Out with the old, in with the new

Out with the old...

In with the new...

Unfortunately, Paige refused to let me get "NT MRMN" or "SHRT BVS" for the van. And the Arizona Department of Transporation - Motor Vehicle Division - Personalized Plate Review Committee nearly didn't let us get "SOOOBIG" either.

We submitted the plate in March.

March 29 we got a letter stating that "the combination of letters that you requested could be perceived as having a connotation that may be offensive or misleading to the public." So the plate got referred to the ADOT-MVD-PPRC (which only meets every third Thursday of the month.)

In April we got a letter stating that the ADOT-MVD-PPRC had decided our plate indeed would be offensive or misleading, and denied it.

In May, we sent an appeal letter explaining that we didn't think the plate "SOOOBIG," when attached to a ginormous van, would be misleading.

And we couldn't fathom any way it could be offensive.

And that since “SOBIG”, “SOOBIG”, “S0BIG”, and “S00BIG” were all taken, we didn't see how one more "O" really made all that much difference.

And if they still thought that would be misleading or offensive, we would gladly change our choice to "NT MRMN" or "SHRT BVS" (I did write that in the original letter, and Paige wisely suggested that it probably wasn't going to win the hearts and minds of the humorless bureaucrats at the ADOT-MVD-PPRC. It didn't make the final version.)

Midway through June, our plate was approved and arrived.

Four months for a license plate. Gee, I can't wait until these guys are running my healthcare...

Now if only I could convince Paige to really go out with the old...

...and in with the new.