Most likely a little of both Whitney,
Of the multitudes that sign on to gov't service, a few are probably good
souls before they are worn down by the system. Winston Churchill said
something to the effect that Civil Servants are neither civil or servants.
Guess I'm a little feisty myself right now. Yesterday I got a notice from
the State that my insurance on BillyBob had been cancled by the insurer and
I needed to tell them immediately that I (A) no longer owned BillyBob, (B)
am not using BillyBob and am turning in tags and registration, or (c) Do
have new insurance info for them. The penalty for not responding immediately
to the Florida "BUREAU OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY" is suspension of driver
license, tag and registration!
I changed to a different insurance company for both my vehicles in March.
Funny thing that I only got a notice for BillyBob, the old 1955 1st series
Chevy truck, and not one for Renegade, my 1991 Jeep Wrangler.
Larry Kephart
1955 1st 3100 Chevy (BillyBob)
1991 Jeep Wrangler (Renegade)
Boca Raton, Florida
e-mail: webmaster@laroke.com
http://www.laroke.com/larryk4674/1998/billybob.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of W&D
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 10:43 PM
To: Old Truckers
Subject: [oletrucks] DMV Story
I was frantically working on my '39 pickup in order to be able to join a
friend
with another '39 in a group of funky old vehicles in the local Independence
Day Parade. Last Friday the cab and front clip had been cleaned up and
primered and the bed was off for sandblast, primer and new wood. I took a
break from the tools and trailered the cab and chassis out to DMV in
order to get the registration and the mandatory VIN verification. After an
hour in line they told me to bring the vehicle to the VIN verification area,
which I did. After 10 or 15 minutes of waiting there, a DMV person comes
out, looks at the cab and chassis and says "it's not finished yet, we can't
do this." To make a long story short, and after showing the supervisor the
factory spec option of "cab and chassis" she still refused to look at the
VIN
but issued me a temporary registration and requires re-inspection after the
bed is in place.
I'm applying for Historical Vehicle status which is a class by itself, not
auto, not truck.
Needless to say, if I had a temperature gauge on my body, it would have been
pegged out.
Can someone tell me this: Do you have to be a jerk before you're hired by
the DMV
or do they learn that on the job?
I have registered several of these old timers over that past few years and
EVERY
time it's a new hassle. I know they're hoping I'll just take my old truck
and just go away.
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Whitney Haist
Orinda, CA
Chevy Trucks: 2-'46s & a '39
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