Subj : disability was: Posts To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Nov 07 2019 13:55:00 Hi Nancy! NB>> So I asked my friend... and she didn't know... but now she's going to NB>> look into it, because she had a bit of a problem when her car was in NB>> the shop for repairs, and she didn't have the license plate to show NB>> her eligibility for the handicap spots.... All she has now is the NB>> plates... but she is going to see if she can get a hangtag as well... NB>> She'd thought that it was a short term thing (like the temp tags), NB>> but but I told her that they are for something like 8 years, and are NB>> pretty much automatically renewed, only have to go in and pick up a NB>> new one... BM> The portable hangtag only comes to light when the car with the BM> handicap plates isn't available! Even if had to be requested annual BM> would be a good idea to have: besides the car in service just riding BM> with someone -- pull out the tag to be able to park close (for medical BM> reasons). NB> Exactly. Of course, if the alternative driver has their own tag, NB> one wouldn't need it... but can't count on that being the case... No, better to be over-prepared. BM>> but did find in Iowa on can get a sticker for the regular license plate BM>> if they don't want a disability plate. Goes in the lower right of the BM>> rear plate (IIRC new plates are issued once every ten years). Lower BM>> left is the annual registration sticker. Front plate is just there. NB>> That's a nice setup too, then.... :) BM> Yes. I don't recall the sticker option when I was looking in to the BM> permit years ago. Actually makes more sense in some cases: bending / BM> kneeling for an extended time swapping out the plates can be a problem BM> for some! Slap a sticker on, done! NB> And easier to get someone else to do it for you, as well... :) True. And I'll admit to being a little stuck in the rut with "updating the plates is my job" so didn't really occur to me. Plus in my case was a temporary tag so any sort of permanance did not make sense. NB>>> Mine generally resides in the glove compartment... So I really do NB>>> have to think to remember to grab it out of my car if I'll be NB>>> riding in someone else's (like Richard's, or the rental vehicles NB>>> I've had this year)... BM>> Now if you only carried a purse! NB>> Once in a while, I'll have some sort of a totebag that I could NB>> tuck the tag into, for when going into someone else's vehicle.... BM> Makes sense: as the need arises. NB> Lately, I've been moving the tag from my car to Richard's, as we NB> are going in his whenever we are driving together, to cut down on NB> the wear-and-tear on mine until we find someone to fix the NB> clutch... Smart move! Any luck on finding a mechanic? BM>> I think I put mine on the passenger seat as generally I was driving BM>> alone, or if a passenger moved it to the center console's 'container'. BM>> (The container thing isn't too large so the tag had to be shoved in.) NB>> I've seen things advertised to tuck it up behind the visor.... NB>> and swing it down when ready to use.... BM> Still have to remember to swing down the visor, which isn't all that BM> difficult - about the same as remembering to pull from the glove BM> compartment. I'd find it more convenient between the two options. NB> Maybe, if I got used to it.... Me too. :) NB>> But usually the glove compartment is the best place for me... I'd NB>> rather not leave it out in the open if it isn't actually in use... NB>> sometimes one finds a spot that works just as well that isn't NB>> designated, but one doesn't want to have the car broken into just NB>> to steal the tag, either... BM> Right. I don't recall hearing of a car being broken in to just for BM> the tag but wouldn't surprise me. NB> Probably a little far-fetched, but I'd still rather not take the NB> chance... ;) Out of sight eliminates that tempation. Reduces the theft option, but if 'something good' not seen might get a bypass. BM>> And I'm glad you had brought up that detail: one of the e-ads I get BM>> had an add-on rear view camera. Decent price but minimal wide view and BM>> definitely no side view. NB>> It could be useful, but just expect too much from it... :) BM> Right. At this point I'd wait for one with much better side view BM> capabilities. The version I usually see is mounted above the rear BM> license plate (via the plate's screws) which I'm reasonably certain on BM> my car would be a problem for side views as the plate is recessed BM> slightly. NB> The newer vehicles built-in ones might have fewer problems that NB> way... but I'm not that gung-ho just to get one... ;) Nor I. NB>>> There's a number of special NYS plates for various supporters as NB>>> well... BM>> Common way for the states to obtain more money: various forms of BM>> vanity plates. NB>> Yup.... :) BM> Nothing wrong with that, just sometimes wonder how all those plate BM> variations get memorized by police, especially adjoining states. BM> suppose easier now with the bar code scanning. NB> The plates are supposed to have the state name visible... any NB> license covers that cover the state are actually illegal.... I'm fairly certain the same here, for Iowa and Illinois. Have seen some plates which I would guess would be out of compliance but "not my job". Here (Iowa) the same plate is kept for I think ten years; yearly registration stickers are placed on the rear plate in the lower left corner. (To me) clearly stated on the form the stickers come on; naturally every so often see the 'stacked' stickers up along the left side. BM>> Yes, the extra space was nice but LISB4 my little wind-up car couldn't BM>> see around the behemoth SUVs and vans. ...Need a back-up camera on a BM>> selfie stick to extend and look around!! NB>> And even that probably would miss some of the traffic... trouble is, NB>> those behemoths could be parked anywhere.... although they do seem to NB>> want to park as close as possible.... BM> Or decide where I parked 100' out alone in the semi-boonies was an BM> excellent idea and so park on either side of me! NB> Rather defeating your aim in parking there.... ;) Sort of! Wouldn't be quite so bad if parked with a space between (every other space) but not clustered! NB>>>> ... Butterflies are self-propelled flowers. BM>>> And along those lines: saw about a half-dozen butterflies snacking on BM>>> one of the plants in the back yard yesterday. Figured they would have BM>>> been migrating to some place warmer as supposed to have a freeze this BM>>> weekend. And the half-dozen number is the usual number I've seen BM>>> fluttering around. NB>>> Maybe they were just stoking up for the flight.... :) BM>> They may have left: I haven't been outside that much but didn't see BM>> anyone except a couple of white moths. NB>> It is getting to be that time of year.... :) BM> Hopefully everybody left who was supposed to leave. Had that quarter- BM> inch of snow yesterday morning; day or two before doing some tidying BM> up in the yard and noticed two moths who looked like butterflies, I BM> don't care too much about the moths but hope the butterflies around BM> here scooted off to where it's warm. (And now wondering where those BM> moths winter.) NB> As long as it isn't inside your house.... Gee I don't remember this sweater being a mesh! 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