It used to be that changing a headlight was simple.
Part of the new world order here in this state is that vehicle inspections are now linked, by some great computer, to vehicle registrations. Which means that The Fuzz can not renew his tag with out said inspection. To tell the truth, he tends to be just a bit slack in these matters often letting the sticker run out and driving like that for quite a while. Apparently this new way of handling things was devised just to mess up his life.
You can probably see where this is headed, and you're correct. He would have to break down and finally tend to this. So he worked out a plan. He on a morning when he would be going to town by himself, he would take the thing over after work, wait in line and get the new sticker.
It was still somewhat dark as he left home. That was when he noticed something odd about the headlight pattern on the road. When he stopped to investigate, he found his fears confirmed, one headlight was out. It is common knowledge that a car with only one functional headlight will not pass the inspection inspection. But he had a plan. During the lunch break, he would slip over to the Auto Parts Store and purchase a new bulb. And then he could pop it in before the ordeal. But it turned out that "popping it in" would be the ordeal. One needed to reach behind the battery to get to this light. So he borrowed some pliers and loosened the battery hold downs. Disconnecting the battery seemed like a bad idea considering the computer and all, so there was still only limited access. Even with one of the mechanics helping, they could not get the old one out. They did have an idea of how it was supposed to work. But it was putting up a fight. They did not want to chance damaging anything expensive, (which is everything) so The Fuzz drove sadly home to consult his manual.
But things did get better for our hero. On consulting the book, he found that they were indeed on the right track. But there was one tiny trick to the process. With this knoledge, it was quick work to get things straitened out.
But The Fuzz still did not want to put this off any longer. Although he feared he might be too late to get in, he rushed back to town. And then, has he approched the city, the thoought came to him that a differnt, closer, place might still be open. As he pulled in, he noticed the hours posted- 8:00-5:30. It was 5:28. He didn't want to keep these poor working folks from getting home, so he was prepared to leave. But these fellows were some of the satisfied custumers of his garbage route, and they asked what he needed. When he told them, it was no problem, and they took car of in right quick. And so, now every thing is OK with this motor vehicle, and we will be able to renew the tag.
You can probably see where this is headed, and you're correct. He would have to break down and finally tend to this. So he worked out a plan. He on a morning when he would be going to town by himself, he would take the thing over after work, wait in line and get the new sticker.
It was still somewhat dark as he left home. That was when he noticed something odd about the headlight pattern on the road. When he stopped to investigate, he found his fears confirmed, one headlight was out. It is common knowledge that a car with only one functional headlight will not pass the inspection inspection. But he had a plan. During the lunch break, he would slip over to the Auto Parts Store and purchase a new bulb. And then he could pop it in before the ordeal. But it turned out that "popping it in" would be the ordeal. One needed to reach behind the battery to get to this light. So he borrowed some pliers and loosened the battery hold downs. Disconnecting the battery seemed like a bad idea considering the computer and all, so there was still only limited access. Even with one of the mechanics helping, they could not get the old one out. They did have an idea of how it was supposed to work. But it was putting up a fight. They did not want to chance damaging anything expensive, (which is everything) so The Fuzz drove sadly home to consult his manual.
But things did get better for our hero. On consulting the book, he found that they were indeed on the right track. But there was one tiny trick to the process. With this knoledge, it was quick work to get things straitened out.
But The Fuzz still did not want to put this off any longer. Although he feared he might be too late to get in, he rushed back to town. And then, has he approched the city, the thoought came to him that a differnt, closer, place might still be open. As he pulled in, he noticed the hours posted- 8:00-5:30. It was 5:28. He didn't want to keep these poor working folks from getting home, so he was prepared to leave. But these fellows were some of the satisfied custumers of his garbage route, and they asked what he needed. When he told them, it was no problem, and they took car of in right quick. And so, now every thing is OK with this motor vehicle, and we will be able to renew the tag.
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