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Water main Fire hydrant broke during the rain and created a 40-foot fountain on a strip mall parking lot at the intersection of Baker Street and Bear Street in Costa Mesa, California today. Numbers of bystanders captured the video on their iPhones. The video footage should hit the Internet by now.
A few cars are parked directly under this impromptu fountain. One care was reportedly suffered major water damage.
The Weather forecast for Long Beach, California was high at 84ºF and low at 50ºF.
At one time it hits 90ºF.
Some people said it is called a Pelican.
Taken at Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California.
Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard Zoom Lens.
Image is edited using Pixelmator 2.2.
The day has finally come as Amazon.com starts collecting California Sales Tax, effective September 15th, 2012. Amazon and California signed the deal back in September 2011. Amazon now can offer 1-day and same day shipping by placing distribution centers in California.
As long as Amazon offers competitive pricing in addition to fast delivery, California residents would keep their business relationship with the online retailer giant.
Amazon.com has reinstated Associates Program in California. In September 2011, Amazon.com signs deal with California for a one-year moratorium on collecting sales tax.
Amazon Associates in California should be getting emails on re-enrolling in the program.
I was on I-14 when I took pictures of Tehachapi fire on Monday September 05, 2011.
Previously on Amazon.com and California:
Amazon.com terminates its Associates Program in California in response to Governor Jerry Brown signing the law that requires online retailers to collect sales taxes even though they don’t have any physical presence in California.
The New York Times reports that:
Amazon said this week that it would push a voter initiative in California that could eliminate sales tax for virtual sellers with only a modest physical presence in the state.
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos supports the streamlined sales tax initiative, which should be legislated by the federal government.