Subj : Re: disability was: Posts To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sat Oct 19 2019 00:24:46 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 09-Oct-2019 09:27 <=- NB>>>> At least here in NYS, I think that if one has the disabled plates, one NB>>>> can also get the hangtag for just such instances as that... I'll have NB>>>> to check with a friend of mine that does have the plates on her NB>>>> vehicle... all I have is the hangtag itself.... BM>>> I had the temporary hangtag. NB>>> At least with the hangtag, one can take it from vehicle to vehicle... I'll be seeing that friend next week... I might remember to ask her... ;) BM>> True. To me would make sense to have a 'portable' hangtag, not just BM>> for when the regular vehicle needs repair but those times when a BM>> passenger. NB>> Before I had my permanent hangtag, I regularly transported a few NB>> people that just brought their hangtag with them, to be hung in NB>> whatever vehicle they were riding in... now I just use mine... and NB>> try to remember to take it with me if I'm riding in another vehicle NB>> than my own... ;) It's registered to the person, not the vehicle... BM> Right on the hangtag being registered to person and not the vehicle. BM> And could see where easy enough to forget to take the hangtag down BM> from the mirror when finally leaving the vehicle: get distracted, etc. BM> ...Carry a spare?! Our hangtags state clearly on them that one is to take it down from the mirror when it isn't in use, so when one is driving... Mine generally resides in the glove compartment... So I really do have to think to remember to grab it out of my car if I'll be riding in someone else's (like Richard's, or the rental vehicles I've had this year)... BM>> ...OTOH there were times when I preferred not to park in a BM>> spot (when I was authorized). My car is a 'little wind-up' and parking BM>> amongst the vans and SUVs hard to see around them to back out. (Backup BM>> camera would have been handy.) NB>> Backup cameras don't show you what's coming from the left and right NB>> around those behemoths, though.... just what's behind you... the NB>> rentals I've used have had them... :) BM> I knew the older cameras did not show side views, thought the new ones BM> were starting to. It's kinda a wide-angle view, but still not really a side view... BM> I'd still not rely on eventual side-view camera: BM> use as an adjunct to what I observe. IOW "looks clear in the BM> viewfinder" does not mean slam the car in reverse and go. Exactly... one still needs to look all around, just use the camera as an additional piece of information.... NB>>> I don't think NYS has diabilities parking stickers... and I think NB>>> one is limited to one hangtag per person, here... I'd have to NB>>> research deeper to find out if the "plates to all vehicles titled NB>>> in name" applies here, too... BM>> Regulations vary by state -- no wonder tourists get confused! NB>> That they do... I'm pretty sure though that all states have NB>> reciprocity agreements where the issuing state's disability NB>> "markers" are accepted by the other states... :) BM> I would presume so. And sort of along that line Iowa has a new vanity BM> plate option which might get a few raised eyebrows by out-of-state BM> authorities: black and white and looks relatively generic, like the BM> fake plates on new car commercials. I'd hope that law enforcement would have access to information that would let them know it's legit... BM> https://whotv.com/2019/09/02/blackout-buzz-iowa-dot-offering-convienent BM> - way-to-get-new-popular-license-plates/ Accroding to that news BM> artciles there are two other states with similar plates. Looks like a few typos in that... ;) BM> And yes, there has been a black-and-gold plate available for some BM> time for the Iowa Hawkeye (football) supporters. There's a number of special NYS plates for various supporters as well... BM>>> Appears one still needs to plan ahead: if has the license plate one BM>>> needs to plan ahead to have a temporary hangtag for when the car is in BM>>> repair. NB>>> I vaguely recall on the permit application that one could choose NB>>> plates, hangtag or both... I got my tag a few years ago.... BM>> If I need one I'd be re-checking the regulations as has been ten years BM>> since I fell-down-and-go-boom'd - a few things have probably changed. BM>> To my thinking a permanent plate on the car plus a portable hangtag BM>> makes sense. NB>> It does, for all the reasons we've already stated... ;) I had a NB>> temporary tag when I broke my ankle, too... got the permanent one for NB>> myself more recently... my doctor agreed that it would be a good idea NB>> for me to have it... BM> Yes. And as we talked about before, can be all sorts of hidden BM> reasons for needing to park closer and other accomodations. At Hy-Vee BM> I tend to park further out, preferably next to the second cart corral: BM> parking space is wider and I can open car door with the shopping cart BM> next to the car and have room to maneuover. Also generally a small BM> cart (vs. full/ regular-sized one) handy in the corral. Nice to have a cart handy to use as a walker... ;) The handicap spaces do have extra room on either side of the space (or at least one side), so it does make loading easier, too... NB>>>> ... Technically horrible stuff, but somehow very tasty. BM>>> You must be talking about that fast food place serving stir fry in the BM>>> other message! NB>>> Oh, I don't think the fastfood place's stir fry would even be NB>>> technically horrible, even to the average joe... ;) But it might NB>>> apply to the general perception of most offal foods.... :) BM>> Some might be tasty until find out what they are! NB>> Actually, they are tasty, even when one does know what they are... :) NB>> We've done "full-disclosure" tastings of such at various Cooking Echo NB>> Picnics.... this year it was steak and kidney pie... actually lamb NB>> kidneys and beef shoulder roast cut up... When the kidney was just NB>> cooked, before adding it to the pie, each of us had a little piece to NB>> taste... and everyone, even the doubters, agreed that it really was NB>> quite nice... and enjoyed the final product as well... :) BM> Yes, I think for me it's more being taught "eating organs is gross", BM> though I do like liver. Kidneys, stomach, brain -- groooooss! Never BM> had that I know of, so might be good. Only thing I've not tried of those is brain... never had the chance... but I'd certainly try it, given that chance.... :) And what I've had, IS good.... ;) BM> And intestines used to be and sometimes still used for sausage BM> casings. You _know_ what went through those intestines!! But they are cleaned out extremely well... :) No need to worry about that... ;) NB>> ... Butterflies are self-propelled flowers. BM> And along those lines: saw about a half-dozen butterflies snacking on BM> one of the plants in the back yard yesterday. Figured they would have BM> been migrating to some place warmer as supposed to have a freeze this BM> weekend. And the half-dozen number is the usual number I've seen BM> fluttering around. Maybe they were just stoking up for the flight.... :) ttyl neb .... JUNK: What your Significant Other owns. 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