Such a Pain
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
United States
June 1, 2016 11:06am CST
I had plans for today. Well, to tell the truth, I didn’t. That was the point. I was going to putter around and do a few little things here and there around the house. Tomorrow I will be installing Windows 10 and Friday going to the optometrist. Today I was free, or so I thought.
Then, when I opened my car registration envelope to pay online, I noticed the big Stop Sign. Sigh, It’s that time again, go get it smog checked. I looked up the closest place to go to where I live. It’s really only about eight minutes from my home.
It’s the weather that’s the problem. It has been overcast all this month, and will be until past the due date for my registration to be paid. This means I’ll have to get the smog check now, despite the weather. These places never have an inside waiting room. So after getting my car examined and then paying at the Auto Club, which is also fairly close, I will not be feeling so great.
This is an unwanted wrinkle in my plans and a real cramp in my style. Don’t you hate it when a plan does not come together?
8 people like this
9 responses
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
I wasn't out as long as I had expected. They didn't have time to help me today, so I had to set an appointment for Saturday. Maybe the sun will show up.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
You don't have to pay car registration, or check smog?
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
@just4him My car is eight years old and my registration will run $170, plus the cost of the smog check.
1 person likes this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace We pay car registration, just no smog check. We don't have smog here. In fact I just paid my registration in March to the tune of $75.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
Yikes. That is what happens when you live inland in California. I spent my childhood and early adult years in inland valleys. No more, it's the coast for me!
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace This is a lot better than when I lived in the valley. At least here it cools off at night.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
@dawnald Valleys are the pit when it comes to weather. They get the worst of all seasons. Don't you just hate inversion layers?
@LadyDuck (502617)
• Italy
2 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace I will call them in advance to fix an appointment, last year I almost forgot.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
Oops, sorry. But forewarned is a good thing. I have an appointment for Saturday, and will pay my registration on Monday at AAA.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
@LadyDuck It's a good thing to set up some sort of alert in your tablet or computer, so you don't forget. I use a ledger and my iPad for reminders.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
Ah, you must be on familiar terms with my friend, Murphy. I'm sure he has explained his "Law" to you. He likes to spread it around my life on a regular basis. 
1 person likes this
@msiduri (5687)
• United States
2 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace Murphy, my right hand man...
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
The day ended up okay. I even slipped in a short nap.
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (56322)
• Canada
1 Jun 16
That does sound like a disappointment on a few levels. Its a shame that they do not have a waiting place for you while they perform the testing on the vehicle, we have to get ours tested every other year and you can wait while they perform the test, it takes around 20 minutes.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
2 Jun 16
They acted like a thirty minute wait was unusually short when i made my appointment this morning. I told him that in all the years I have had cars smog tested, they never went over twenty minutes.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382304)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jun 16
We don't have smog checks here - yet! Hope it all goes okay.
