If Every Day Was This Busy…
I think I would scream!
Mark had some paperwork that needed to be filled out and sent to his insurance company. The doctor needed to fill out some forms so Mark made an appointment for this afternoon. Since we were out, Mark decided we should run to the post pffice to mail the forms ourselves.
I ended up in line at the post office three times..once for change to get copies made, another to buy an envelope and get forms for certified mail, and finally to pay. As we were reviewing all the papers in the truck, an older gentleman tapped on Mark’s window to tell him the inspection sticker on the truck was expired!
After the post office, we hopped on over to WalMart for a quick oil change. We looked around the store while they worked on the truck and when it was done we stood in line for over 20 minutes before someone came out to wait on us. How frustrating that was…
The next stop was at Midas after Jiffy Lube turned us away for an inspection as they had no stickers. Not realizing just how busy this day was going to be. we had brought the Scotties along with us. What normally would be take only minutes turned into over half an hour. The tech came out and explained our truck failed inspection as the emissions computer failed to communicate properly. We were sent away with a brochure published by New York State telling us to return in a couple of days after completing some “driving cycles”. Mind you, this is a 2006 truck with 18,000 miles on it.
We got back home at about 7…I had planned to watch the Sabres play Boston tonight but fell sound asleep for a couple of hours. I did awaken in time to see the Sabres win!
I was so stressed out this morning when my laptop once again pooped out on me. The good news is that Mark isolated the problem to faulty drivers. Please be kind with any errors in this entry as I am typing on my wee cell with my thumbs!
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Don’t you love inspections? Did you know that some states don’t require an inspection for cars less than 3 years old? I had to go through the junk with “driving cycles” the last time I took Jeff’s car in. We had something (can’t remember what) replaced and that resulted in waiting a few days to get it inspected. Serious pain in the behind! In fact, I had to wait the last time mine went as well. I had replaced the mass airflow sensor, and had to wait for the codes to clear in order for it to pass. I think we should all return to the good ol’ horse and buggy!!!
Well you better believe NY state would certainly find a way to profit anyway….they would probably initiate a POOP tax!!!!
emissions inspections are only required in certain areas of Wisconsin. Thank goodness not ours. I hated it in CT as you almost always forgot to get it done and then had to pay double when you did. And if you happened to get stopped it cost you a fortune. NY is not the only state that would initiate a POOP tax.