Tonight we were driving over to the Bronx on our weekend nursing home trip when I spotted someone driving an Audi with a license plate that had a small RX on it, much like those MD plates you see. I turned to Frank.
“What does that mean? Is he a pharmacist?”
“I don’t know.” That is Frank’s usual answer to just about anything I ask him. Hey, can I help it if I ask deep, probing questions? “I never saw plates with RX on it before.”
“Why would you need to designate a pharmacist? In case there’s a Viagra emergency? Watch out! I need to park illegally and run into that building to save a man’s pride!”
Then I got to thinking, which we all know, is a dangerous thing. Why do they still give out MD plates, anyway? I can see back in the old days when they made house calls. No one does that now. Who care that the person driving that car is a doctor? I say we do away with that altogether.
Or is it like, “Is there a doctor in the house?!?!” Maybe a policeman has an emergency and runs out in traffic, scanning license plates, hoping to see an MD drive by.
Ditto with the government plates. I’m sorry but just because you work for the government, that shouldn’t mean you get to park illegally. I’m paying your salary. Why should you get treated better than me when you are technically my employee? If I were rich enough to have a maid, would she park in the driveway while I park 5 blocks away and walk to my house in the rain? I think not.
Alrightly, I hereby declare that no one gets special license plates unless you are handicapped. That is the only reason I will allow.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:03 pm Quote
I have a special license plate with a photo of a Golden Retriever and a spay/neuter message. So there.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:11 am Quote
I have a special license plate with KY GIN on it. (Hey, it’s easy to remember when I check into a hotel/motel.)
March 31st, 2008 at 10:12 am Quote
Ha! Why does this not surprise me? WTG, Lynt.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:23 am Quote
The things people will do to get drugs these days I would be afraid some weirdo would follow me home to try to get some pain pills or something.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:28 pm Quote
Okay, wise guys, I was not referring to vanity plates.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:48 pm Quote
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! I am now having visions of our Katy, fighting off dozens of weirdos, protecting her pain pills! Pity the fool who tries to separate a girl from her pain pills
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KY GIN? bwahahahahaha…THAT IS A GREAT ONE!
I guess you must have been having a very Presidential day when you made the Special License Plates Proclamation, huh?
March 31st, 2008 at 10:21 pm Quote
Geez, Monkling, you’re trying to outlaw special license plates, but Kentucky says KY GIN *is* a special plate. Heaven knows they charge me enough for it.
(kim-d…KY GIN is my email address.
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March 31st, 2008 at 11:04 pm Quote
Gin, now that I know you have a custom plate, I have this urge to drive to KY, look for your car, and leave a note on the windshield. Man, I can’t wait for Frank to retire and for us to be dog-less…
April 1st, 2008 at 11:43 pm Quote
Wait. Back up. They really have special plates for MDs? Not here! Wonder if that would get my hubby out of his revolving door of tickets. TWO in one week. I could have killed him.
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:09 pm Quote
You mean they don’t have those MD plates in other states?? Those came in real handy for the doctor I worked for back in the 80s.