From my 80's Notebook. This time November 3, 1979.
New York State law says that a car owner moving to New York has 30 days to register their car in NY. I've been in Buffalo six months now and finally I got my NY tags.
Way back in June, when Betsy and Joe were visiting, I also got a parking ticket that day. I stood in many lines waiting to get my tags but I didn't have my car title with me. It was strange because I didn't remember ever having one although the car was paid off but I looked in vain. It was a 1973 Chevy Vega.
Next began a typical bureaucratic nightmare with letters and correspondences back and forth but nothing was accomplished. Lost checks, lost titles, liens, bullshit.
Then I finally got some good luck. I found the lost original title and of course I had it all the time. I really need to organize my paperwork better but now I have my NY plates for a fee of course... $20.
Then this week the car's engine died. Nothing. I tried to jump it but it needed towing. Fortunately I was able to use the Better Wire Products, my employer, automotive service Sonny's Car Clinic located nearby. The car was towed at 9:30 am and finished by 12 noon. Better Wire Products had pull.
The car needed a new alternator. They also fixed my flashers and did a NY State Inspection. Total cost was $120.
I wish I could do more work on the car myself. It's just a matter of doing it and having the tools and the time.
11/3/09
Looking back 30 years getting the car fixed was pretty cheap. I would not have that Vega much longer but that's another story in one of these 80's notebooks somewhere.
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