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Author:  230 Mike [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:52 pm ]
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Lost a very large pear tree recently, finally got it all cut and hauled out, mowed the yard, cleaned up the dog messes, most of it in 80%+ humidity, so.

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On the plus side, the boat will spend next week on Table Rock - and it may end up staying there so I can get it out of taxaKansan. We'll see.
Author:  pickledboater [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:07 pm ]
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Cheers Mike!!!!!
Author:  Jafo4U [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:32 am ]
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Hope you had a riding lawn mower! Nothing like a cold one after finishing the yard.
Author:  french829 [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:52 am ]
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That is why I license and keep my boat in TN instead of KY. It costs $75 to license my boat in TN for 3 years. It would cost me $600-$800 for the same 3 years in KY due to the personal property tax on boats.

We love Norris Lake--so it isn't the sole reason to be in TN--but it helps the argument.
Author:  230 Mike [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:20 am ]
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Try $1k per year. :(. To be fair KS is dropping to around $425 per year starting next year, still roughly double MO and still ridiculous.
Author:  french829 [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:55 am ]
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230 Mike wrote:
Try $1k per year. :(. To be fair KS is dropping to around $425 per year starting next year, still roughly double MO and still ridiculous.


WOW!
Author:  Jafo4U [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:17 am ]
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WoW! I thought I had it bad down in miami, the trailer is a 40 or 50 dollar stamp and the boat is I believe 60 for the sticker a year. Insurance is not expensive either but I have 5 policies.
Author:  JDW250 [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:42 am ]
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I hear you on the beer after yard work. I was doing some weeding in the yard at dusk last night and started multi-tasking. My wife comes out to check on me and I hear, "Really? One handed weeding so you can hold your beer?" What can I say, it was that time of the day.

Have fun at TR.
Author:  purdueosch [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:58 am ]
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I agree, cheers Mike! I know how you feel. I've spent plenty of time in the heat/humidity this year getting my yard back in shape after putting in a new drainage pipe.

BTW, I'll be boating on Beaver Lake in a few weeks. My brother lives in Rogers and we are going to visit and take the family boating. Can't wait!

-Matt
Author:  230 Mike [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:44 pm ]
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Matt, enjoy Beaver. ( :wink: ) . I haven't been there but used to have a co-worker who had his pocket cruiser there (probably still does). He felt like it was the best lake anywhere.

We did a major lawn renovation last fall and it's looking better than it has since before we bought the boat. We found, like many boaters, that the lawn is the first thing that falls apart when you buy a boat. After last year's drought and all the trampling that has taken place with getting a new roof, new windows, all new trim & gutters, and new paint, the lawn was on life support. It's great to have it back to looking the way it should.

Also, to be fair, Kansas taxes aren't out of line with other states, other than boats. We had some arcane detail in the state constitution that prevented any changes to boat property taxes (of all things) for decades. Last year we passed a change to the constitution allowing the state legislature to finally change the boat taxes, which they did immediately, hence the change coming next year. $450 per year on my boat, which is what they estimated based on the new rate, is still excessive in a state where boats sit in storage 8-9 months of the year and are used in flooded pastures the rest of the year.

For those not familiar with the area - even though eastern Kansas is only a few hours away from central/southern Missouri, the topography and waterways couldn't be more different. The best lake in eastern KS has a normal max depth of about 30' with a mucky, muddy bottom and no coves to speak of. After a few hours in that lake, your boat will have a dark stain all around it from the mud; water clarity is measured in inches. Four hours away at Table Rock (southern MO, just above the AR line), normal max depths are in the 170-220' range with a bottom of rock and downed trees, water clarity to 6' (sometimes much more), and countless coves where you can hang out all day, often without even dropping the hook. For the fishermen, it's one of the best bass lakes in the world - which, for those of us who like night boating, means we have to be very careful about those guys coming around the corner out of a cove at 90mph on their way to their "relaxing fishing."
Author:  purdueosch [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:02 pm ]
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LOL, thanks for the laugh! Beaver lake is just chuck full of jokes. :D
Author:  230 Mike [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:21 pm ]
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purdueosch wrote:
LOL, thanks for the laugh! Beaver lake is just chuck full of jokes. :D


Well, it could be worse, like Herington, KS...

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Author:  Bliss36 [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:51 pm ]
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Well, it could be worse, like Herington, KS...

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Is it the same 3 MILFS there everytime or do they work a rotation? :lol:
Author:  230 Mike [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:27 pm ]
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No no, it's the same 3. They only HAVE 3.
Author:  LouC [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:24 am ]
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Well believe it or not in the tax capital of the USA (property taxes on your house) we have no such tax on boats or cars. But real estate taxes here, well you just don't want to know what they are. But at least we do have the ocean and never have low water problems.
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