That Shrill Note in the Great Symphony of Life
I was born Southern, raised Southern, and have always thought of myself as Southern, even in recent years when I came to identify more and more with my home in Colorado. I lived in Iowa, as well, and pulled a year in Boston, but remained Southern.
Now, some of you may have experienced something a little weird today around 3:30 pm EDT. I don’t know – birds flying counter-clockwise, dogs and cats whispering covertly to one another, neo-con politicians speaking truthfully, blood running down the walls, that kind of thing. I wanted to let you know why. It was around then that I affixed to my yellow 2000 Nissan Frontier (aka “Lil Truck”) my brand new New York license tags.
I’m not sure they’ll let me across the Mason-Dixon line with those things. Pray for my exiled soul, won’t you?
lullaby pit 
Northern license plates
Hey, if they’ll let me and Todd across the Mason-Dixon line with *Massachusetts* tags, you can get through with New York. Besides, I figure having MA or NY tags is practically license to drive like an insane person — people expect it of you.
–debby
Re: Northern license plates
The problem is that Southern troopers and judges view Yankee tags as de facto proof of speeding.
yes, but
That’s not setting the bar very high, though.
better than texas tags, darlin’…
yes, but
That’s not setting the bar very high, though.
Re: yes, but
Umm, CXA-5630 or something like that.
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Heh. I’ve got a question: What’s your new plate number?
Re: yes, but
Umm, CXA-5630 or something like that.
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Listen, if we’re talking about driving around Mississippi, you’re gonna want tinted glass on that blue car, because the troopers can see long hair through the windows, and at that point the license plates become irrelevant.
Glad you’re get Californiacated….
Re: yes, but
beerkitty can tell you the story about how i picked a rental car for driving in memphis and northern mississippi. the logic went something like this: do i pick the blue car over the red car because police are more prone to pick on red cars? yes — the fact that the red car has texas plates and the blue car has massachusetts plates is irrelevant.
don’t feel bad. i still haven’t had the guts to put california plates on my car. “guts” is probably the wrong choice of word. things are really fukt out here. if i can drag myself out of bed before 7 tomorrow, i’ll go to the DMV then. the lines are so hideously long out here that you’d think you’re waiting to get through customs.
btw, in california, DMV stands for “drivers are mostly vacant”.
no, i’m not bitter.
Re: yes, but
Listen, if we’re talking about driving around Mississippi, you’re gonna want tinted glass on that blue car, because the troopers can see long hair through the windows, and at that point the license plates become irrelevant.
Glad you’re get Californiacated….