OMC the DMV & ME

[ehowton]

My first car was TEXAS DDD-67. Easy for me to remember because my car was a 1968 model and I was born in 1969. It true you never forget your first. Guys are funny that way I guess. I remember also the plate which finally replaced it, TEXAS 526-TCG. And my Neon's VIRGINIA ZUZ-3119 which became TEXAS VYL-31G. These things happen. I asked her if she remembered her first. She just gave me "that look."

My wife and I oncesaw a commercial when we were living in New Jersey of an infant strapped into a car seat singing the praises of his "big bad dad" as he crooned extolling virtues of his father for considering his safety by purchasing a Mercedes Benz ML-class SUV. My wife thought it was the cutest commercial ever. I asked her if she thought it was targeting male or female demographics what with a singing baby and all. She answered, "female of course." Interesting. "For what product was the commercial attempting to market?" She didn't know.

My powder-blue Jag was UK TGT 480R which was easy enough to recall because of the targeteers at the 480th Reconnaissance Technical Group, my follow-on assignment from Britain.

My wife's Saturn was purchased in Wichita so my name has been associated with a Kansas plate before, but the very next we registered it in Texas - then she got Missouri plates a couple years later. Me, I always try to just keep Texas plate and a Texas license, but the NO-FAULT insurance debacle is toying with my plans. No worries, I'm still getting the windows tinted on the Land Yacht in Texas. I've already let McKinney Auto Glass & Tint I'll be in town next week.

But today, getting the front-end alignment before my trip, they somehow broke the air conditioner. So...still leaving early Friday, I just hope its in a car with refrigerated air. At least its legally tagged now.

ehowton, Kansan.

Comments

[jobu121.livejournal.com]

Nice my friend very nice.
Does McKinney Auto glass and tint do a good job?

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

This will be the 3rd car I've had done there. When I had my first car done I opted for the 3-year tint as I didn't want to shell out the cizash for the lifetime tint. When I picked up the car they said, "we ran out of the other stuff so we gave you the lifetime tint for the 3-year price" and let me tell you, it was the most beautiful job I'd ever seen. When I gave that car to drax0r some six years later, the tint job still looked fan-fucking-tastic.

When I got my next car done (story here (http://ehowton.livejournal.com/381940.html)) I asked for the lifetime. They told me they stopped applying the 3-year and do lifetime only now.

When I called ahead they said they shut down the garage - they go to the car now, which is advantageous for me for several reasons, only one of which is the new lower price now that they don't have to pay rent :)

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