Subj : Re: disability was: Posts To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Nov 12 2019 20:03:22 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Nov-2019 13:55 <=- 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... BM> No, better to be over-prepared. Yup. :) 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... :) BM> True. And I'll admit to being a little stuck in the rut with BM> "updating the plates is my job" so didn't really occur to me. Plus in BM> my case was a temporary tag so any sort of permanance did not make BM> sense. Yup, you had a different situation... :) 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 clutch... BM> Smart move! Any luck on finding a mechanic? Not definitely yet... Did hear of a place that specializes in Imports, including Volvos, but that it tends to be expensive (no real surprise there)... I'd hope that they'd at least do better work than the dealer has been doing.... 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... ;) BM> Out of sight eliminates that tempation. Reduces the theft option, but BM> if 'something good' not seen might get a bypass. That's the hope... 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.... BM> I'm fairly certain the same here, for Iowa and Illinois. Have seen BM> some plates which I would guess would be out of compliance but "not my BM> job". Here (Iowa) the same plate is kept for I think ten years; yearly BM> registration stickers are placed on the rear plate in the lower left BM> corner. (To me) clearly stated on the form the stickers come on; BM> naturally every so often see the 'stacked' stickers up along the left BM> side. As long as the sticker is roughly in the right place....? We don't have a sticker for the plate, we have a sticker (good for 2 years) that goes on the windshield next to the inspection sticker... both get removed before the new one is placed... 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.... ;) BM> Sort of! Wouldn't be quite so bad if parked with a space between BM> (every other space) but not clustered! But what makes you think that they'd plan to be considerate of you...? 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.... BM> Gee I don't remember this sweater being a mesh! Have not looked for BM> so not seen but wouldn't surprise me to have some bugs wintering behind BM> the shutters or up against the vents ==> shutters are white so don't BM> collect the sun's heat all that well but still a bit of warmth, plus BM> protection. Outside's not so bad... :) ttyl neb .... "Now do you believe I was ill?" - on a gravestone --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .