On the road, at last
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Speranza cleared customs today, as planned. Here she is just before being unloaded from the container in which she crossed the Atlantic.
I am sleeping tonight at my designated start point in New Jersey and will begin the great American road trip after breakfast tomorrow. I must first take Speranza in for a New York State-mandated inspection. That can be done at the local car wash (!), will take 15 minutes, cost precisely nothing and will bring my US motor insurance fully into force.
I have also acquired and successfully activated a US smartphone. You can now call or text me (for the duration of the tour only) on +1 (862) 485 7250 as well as tweeting me @tompaine or emailing me via the link in the side-bar.
I look forward to many interesting encounters along the way.
I must first take Speranza in for a New York State-mandated inspection. That can be done at the local car wash (!), will take 15 minutes, cost precisely nothing and will bring my US motor insurance fully into force.......WTF!
How can that be of any use? Most car washes employ the criminal class, do NOT let the car contents out of your sight. Hope you did not install the drink holder for soft drinks bigger than 20oz (that Moggsy and I were lobbying for) or nanny-Bloomberg will impound the car as a hazard to your health. I despair for the US.
Safe travels.
Posted by: cascadian | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 08:33 AM