I Pass
Among the many depressing tasks associated with moving to another state in the US, is transferring all the paperwork for the cars. There is the new state registration, the new license plate, and the new driver's license; which meant my once more cramming to learn all the Rules of the Road (which are ever so slightly different in each state--Illinois includes a warning not to bribe the test administrator, (!) and the railroad crossing signs are a little different.) And then comes the dreaded Inspection. In New Jersey, the inspection is a big deal. Your car is looked at from front to back and you can fail for one bad tire. It takes 20 minutes, usually after waiting for 45 minutes in the New Jersey heat and humidity. (They don't care if your air conditioner is broken). In Jersey, my cars passed about half the time. I used to drive a big Ford F-150 truck, or at least occasionally drive it. Between the times I took it out, I had a wasp nest built over the gas cap (that was excit...