Leave them alone and they will leave you alone…

Thought the question was for joist hangers…??? 😆😆😆

State road crews usually take care of dead animal clean up.

$150 for three months? WOW!! I do “dump runs” up to Springfield landfill for $20.. (I recycle as much as possible)

If you want to up your driving game I would first recommend attending a defense driving class. This will help you improve your skill set. Been there done that…

Truck owner here. And a transplant from frozen icy lands of the north. There are many of us from northern states that have experienced icy road conditions 6 months out of the year back “home”. We developed our driving skills as a necessity to get to work etc. Driving on icy roads are not fun for anyone. Us northerners give as much allowance to others as we can as we know many of you are not used to icy roads. Thus, more likely to make bad decisions when driving on icy roads. We don’t want to hit you and we don’t want you hitting us. To the inexperienced it may seem that we are being careless or even reckless. We know our abilities and know the capabilities of our vehicles. Yes, there are the occasional idiot drivers out there. I’m not talking about them. My experience driving around Springfield yesterday was actually positive. I did not observe drivers being overly careless. When the roads clear up that will change.

There was an accident at Kansas Express and Grand. SPD shut down the south bound lane on Kansas.

Before moving out of my previous state Weed was legalized. Little changed. Businesses kept their drug testing policies. The law still arrested people for driving under the influence. People still were arrested for disturbing the peace. The only thing that changed is the parking lot deals moved into a store front. There were not hordes of pot heads out in public roaming the streets.

This is for cities with a population of 25,000 and above. Smaller cities were not considered for the study.

Sales tax and personal property taxes… sucks. I add 10% to the cost of the vehicle when purchasing to cover those costs.

Been there…

You do have to pay personal property taxes before registering a car. That is why people drive around with expired tags or no plates on their vehicles. They don’t have the money.

Moved to Missouri about four years ago. Those first couple years were tough. The state I moved from did not tax you on vehicles you already owned. No Personal Property Taxes. Imagine my surprise when I tried to renew my license plates after a two year tag. Didn’t know about it. No one ever said anything about it. I agree the timing sucks. Back in my former state our property taxes were higher with no personal property taxes. Here in Missouri we have both property taxes and personal property taxes. In comparison between the two states the amount paid either way is about the same.

I dumped Republic a while ago. Pendergass is the one highly recommended that I sign up with.

Welcome to Springfield. I would recommend staying away from living in the north side. Real estate prices have been increasing over the last couple years. Though it’s cheaper then most places. If you can buy a house do it. Rents are similar to any major metro of a bigger city. Drive like everyone will hit you. Why? Because they will. Red lights have little meaning down here.

If you can get a sample that is about the size of a quarter Menards can color match it. Be mindful of sheen.