License Plates, the continuing saga

So, here it is, getting close to three months since I bought my new to me rig, and still no license plates.  Since I have cell phone service now that I left Red Rock, I did have a message from the Minnehaha Treasurer’s office that there was a problem with sending my plates.  Okay, so this morning I gave them a call.  They told me that I needed to have a notarized affidavit  of non-residency sent to them, and also a weight ticket.  After asking what a weight ticket was, I figured out I could do that.  Seems to me Universal RV in Minnesota could have provided that!  After telling the woman that I am a South Dakota resident, and have a SD driver’s license, she told me I still had to have the affidavit, and that I should just go to their website, print one off, and take care of it.  She also told me I was lucky she still had my paperwork on her desk.  Normally, she would have already returned it to I don’t know where.  Ugh!

I went to the website and viewed the form.  What jumped out at me was that it said if you had a SD driver’s license, you didn’t have to do this form!  It also made you swear before a notary that you didn’t have a SD driver’s license or a license anywhere in the US.  OMG!  So, I called the lady back in  Minnehaha County, and told her what I found out about the form.  She said, “oh, I thought you didn’t have a SD driver’s license.”   Duh!!  Didn’t you listen to what I said???  I must say that she was not the most friendly person to work with.  She also made some disparaging remarks about folks that register their rigs in SD, but don’t actually live there.  Get over it lady!  Anyway, I sent her the weight ticket today via snail mail, so I’m hopeful that I’ll finally have plates by the time I make it to Malheur NWR.  We’ll see.  :(

On a more positive note, when I visit a National Park or Refuge, I usually buy a tee shirt to commemorate my visit.  Well, I think the folks at Craters of the Moon National Monument need a new tee shirt designer.  :)   So, instead I bought this book…
Luckily, I’ve been to quite a few of the places listed, so I won’t have 1000 of them to try to squeeze in!  :)  It’s fun choosing a state, and seeing what this author thinks is worthwhile to see.  She also suggests the best time to be at each place.  Malheur NWR is listed with September and October being among the best months to visit.  Alrighty then, I guess I’ll be checking that one off!  I got the maps and campground guides out again this evening, and I think when I leave here I’ll spend a week in the Boise, ID, area to see some things and take care of getting a tall enough ladder at Camping World.

Thanks for stopping by….talk to you later,  Judy