year 2010. A big deal, because we went through a hiring freeze, a 10% pay cut and no bonus for 2009.

After the 10% pay cut and after we got going again, they gave us back pay for the pay cut. What a company!

The estate tax is back with a vengeance.

Steinbrenner was smart to croak when he did.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I'll be very hung over on that day, talk to be on the 3rd...ish...

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

You? No way...Drunk off my ***********

Ahh the good old days. Now that I'm a responsible adult I have to behave.

I'm heading to the bar in 15 to go shot for shot with a few friends.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I love how your search simply used the word "liver"

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."