The Limos.com Forum Has Moved!!!

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Originally posted by InTheLeftLane:
Wow - pretty emotional responses here; the real test of a forum is to see how long it takes or a flame thread to degenerate to a point where the word 'Nazi' is used.

Opinons are good, name calling and deprecating remarks are sophmoric and uncalled for...

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Originally posted by Dean Schuler:
Luken, It is said that some jurisdictions of the South are foreign countries with a patchwork of city, county, and in some cases state regulation. The granting of permits is very political with archaic procedures such as " need and necessity laws". A new applicant goes to a hearing and all the established companies testify that the service isn't needed. If the new applicant doesn't have CONNECTIONS, then he doesn't get permits. It is alleged by many observers that permits are often given out "the back door " without a hearing. Very different from California where I grew up. As far as limos.com goes I joined for a trial period for the leads. I discovered that people in the Car & Driver crowd were always undercutting me locally so I dropped the program. I like contract work where they are paying for a high level of service and the margins are good. Relative to your illegal problem, I would treat them like roaches-as Charles Bronson once said : "You have to kill them all or what's the point." Develop a weekly or monthly documented list of illegals and send the list to the State Attorney General, various media outlets, and law enforcement. You may wish to have a separate entity perform this function as the criminals will become quite angry with you. Do what you have to do Luken . PS Thanks again for posting that phone call !!

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Originally posted by Geoff Levine:

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

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Originally posted by gunny:

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

This from the guy who's every post carries a bitching about his problems in Florida. Great advice, don't post these limousine industry issues on a forum that deals with limousine industry issues. This is our little club, not yours. Quit yer bitchin' in LA, every operator in the hinterlands like us have our own private bitchin' to do and there ain't nay room fer yers, by gum! What is up with these guys? This forum is just plain goofy. I did searches on this forums history and I see the same thing happening to anyone who isn't one of these oldtimers on this silly list. People like myself start a thread about industry issues and the same handful of angry old men come out of the woodwork to tell the poster to leave, quit bitchin', stop messin' up their nice little cubbyhole private club. WTF?

Shit or get off the pot little man. All you do is whine & wait for someone else to solve your problem it seems. Then when a possible solution was presented & endorsed by others with a hell of a lot more experience than your "pity my tired ass" you lash out like a little bitch with big balls behind the keys.

BTW I don't have a problem with regulators in Florida, they have a problem with me.

This is just SUCH a hoot. I can't let this go. Here's the very first post by our dear friend, Gunny. [an ex jarhead? That explains the anger.]
As follows:

Warning This Can Happen In Your Backyard! Lawsuits and Constitutional Challenges Have Been Launched. This Abusive Agency Being Fought By A Few Operators Asserting Their Rights With NO Help From The National Level Who Are Quick To Take The Money And Just Talk The Talk. Visit www.hcptc.com Regulation Of Businesses Located In Other Counties In The Entirety, Travel Agent Jailed While Servicing A Return Transfer, Bus Driver Jailed For Refusing To Roll Down Window At Prom, the Kids Interogated By The Limo Gestapo, Fines If A Bird Dropping Hits Your Vehicle On The Way To The Airport, Seizures Of Vehicles and More...

This message has been edited. Last edited by: gunny, August 30, 2004 06:15 PM

"Will Convicted Rapist, Felons, DWI Offenders Be Transporting The Public In Tampa During The 2009 Super Bowl? How About Terrorist? Don't Ask The HCPTC, They Don't Know! " Visit www.thefita.com For Updates On Florida Limousine Corruption

FROM BEGINNING TO END, WHINING ABOUT INDUSTRY PROBLEMS. BUT NOOOOO... ANYBODY ELSE IS A LITTLE BITCH FOR DOING THE SAME.
"DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO" Dick Cheney [before he dicks you]

I can't tell if you're trying to be friends with the Gunny or not. Calling him a "Jarhead" is one of the best compliments that can be bestowed upon a man in this world.

Besides, he was trying to be nice when he gave you advice on the yahoo account. You read into it all wrong. But now it's a bit too late. RIP.

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Originally posted by gunny:

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Originally posted by Geoff Levine:

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Originally posted by Ryan_R:
Geoff, I see you in wine country all the time, assuming you are the one that drives your Excursion. Nice to see a local!

Good to see you here. I'll probably see you soon at Wilson Creek or at Faulkner(getting the free sandwich).

Make sure you have some Pablum on hand just in case "you know who" shows up.

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Originally posted by Geoff Levine:

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Originally posted by Ryan_R:
Geoff, I see you in wine country all the time, assuming you are the one that drives your Excursion. Nice to see a local!

Good to see you here. I'll probably see you soon at Wilson Creek or at Faulkner(getting the free sandwich).

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Originally posted by Ryan_R:
Geoff, I see you in wine country all the time, assuming you are the one that drives your Excursion. Nice to see a local!

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Originally posted by Nite2RememberLimo:
Hold your thoughts while I make some popcorn, This is getting good.

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

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Originally posted by gunny:

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

This from the guy who's every post carries a bitching about his problems in Florida. Great advice, don't post these limousine industry issues on a forum that deals with limousine industry issues. This is our little club, not yours. Quit yer bitchin' in LA, every operator in the hinterlands like us have our own private bitchin' to do and there ain't nay room fer yers, by gum! What is up with these guys? This forum is just plain goofy. I did searches on this forums history and I see the same thing happening to anyone who isn't one of these oldtimers on this silly list. People like myself start a thread about industry issues and the same handful of angry old men come out of the woodwork to tell the poster to leave, quit bitchin', stop messin' up their nice little cubbyhole private club. WTF?

Shit or get off the pot little man. All you do is whine & wait for someone else to solve your problem it seems. Then when a possible solution was presented & endorsed by others with a hell of a lot more experience than your "pity my tired ass" you lash out like a little bitch with big balls behind the keys.

BTW I don't have a problem with regulators in Florida, they have a problem with me.

This is just SUCH a hoot. I can't let this go. Here's the very first post by our dear friend, Gunny. [an ex jarhead? That explains the anger.]
As follows:

Warning This Can Happen In Your Backyard! Lawsuits and Constitutional Challenges Have Been Launched. This Abusive Agency Being Fought By A Few Operators Asserting Their Rights With NO Help From The National Level Who Are Quick To Take The Money And Just Talk The Talk. Visit www.hcptc.com Regulation Of Businesses Located In Other Counties In The Entirety, Travel Agent Jailed While Servicing A Return Transfer, Bus Driver Jailed For Refusing To Roll Down Window At Prom, the Kids Interogated By The Limo Gestapo, Fines If A Bird Dropping Hits Your Vehicle On The Way To The Airport, Seizures Of Vehicles and More...

This message has been edited. Last edited by: gunny, August 30, 2004 06:15 PM

"Will Convicted Rapist, Felons, DWI Offenders Be Transporting The Public In Tampa During The 2009 Super Bowl? How About Terrorist? Don't Ask The HCPTC, They Don't Know! " Visit www.thefita.com For Updates On Florida Limousine Corruption

FROM BEGINNING TO END, WHINING ABOUT INDUSTRY PROBLEMS. BUT NOOOOO... ANYBODY ELSE IS A LITTLE BITCH FOR DOING THE SAME.
"DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO" Dick Cheney [before he dicks you]

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

Warning This Can Happen In Your Backyard! Lawsuits and Constitutional Challenges Have Been Launched. This Abusive Agency Being Fought By A Few Operators Asserting Their Rights With NO Help From The National Level Who Are Quick To Take The Money And Just Talk The Talk.

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Originally posted by gunny:

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

This from the guy who's every post carries a bitching about his problems in Florida. Great advice, don't post these limousine industry issues on a forum that deals with limousine industry issues. This is our little club, not yours. Quit yer bitchin' in LA, every operator in the hinterlands like us have our own private bitchin' to do and there ain't nay room fer yers, by gum! What is up with these guys? This forum is just plain goofy. I did searches on this forums history and I see the same thing happening to anyone who isn't one of these oldtimers on this silly list. People like myself start a thread about industry issues and the same handful of angry old men come out of the woodwork to tell the poster to leave, quit bitchin', stop messin' up their nice little cubbyhole private club. WTF?

Shit or get off the pot little man. All you do is whine & wait for someone else to solve your problem it seems. Then when a possible solution was presented & endorsed by others with a hell of a lot more experience than your "pity my tired ass" you lash out like a little bitch with big balls behind the keys.

BTW I don't have a problem with regulators in Florida, they have a problem with me.

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:
Shit or get off the pot little man. All you do is whine & wait for someone else to solve your problem it seems. Then when a possible solution was presented & endorsed by others with a hell of a lot more experience than your "pity my tired ass" you lash out like a little bitch with big balls behind the keys.

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Originally posted by Luken Limousine:

This from the guy who's every post carries a bitching about his problems in Florida. Great advice, don't post these limousine industry issues on a forum that deals with limousine industry issues. This is our little club, not yours. Quit yer bitchin' in LA, every operator in the hinterlands like us have our own private bitchin' to do and there ain't nay room fer yers, by gum! What is up with these guys? This forum is just plain goofy. I did searches on this forums history and I see the same thing happening to anyone who isn't one of these oldtimers on this silly list. People like myself start a thread about industry issues and the same handful of angry old men come out of the woodwork to tell the poster to leave, quit bitchin', stop messin' up their nice little cubbyhole private club. WTF?

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Originally posted by BirmLimo - Michael Birmingham:
I love the idea of creating a website that uses facts and filings to prove who's legal and who's not. In fact , I own the domain name www.ismylimolegal.com and would love people from different areas to help me create a site that allows people in any state to look up any comapany. I personally do not know squat about websites and would need all the links to all the respective agencies , rules , regs. Ect.

DOT rules are the same anywhere , so no problem there , but each state has different rules , such as workers comp , insurance , etc.

Any takers - I will gladly turn the domain over to someone that is willing to run with this idea and truly develop it. You only need one person from each state that knows the laws to help.

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Originally posted by gunny:
Have a problem with illegal operators? Quit bitchin or posting warnings all over your site that mean jack shit.

Get a build your own YAHOO site for $15-20 a month & have a website dedicated to illegal operators. Name them, feature them, have a Gypsy Operator of the month page, rag on PUC for no enforcement etc.. Whatever search engines will pick up.

Enforcement agencies do not put a high priority on illegals for a simple reason and that reason is, despite all the scare tactics used, the Gypsy Operators are not out there killing anyone. So either learn to live with them or slap their names all over the place.

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Originally posted by Wade Randolph:
There are illegal operators everywhere, that being said I find that if you spend the time and energy to build your own business instead of wasting time chasing down illegals your business will continue to grow. There will always be those that take the back door approach and those clients that don't care about quality and safety. Those two deserve each other.