Car Tags, Driving, and ....What?!
Posted by Michele Barber on Friday, July 27, 2012
So, we went into Loerrach to get our car registered with new title and tags. Once we were finished, I agreed to drive once we were outside of town. A major accomplishment I must say seeing as how it is a stick shift. So,when we were outside of town Hunter turns the driving over to me. I drove about 10 kilometers (6 miles) which included driving into Kandern and to Lidle (grocery store). Which meant I had to park the car correctly into a parking spot. I did it. I am making progress even if it is slow.
Now to back track a bit and talk about the car tags. So, we went to the courthouse to register he car and they sent us across the street to get our tags. Once across the street, we had to wait for our tags to be made. They literally made the car tags (front and back) while we waited. I wish I'd had my camera! They took a sheet of metal, set up the numbers and letters, pressed it into the metal, then sent the tag through another piece of machinery to color the letters and numbers black. All that for a customized tag. In the states it would take about 2 weeks to get the tags. My customized tag is Lo ok 416. Lo stands for Loerrach. I wanted my plates to spell something so I went for "look." 416 is my birthday. Hopefully, with that combination, I will be able to find my gray car in the gray mass of cars already out there. That and I should be able to remember my tag number/letters.
Anyways, on the way home we saw a male German cyclist out on the road. Nothing to write home about.....but..... that.....he was only wearing a white speedo. Our European counterparts and their ways....what can I say? It is all about being cool in this hot weather we are experiencing. At least he was wearing something. Several years back we had friends who saw a German hiker in their town with nothing on! Summer has arrived here in Kandern. Temps this week have been up in the 90s. With no air conditioning one deals with the heat the best they can...even if it means biking in your speedo.
Now to back track a bit and talk about the car tags. So, we went to the courthouse to register he car and they sent us across the street to get our tags. Once across the street, we had to wait for our tags to be made. They literally made the car tags (front and back) while we waited. I wish I'd had my camera! They took a sheet of metal, set up the numbers and letters, pressed it into the metal, then sent the tag through another piece of machinery to color the letters and numbers black. All that for a customized tag. In the states it would take about 2 weeks to get the tags. My customized tag is Lo ok 416. Lo stands for Loerrach. I wanted my plates to spell something so I went for "look." 416 is my birthday. Hopefully, with that combination, I will be able to find my gray car in the gray mass of cars already out there. That and I should be able to remember my tag number/letters.
Anyways, on the way home we saw a male German cyclist out on the road. Nothing to write home about.....but..... that.....he was only wearing a white speedo. Our European counterparts and their ways....what can I say? It is all about being cool in this hot weather we are experiencing. At least he was wearing something. Several years back we had friends who saw a German hiker in their town with nothing on! Summer has arrived here in Kandern. Temps this week have been up in the 90s. With no air conditioning one deals with the heat the best they can...even if it means biking in your speedo.