Monday, October 02, 2006

You do the Math

Take out your calculators! It's time to do some math!

How much does it cost to renew your tabs for your car by mail?

Tab Cost ($190) + Cost of Stamp ($0.39) = $190.39

How much does it cost to renew your tabs in person?

Gas to drive 2 miles (there and back) to the DMV: $0.21 +

Gas to drive 1 mile to Caribou Coffee because husband told you that the office opened at 7:30 AM, but when you got there saw that it really opens at 8 AM: $0.11 +

Large Caribou Coffee: $1.90 +

1 Newspaper to pass the time while you wait for the office to open: $0.35 +

Aggravation for 1/2 hour loss of sleep and spilt coffee on shirt and pants: $too much to write +

Gas for drive back to office: $.11 +

Tabs: $190 = =

Flowers, Candy, a Massage and Romantic Dinner from aforementioned husband

4 comments:

Mandi said...

This was hilarious....

you pay $190 to renew your tabs?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Holy cow....

Mrs. Hawk said...

Yeah, I do. It's pretty stupid!

Jax said...

Try living in CA! To register my car, including tabs, fees, a mandatory smog check, and switching my license, was a total of $500!!!! Now that stunk, let me tell you. Especially on an intern's salary...

Felecia said...

"Priceless!"

Dave's no dummy! By the way, I'm supposed to tell him "Hi" from Andy. (I mentioned some of 'Becky's suggestions' in CA. He finally realized who I was talking about!)

Thank you for the SIMI suggestion - very very very nice ~ and the candy store was WONDERFUL!