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to pass or not to pass, that is the question

7/9/2018

Due to the hot weather and low humidity a cup of ice water is always nearby

Feeling a rush of ambition this morning I knew today was the day I had to decide whether to fish or cut bait. So I put on my big boy pants, which by the way are very similar to Hillary Clinton's pants, called up the emission testing place and got an appointment to take the truck in Thursday morning for its annual emissions test.

Getting this appointment scheduled was such an arduous and mentally draining process that I've decided I need the rest of the day, and possibly tomorrow, to recuperate enough to be able to relax without reliving the dreaded appointment process over and over in my mind. I feel I handled the appointment process as well as could be expected under the circumstances.

So now all my previous concerns have been shifted to whether or not the truck will pass. I've used all my strength and willpower just to make the appointment, I now have nothing left but begging and crying if the truck fails to pass.

This test is of the utmost importance to my way of life. Me, the truck, and the Arctic Fox, are all tied together in this boondocking lifestyle, and the failure of one of these systems means the failure of all. So it looks like the future of my Gypsy lifestyle is in the hands of the government and one of its minions. Lord help us all.

theboondork

A rare moment of quiet introspection..... or possibly just watching TV.

4 Comments

Darrell Goza

7/9/2018 02:54:52 pm

What happens if the truck fails? Are they going to take it away from you in order to save the environment? Will they post your picture in the local paper so people can make fun of you when you go to WalMart? Maybe just a large fine that the state will use to do good works for the citizens of the state? Uh? Uh? Inquiring minds want to know.

Tom

7/9/2018 03:38:34 pm

Worse than that Darrell, the last time it failed it cost me over $1000 to get it to pass.

Denver is a very liberal place, getting a diesel truck off the road would not be beyond the pale as far as they're concerned

The public ostracization wouldn't bother me in the least it fits right in with my hermit persona.

An eventual large fine would not surprise me, but to use that money to benefit the citizens of the state would be a "knock me over with a feather" moment. The last time the Colorado government pushed for something to benefit the citizens was to legalize marijuana which brought in Mexican drug dealers to compete with the legal sellers and all the joys that comes along with that.

No Darrell I think my only hope for the future is to either get a new truck which doesn't have to be inspected for five or eight years. Or move my legal residence away from the Denver area or to another state. Most of Colorado does not require emission tests that's why I'm not used to doing this even though I've lived in Colorado for 30 years. But my wife and my daughter both live here in the Denver area so it just made the most sense to have my legal residence here since I spend most of the summer in Colorado and would hate to lose my Colorado benefits, such as my geezer fishing license that only cost a dollar.

I don't know what the future will bring Darrell but this annual testing is not going to get any easier as my truck gets older. So it looks like I'm going to have to start preparing for the future by buying some lottery tickets.

Tom
PS-- be careful up there around all them Yankees.

Barney Ward

7/9/2018 04:54:13 pm

I never had to have an emissions test on my diesel with the Escapees domicile address.

7/9/2018 05:17:48 pm

Which is one of the many reasons I thought I was going to domicile in Livingston Texas when I first went full-time.

But then when I figured out I was probably going to be spending my summers in Colorado, since some of my relatives are here, and it's easy to stay cool just by changing altitudes if one so desires, and I qualify for discounts on things I like to do by being a resident of Colorado.

Mix in a hearty helping of laziness and procrastination and you end up with me sitting in Colorado worrying about passing an emissions test.

Tom----- having toooo much fun in the Colorado sun.

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