If you run a business or work with a nonprofit group, you might have received a letter recently from the Business Filings Division, located at 980 9th St., 16th Floor in Sacramento. Although it says "Business Mail - Important Notice Enclosed", underneath that it also says "This is not a government document". You wouldn't know that by looking at the form that is enclosed. It is an official looking form that looks suspiciously like a form from the California Secretary of State's office and demands that you remit a payment of $235.00 by October 15th! They also include frightening information that says you will face fines and penalties and perhaps even a dreaded suspension. But at the bott

Today I received in the mail an advertisement from Toyota trying to entice me into the dealership for service. On the cover was an advertisement "Check Engine Light Inspection". My initial reaction was what the #@% is this (heck o.k!). A little further reading told me that you are paying $19.95 for someone to read a code, and tell you what the code says. Well folks, I can almost guarantee you are wasting your money, as the next comment from the service adviser will be something to the affect of: we found a code P0301, which shows a misfire on your vehicle, it will require additional diagnosis to determine the cause of this code, we will need your approval for 2 hours of diagnosis time to f