Escaping it?

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I suppose some of you know, perhaps by the lack of postings to the Though Dock, that I have begun my annual vacation. This year could be my longest absence from home, ever.

We left last Tuesday, stopped by Eugene for some last minute fixes to our Wheeled Manor, and headed south late that afternoon. Some might also know that we replaced our smaller and aging unit with a larger and newer one. But with all newly acquired rigs of this complexity, there are bugs to be worked out. And we are getting there.

After a night near Lake Shasta, CA, we headed east from Sacramento about 80 miles to the town of Columbia. It is a historic place founded during the gold rush days of the 1850's. The entire town is now a State park and has been restored to the old days era. Sasparilla was selling better than beer to the tourists (including us) in the local saloons and might even float you back to the Yosemite Sam days. Columbia is a great place to stop if you are ever in the area.

But even in Columbia there is television, and thus Fox News. It was there I learned that the Oregon voters in our area approved a property tax levy, and approved an admitted pot smoking lawyer to run as the Democratic candidate for Attorney General. I guess it shouldn't shock me as 14% of Oregonians have medical marijuana cards, and 57% of Oregonians have no legitimate source of income. The don't pay property taxes, but vote to raise the tax on those that do. Socialism is here folks!

Currently we are holed up in Santa Paula, CA among groves of fruit trees, just inland from the beach. Her we are within an hour's drive to an abundance of friends and family that we plan to share the next two weeks with. And California is also facing voter approved tax increases in their upcoming election rather than cutting waste and services. It is the same story here. Few earn their way and impose taxes on those that have earned it.

There seems to be no escaping it.

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