Re: Placards

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Janet,

Good luck. Hope it works out for you with your police departments.

Angera

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I was just reading readers digest and there is a blurb about a fire caused by a

crystal hanging on the rear view mirror and with the sunlight, started a fire on

a stack of papers in the vehicle...how timely, huh?

Well, about accents. I don't have one..lol. The Piedmont accent I love is from

those Virginians who live in Culpeper and surrounding counties. This includes

the famous Monticello area where Jefferson lived.

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On ours it says something about not driving with it up there but doesn't say

it's illegal. I drove with it hanging there for 15 years before I was

stopped. go figure. We have a separate card to carry with the person's

name, etc on it but have never had to show it. The cop told me I could hit a

building with it hanging there but when you look at things people hang there,

it's just silly. Jessie

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> Just a word for those of you getting the parking permit placards.

I

> don't know about other states but in Kansas it is a moving violation to

drive

> with the placard hanging there.

Well, I picked up 's today. There is a statement that it is to be

hung only while parking..no mention of any law. Yea, that is kinda silly

considering what people hang on their rear view mirror. I have Tim's work

tag and TJ has his high school parking pass. I occasionally use one for my

job (to park free in the county garage while on county business). I also

have 's rosary that he made hanging from the rear view window in the

jeep.

Here in VA, they also have the disabled person's name and date of birth on

the tag (reverse side).

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In a message dated 12/27/2001 8:12:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

> I also

> have 's rosary that he made hanging from the rear view window in the

,

I don't know about the rest of VA but here you are not allowed to hang

anything from rear view mirror while driving. Big article awhile back about

the prisms everyone was hanging. Tickets are issued!! Handicap tags are put

in glove compartments and pulled out when you actually park in a handicap

space.

Cheryl in VA

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North like where????

I have 's baby shoes (his first pair of gap sneakers) and a hanging pooh

thingie. On my passenger visor I have my guardian angel of the highway and

Ralph's palm cross. It's not very busy and I can see fine. No handicap

parking permit here because amanda walks so well.

Although, they do have these courtesy spots for cars of people with small

children or in strollers. They didnt have them when my kids were little and

i was thinking that is what we need - courtesy parking spots!!!!

~ Mom to 11 DS and 7 NY

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In PA it's illegal to have anything hanging from the rv mirror.

Di, mom to Jake(19,nda) and 4 (DS)

Pennsylvania

Re: placards

On ours it says something about not driving with it up there but doesn't say

it's illegal

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In a message dated 12/28/01 10:38:10 AM Canada Central Standard Time,

wildwards@... writes:

> ,

> I don't know about the rest of VA but here you are not allowed to hang

> anything from rear view mirror while driving. Big article awhile back

> about

> the prisms everyone was hanging. Tickets are issued!! Handicap tags are

> put

> in glove compartments and pulled out when you actually park in a handicap

> space.

> Cheryl in VA

>

I believe that it's the law here in MN that you aren't supposed to hang

anything from the rv mirror while driving. (some still do, but I think they

have to be stopped for something else to get the ticket) I do know that the

parking tag for the college that the girls went to in Roch had printed on the

back of them to not leave hanging when driving.

Joy

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<<Handicap tags are put

in glove compartments and pulled out when you actually park in a handicap

space.

Cheryl in VA>>

This is also true for Ohio. When I lived in Manassas, VA, I receiced a

written warning from an officer that I could not have a decal on my back

window of my automobile.

Gail in windy and freezing Cleveland although we only have an inch or 2 of

snow.

http://www.emandan.freeserve.co.uk/ted.htm

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> ,

> I don't know about the rest of VA but here you are not allowed to

hang anything from rear view mirror while driving. Big article

awhile back about the prisms everyone was hanging. Tickets are

issued!! Handicap tags are put in glove compartments and pulled out

when you actually park in a handicap space.

> Cheryl in VA

Here is the code (rather vague..what defines a highway??, huh?...I'll

ask a friend of mine who is a cop and see what he says):

§ 46.2-1054. Suspension of objects or alteration of vehicle so as to

obstruct view of driver.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle on a

highway in the Commonwealth with any object or objects, other than a

rear view mirror, sun visor, or other equipment of the motor vehicle

approved by the Superintendent, suspended from any part of the motor

vehicle in such a manner as to obstruct the driver's clear view of

the highway through the windshield, the front side windows, or the

rear window, or to alter a passenger-carrying vehicle in such a

manner as to obstruct the driver's view through the windshield.

However, this section shall not apply (i) when the driver's clear

view of the highway through the rear window is obstructed if such

motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side, so located as

to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for at least 200 feet

to the rear of such vehicle or (ii) to safety devices installed on

the windshields of vehicles owned by private waste haulers or local

governments and used to transport solid waste.

(1960, c. 122, § 46.1-291.1; 1972, cc. 8, 844; 1987, c. 135; 1989, c.

727.)

Meanwhile, I will not put the rosary away..it's going to stay

there..it does not obstruct my view and it's made with plastic and

not crystals I'll email my friend later tonight. You should see

what some of the people up north have hanging from their mirrors)

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What about West Virginia? I know it's there , I visited - lol

Allyson

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In a message dated 12/28/01 1:46:41 PM Central Standard Time,

gboughton@... writes:

> <<Handicap tags are put

> in glove compartments and pulled out when you actually park in a handicap

> space.

> Cheryl in VA>>

>

> This is also true for Ohio. When I lived in Manassas, VA, I receiced a

> written warning from an officer that I could not have a decal on my back

> window of my automobile.

> Gail in windy and freezing Cleveland although we only have an inch or 2 of

> snow.

>

Well, it makes sense. But it seems like anything goes here except our

placards. Crazy! Jessie

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In a message dated 12/28/01 6:17:11 PM Central Standard Time,

linman42@... writes:

> Although, they do have these courtesy spots for cars of people with small

> children or in strollers. They didnt have them when my kids were little

> and

> i was thinking that is what we need - courtesy parking spots!!!!

>

> ~ Mom to 11 DS and 7 NY

>

> Here in some places they have a special spot for pregnant women. Kind

> a nice. Usually at grocery stores.

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In a message dated 12/28/01 6:42:45 PM Central Standard Time,

JTesmer799@... writes:

> I believe that it's the law here in MN that you aren't supposed to hang

> anything from the rv mirror while driving. (some still do, but I think

> they

> have to be stopped for something else to get the ticket) I do know that

> the

> parking tag for the college that the girls went to in Roch had printed on

> the

> back of them to not leave hanging when driving.

>

> Joy

>

Funny thing is that in those 15 years that I drove with the placard

hanging there, I drove several times from KC to northern Minn. and back and

nobody ever stopped me till this one guy. And I still see people driving

with them all the time. I leave mine on top of the dash where it's visible

in case we forget to hang it up. Jessie

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> North like where????

>

Here in Virginia, there is Virginia and then there is Northern Virginia.

lol!

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When and where did you live in Manassas? We're about 5 miles outside

the city limits. Do you ever return for visits.

The Manassas city police seem to have a reputation for stopping

people for small infractions--usually just a warning, though.

Bev

Gail Boughton wrote:

> <<Handicap tags are put

> in glove compartments and pulled out when you actually park in a handicap

> space.

> Cheryl in VA>>

>

> This is also true for Ohio. When I lived in Manassas, VA, I receiced a

> written warning from an officer that I could not have a decal on my back

> window of my automobile.

> Gail in windy and freezing Cleveland although we only have an inch or 2 of

> snow.

> http://www.emandan.freeserve.co.uk/ted.htm

>

>

>

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In a message dated 12/28/01 1:35:38 PM Central Standard Time,

drf218@... writes:

> In PA it's illegal to have anything hanging from the rv mirror.

>

> Di, mom to Jake(19,nda) and 4 (DS)

HI

Not sure about TN Law lol but I do have my sunglasses hanging form my mirror

Kathy mom to Sara 10

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In a message dated 12/29/2001 12:55:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,

b4alltoday@... writes:

> Not sure about TN Law lol but I do have my sunglasses hanging form my mirror

>

>

You rascal! ;-)

Cheryl in VA

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<<When and where did you live in Manassas? We're about 5 miles outside

the city limits. Do you ever return for visits.

The Manassas city police seem to have a reputation for stopping

people for small infractions--usually just a warning, though.

Bev>>

My older kids... soon to be 21 in a few days! YIKES He was born at

Prince Hospital. Well their dad was an Air Traffic Controller at

Dulles. We lived there for a few years on Balls Ford Road...There used to

be a Private Mini Storage that I managed. This was 1980-81 hhehehe..I am

old now! lol I don't visit because I wasn't from there. Once we had to

auction off someones unpaid storage contents. The auctioneer came and we

took inventory together. I remember we marked down that there were 2 END

tables and this guy with that southern accents pronounced it INN

tables...hehe...I was glad to move to NY as I didn't want my new born baby

to grow up and talk like that. hehe...just kidding.

Gail

http://www.emandan.freeserve.co.uk/ted.htm

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My second brothers first wife was from kircaldy (said kircoddy) near edinburgh

(scotland!). I took her two boys out

one time when the eldest (marcus) was just 4 and drove them past the beach on

the way home when marcus (now a strapping

army private and father of my newly aquired great neice!) said 'antie sue, can

we no gor te there shore?' so I sorry,

its far too cold, and besides we're late getting back but he persisted all the

way home. Anyway, transpired he wanted

to go to the show not the shore, the show being what I would call a fair and

possibly in the states a carnival and he

called the beach the beach and not the shore so I was totally misled!! Even in

britain we have problems with

accents!!!

sue wong,

JB66111@... wrote:

> I used to have a neighbor and friend who was fresh out of Scotland.

> She really broke me up sometimes. She had a bunch of brothers and had some

> wild stories to tell. One of them started with " we had a sailor under the

> house-- " I stopped her, you had sailor under the house? what were you doing

> with him? No, she said, a hole, you know. Oh, a cellar. Sure, a sailor.

> I've had many laughs over that one. There were many others. She was from

> Glasgow. Jessie

>

>

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In a message dated 12/29/01 1:53:24 PM Central Standard Time,

gboughton@... writes:

> I remember we marked down that there were 2 END

> tables and this guy with that southern accents pronounced it INN

> tables...hehe...I was glad to move to NY as I didn't want my new born baby

> to grow up and talk like that. hehe...just kidding.

> Gail

Hey Gail lol I just said " end tables " out loud to see how I would say it and

yep it came out " inn " tables lolol I did grow up in the north but Ive been

down here since 1976 sooooo I guess I did pick up the southern way of saying

things

Ill have to test my kids and see what they say lol

Kathy mom to Sara 10...........TN

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In a message dated 12/31/2001 12:32:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gboughton@... writes:

<< LOL Kathy! My favorite on Survivor is Tom the farmer from TN. I know I

couldn't live with him more than a week, but I just love his accent! >>

Oooh! I like him too. I hope he wins!

Happy New Year!

Kathy, Liam's mom ( 3 1/2) Who was once told by I gentleman from Nebraska,

that I couldn't possibly be from NY because I speak like an American! Go

figure.

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Gotta chime in here,

When you guys meet me in PA or in WV you will know me as soon as I open my

mouth!!! PA should be very interesting with my Brooklyn accent, Ally from

England and Kathy (and a little but shell deny it) with southern

accents!!!!!

~ Mom to 11 DS and 7 NY

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In a message dated 12/31/2001 12:52:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gboughton@... writes:

<< Kathy, don't they have that commercial of the 2 girls from NY...probably

from the Bronx with that exaggerated accent and they are in europe ...not

sure what it is for but if you've seen it, you know! >>

Gail,

I know which one you mean. I think they were from Long Guyland. I grew up

north of NYC, so I confuse everyone. I love accents too!

Kathy, Liam's mom ( 3 1/2)

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See,

I said would deny her accent!