Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ed P Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Smithey Ironware Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:20:00 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <67282070$1$1895497$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <672cf4d6$0$2754$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:20:01 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="880dff0cf3a33a1cb54e6d4c778ddc14"; logging-data="2907802"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18ceYa5irglPBnnSerKcpxsTeQger2uofE=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1://f93HCM81McI1BxEnVLmLGkXZY= In-Reply-To: <672cf4d6$0$2754$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2840 On 11/7/2024 12:12 PM, Michael Trew wrote: > On 11/5/2024 1:23 PM, Bruce wrote: >> On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 13:11:38 -0500, Ed P wrote: >>> >>> Yes, they circumvent the laws anyway. >> >> In Australia, and maybe in applicable US states as well, the police >> have a scanner that automatically reads license plates of passing cars >> it sees and checks them in the computer. The computer tells them >> whether that car has had its yearly check. If not, you're stopped and >> you're in trouble. > > Many US states and localities scan license plates to make sure your > registration is current, but most states have inspection stickers on the > lower windshield corner that cops will look for. > > I've been pulled over in Pennsylvania for old expired PA inspection > stickers, and they begrudgingly let me go when they realized that I live > and am registered in Ohio. The sticker color changes each time so easy to alert. Some years ago, the stickers were yellow and I knew a guy that used Top Value Trading Stamps and never got stopped. The inspection stations all had a gimmick too. One would pass any car but the three that I took all needed a headlight adjustment. Quick, cheap and easy and you did not question it as the worn ball joints they ignored would have been very expensive.