greenlawn's Blog

My registration, for my truck is due and it needs to be tested. So I changed the oil, and replaced the spark plugs. The plugs are a real Beatch to get at, and it took several wrench combinations, and some bloody knuckles to get it done! Feeling confident I drive over to the testing station at N. 76th and Clinton. I sit there for about 1/2 hour. Then they flag me in and tell me to sit in this booth. This woman starts reving up my truck on these Dynometer like wheels, and puts my poor truck through this test up to 60mpr and back down again about three times. The third time I can hear this LOUD grinding sound and I start pounding on the window, yelling what the hell are you doing to my truck!!!!! She finishes the test and pulls the truck forward. She trys to open the gas cap, but cant. It's a locking cap I say. I attempt to unlock it for her, and she says please get back in the booth. Then she tells me to sit in my truck but I don't because I'd like to relock my gas cap after she's done with it, the price of gas being what it is.....  Then a supervisor walks up to me and asks me if I had one white-wall tire before I came in. I said no and walked around to the right side of my truck and saw the whole sidewall of my tire was chewed to the bone! "What the hell did you do to my truck?" I say... The woman reapears and hands me some papers. I asked her if I passed or failed. She says " You failed sir, have a nice day." I say you trashed my tire and failed me?!" The supervisor took a picture of the tire and gave me form to fill out and send to the DMV for re-embersment. OOOOHHHH YEA!!!!! I should have a check by christmas!!!! To the folks at the testing station.......HAVE A NICE DAY!!