Why I love bureaucracies-get new car tags online-NOT!!!

[Grn Mt Man]

Wanted to get a new tag for our new car yesterday and decided to save a trip and all the hassle and do like the DMV says and order it online. Halfway through the process a message flashes up, in big red letters, saying that it wasn't possible to do that online cause we didn't have plates already registered for the car. DUH!!!

Of course not, dummies; we just bought it and the dealership gave us the usual one month temporaries!

So, we had to go to the local DMV office; 50 mile round trip, sit there till your number was called, and it still takes six weeks, more or less, to receive the tags: so, then they give you a new set of temporary tags that's good for two more months!

Apparently you can't get online plates if you don't already have plates on your vehicle. All we had was the temporary plates from the dealership. But, there's nothing on the DMV website telling you that you can't get plates online in this situation.

However, on the bright side. Didn't have to worry about this one not being available. Got it on the first try.

Decided on a neat tag or so we think. Got the theme plate with the colorful brook trout on the left side and with the following personalized inscription next to the trout: TI14IT

[Jack Hise]

GTM
Ran into somewhat the same thing here when trying to register my pontoon for the first time. Had to get well into the registration process to find out it had to be registered already.
Fortunatly it's only 11 miles to the court house in Winchester.

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

Wow your bureaucracies have got ours beat 6 ways from sunday. Up here you only have to walk in to any insurance office, pay the fees and presto you are handed the tags.

As for toons you don't have to register them at all. Boats are registered free.

But per capita we Canadians are the most heavily taxed people on the planet.

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

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[DianeID]

But per capita we Canadians are the most heavily taxed people on the planet.

It got me wondering...

States Ranked by Total State Taxes and Per Capita Amount: 2005
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars)
Total tax Total tax per capita
Rank State Amount Rank State Amount

United States?.. 647,886,410 United States?.. 2,189.84

1 California?.. 98,434,685 1 Vermont?.. 3,600.16
2 New York?.. 50,190,396 2 Hawaii?.. 3,477.93
3 Florida?.. 33,894,971 3 Wyoming?.. 3,417.77
4 Texas?.. 32,784,942 4 Connecticut?.. 3,300.49
5 Pennsylvania?.. 27,262,969 5 Delaware?.. 3,228.79


Then I found this.... http://www.worldtaxpayers.org/statpres.htm

Total Tax Pressure
- Public Revenue from Taxes and Social Security
Contributions as Percentage of the Gross Domestic Product.
1975 1985 1995 1998 1999* 2000
Sweden 43,4 50,0 47,6 52,0 52,1 52,0
Denmark 41,4 48,9 49,4 49,8 50,6 49,8
Finland 37,7 40,8 44,9 46,2 46,5 46,2
Belgium 61,6 46,9 44,8 45,9 45,4 45,9
France 36,9 44,5 44,0 45,2 46,0 45,2
Austria 37,7 42,4 41,3 44,4 44,3 44,4
Norway 39,9 43,3 41,5 43,6 41,8 43,6
Italy 26,2 34,5 41,2 42,7 43,0 42,7
Luxembourg 38,8 47,7 41,9 41,5 42,1 41,5
Netherlands 43,0 44,1 41,9 41,0 40,3 41,0
Hungary - - 42,4 38,7 37,0 38,7
Czech Republic - - 40,1 38,3 37,5 38,3
Poland - - 39,8 37,9 - 37,9
Canada 33,1 33,1 35,7 37,4 - 37,4
United Kingdom 35,4 37,5 35,2 37,2 36,6 37,2
Germany 36,0 38,1 38,2 37,0 37,7 37,0
New Zealand 31,1 32,1 37,6 35,2 35,2
Switzerland 28,0 30,6 33,5 35,1 35,1 35,1
Portugal 21,6 27,2 32,7 34,2 34,5 34,2
Spain 19,5 28,8 32,8 34,2 35,1 34,2
Iceland 29,6 38,4 31,2 33,6 35,4 33,6
Ireland 30,2 36,4 33,1 32,2 31,9 32,2
Greece 25,5 29,0 31,7 - - 33,7
Australia 27,6 29,2 29,4 29,9 - 29,9
United States 26,7 26,9 27,6 28,9 - 28,9
Turkey 16.0 15.4 22.6 28.7 31.8 28,7
Japan 20,9 27,6 28,4 28,4 27,7 28,4
Korea 15,2 16,8 20,5 21,1 23,8 21,1
Mexico - 17,0 16,6 16,0 16,5 16,1


I'm not sure how US gets the average of 28.9 because DH loses 54% of his paycheck to taxes, SS, fees, etc., before it ever gets to the bank.

[Ray]

TI14IT??? I don't get it?

[Eric-WD]

TI14IT??? I don't get it?

Glad I'm not the only one, just didnt want to be the first to admit it.

Eric

[TxEngr]

Ray,

I struggled for a while with it also. I think (and this is only my guess) that it means Tie One For It (TI - 1 - 4 - IT). My clue was his description of placing this next to the trout on the plate. OK GrnMtMan - let me know if I guessed right!

TxEngr

[Grn Mt Man]

TxEngr,

You are correct-a-mundo on the tag meaning and selected the correct clue. The vertical brook trout (my favorite quarry) on the left side of the tag.

"Tie one for it" = TI14IT

Ray & Eric-WD,

Wanted something a little unique that would fit the fly fishing theme plate and if you choose a theme plate it only allows six letter, numbers, etc. instead of the seven for plain plates. Tried to think of one that might read the same backwards and this is as close as I could get.