Illinois cops check the database before pulling you over for plate registration expiration. About ten years ago, I had the paperwork in my purse because I knew I was a day or two past the month lagtime that they give you to renew your plates, and sure enough, I got pulled over (by a gorgeous pocket Peter Gallagher lookalike!) and ticketed.
Earlier this year, I renewed on the last possible date before expiration, but since I renewed at the currency exchange and not the SOS official bureau office, the paperwork hadn't been filed with them when I was pulled over two weeks later. I guess I had been acting suspiciously (I saw the cop pull in behind me, and moved over to the right lane and stayed at exactly the speed limit--I was driving without insurance, and did not want to be pulled over), so he checked the database and saw that the plates were apparently out of date, even though I had the sticker on. Luckily, he just asked for my DL and registration, and not proof of insurance (whew!), and when he saw my hometown (30 miles south of where I was, near work), he said that that's where he lived, too! So, when he told me the registration wasn't filed yet, I complained about the currency exchange place near my apartment. He was familiar with it since he was a local, and handwaved it as paperwork snafu. No ticket, and he never asked about insurance, thank G-d! (I'm now insured, don't worry.)
It doesn't make up for the critical mass of stupidity in my work inbox, my hand to god.
And you don't want the young lad? Oh well, don't say we don't ever try to give you nice things.
Mmm, pizza. I need food.
Actually, I think I groaned, called myself an idiot, and then showed the tags to the cop.
Kinda thinking this is going to be me. They are in the car, it is just that the car is far to dirty to try and stick anything to it right now. Wait ... tags aren't on because of weather ... weather is an act of god. Can I blame this on the fundamentalists?
I can't believe I'm irritated again!
Man, man, man.
On with the headphones, into the music.
That sounds like it would work for me, Cass.
Robin, insent.
eta:
I can't believe I'm irritated again!
Oh no, why? Is it noisy co-worker again?
Is it noisy co-worker again?
Her, and e-mails from people acting surprised at information they've had for months. And people who aren't where I need them right when I need them.
You know -- Monday stuff.
And you don't want the young lad? Oh well, don't say we don't ever try to give you nice things.
I think I'm busy with John and Rodney this week. I say package up the young lad for ita.
THAT WILL HELP, THANKS. PLEASE OVERNIGHT.
I hate Monday stuff. I have spent two hours of my time and half that of other people's time trying to deal with serial number issues. The most frustrating part of it is that this company doesn't really like to pay for programs... So I have been given ten different things to try and do instead of just paying up. The registration is $26 and we use this program all of the time, every day. Frankly they have wasted more than ten times that in our salaries with this stupidity. Not to mention we could have all been billing actual clients for twice that again. It's still not resolved. When saving a penny costs you a dollar, maybe you're not really saving anything at all.
t /vent
Timelies all!
My folks have left. yay.
Wish they hadn't taken the nice summer weather with them. It's like soup out there.(And not borscht or gazpacho. Hot soup.)
It's unusually hot in San Francisco today.
Got up to 71.
I had to go get a Jack Daniels Butter Pecan gelato at Ciao Bella.
