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I got my registration renewal letter and the truck needed a smog check. DMV letter said "star smog". The last place I went to 2 years ago no longer has a smog license. Where 2 years ago, smog check signs were all over town, a check online showed less than a dozen "star" facilities. I live in San Francisco. A major city. Less than half a dozen "star" places in city limits.
The tech did his visual inspection, then plugged in the computer. After he was finished, he tells me that I have all sorts of modifications without California Executive Order Numbers. As if I didn't know. Then he charges me significantly more than what they charge other cars. Almost double! I paid. I got my Smog Certificate. Same shakedown that I have delt with for years with the other smog check shops.
If the aftermarket parts really caused gross pollution, then why do modified cars actually pass? Then I wonder. If the car passes the smog check , do aftermarket parts work?
Headline news of the day, Jehovah's Witnesses are back. They will bring much needed dollars to the local economy. We need that. As I glanced at the article, I noticed that they preach from a boxing ring.
My caregiver is a Jehovah Witness. I went to one of her "meetings" Then about a month later I went again. That is when I found out they don't believe in the trinity. They only believe in God, not Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. I can't understand how they can believe that when it is in the Bible several times. Anyway, I stopped going. I only went to see how it was compared to my church. I go to two churches. My regular church I visit 3 times a week. The other one 3 times a month. Mainly because they have their Sunday services the same time as my regular church. I go to the food giveaway on the 1st Saturday of the month, and then 2 Wednesdays the rest of the month. They alternate between small groups (in someone's home) and men's and women's groups every other Wednesday.
Every organized religion will have differences. Otherwise we would all believe in exactly the same thing. It's like a salad bar. Nobody picks everything equally. We take what we want. Then leave the rest behind. Interesting that we're willing to fight over the differences. At least the Abrahamic religions are willing to fight. I always wondered why The Shaolin, with all of the martial arts, never fought and conquered anybody. Or why The Samurai didn't leave Japan.
Tomorrow is Tuesday. Taco Tuesday is trademark protected. So we better stop using the phrase. I don't believe in Tuesday, as I believe in history and teaching that is older than the modern calendar system. But I do believe in tacos.
Speaking of salads, I miss Hometown Buffet. I loved going there and eating their salads. Of course, that is not all I ate, but it was cool to pick and choose what I wanted instead of a made-up salad like you get at Denny's or Olive Garden. I read that Hometown Buffet was bought out by a larger company that has no plans of reopening it. They closed their doors during the pandemic, and then got bought out. Oh well. nothing I can do about it.
Living in San Francisco, we don't get to experience most of the corporate restaurant chains. Most of the mall food court places just are not to be found in our neighborhoods. We are stuck with neighborhood restaurants featuring the food of whatever immigrant's homeland, or some expensive place featuring fancy food. Sometimes those expensive places are actually selling higher priced versions of the food of whatever immigrant's homeland.
For instance, there's no such thing as Pizza Hut or Straw Hat. I either go to Golden Boy, where they sell pizza out of a window, and I eat it on the sidewalk. Or go around the corner to Tony's, where they think that pizza involves linen, silverware, and tipping.
Lucky Jim, there appears to be at least a dozen all-you-can-eat places in your area.
Some of those places are not exactly in my area. LOL. With a max range of 18 miles, it means I am stuck only going to places up to 9 miles away. Lemoore, Madera, and Goshen are out, as are most of the places on the map. Thanks for the heads up though. If I ever get the F150 legal, I may check out some of them.
In the city limits, there's no buffet. There are hot pot restaurants which feature all you can eat. Apparently, the people of San Francisco are not sophisticated enough to enjoy such luxury.
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Thanks for the heads up though. If I ever get the F150 legal, I may check out some of them.
