Car safety checks

My inspection sticker was set to expire tomorrow, so I made an appointment to get the car inspected and the new sticker put on. It’s interesting that there are no walk-ins for inspections these days, at least at the places I frequent. I suspect that’s because fewer gas stations do repairs, which means fewer mechanics get the safety inspector license. The repair places probably don’t see the point in getting more than one or two of their employees licensed to inspect, which means customers have to schedule their inspection.

Anyway, I drove up to Lex Brodie’s at the bottom of my hill this afternoon, handed over my keys, and plopped down in the waiting room to watch the opening few innings of Game Three of the World Series. About an hour later the car was passed, I was out $20 (the price has gone up; it used to be about $13, as I recall), and the Royals had a 3-2 lead.

That lead didn’t last.