A few observations having seen lots of cars with Arizona plates so far this summer:
- Walked into Starbucks one day and some guy was in there acting like a loud obnoxious jackass, wearing the trademark Scottsdale dragon t-shirt and backwards baseball cap ... I thought this was unusual for the area and I got worried for a second, thinking my beloved town might be turning into Scottsdale, until I saw him get into an Audi A4 with Arizona plates and a 'Scottsdale Audi' license plate frame and I breathed a sigh of relief.
- The one time I've been cut off in recent months, it was another Audi with Arizona plates and the 'Scottsdale Audi' frame.
- Driving on a surface street with a 50 mph speed limit the other day, I saw cars going around some idiot driving slow in the left lane. I got closer and saw that it was a Mercedes with Arizona plates.
There have been dozens of examples of this last situation. I'm not complaining so much as I'm astonished that such a large populace has been trained by the threat of police enforcement to drive unusually slowly, even when they're in a rather fast-paced locale where driving slow causes problems and creates a traffic hazard.
No worries, Frank, the CHP will take care of them. They are on the lookout for out-of-state plates and are more than happy to repay AZ for the bad treatment that CA drivers get there.
On one of my trips to Scottsdale, outside of Blythe, 2 AZ drivers sped by me doing 85 (limit was 65). Well, in just a few mins a CHP pulled them BOTH over - just think 2 @ 85 = 2 Misdemeanors (Reckless Driving)@ $750 each plus a criminal record.
btw, don't think I posted it but the last time I was on the freeway around PHX that goes to Scottsdale, I was followed by an AZ highway patrol car for 3 miles. Directly behind me :/ Not sure why since I was going 65mph and not 1 mph over the limit (thank you for the heads-up re AZ police).
Not long ago I was at the DMV here and the guy ahead of me was from AZ, trying to register his car. HaHa - the clerk just was so mean to him - I guess he did not complete the paperwork (Duh!) to proceed with anything. She gave him an askance glance and he looked at me completely frustrated and left.
Let's just hope they go back to AZ. Probably laid-off mortgage lenders/realtors.
MG
Posted by: MG | July 28, 2008 at 06:46 PM
Uhhh, you guys are fucktards. I live in Scottsdale and well I am not rich, do not pretend to be rich nor do I think that my city is any better than the next. Hell, the only reason I live here is to be closer to my job. I find your comments very ignorant, but to each his own I guess.
Fucktards
Posted by: toomanymorons | July 30, 2008 at 06:36 PM
Confirmation bias.
Posted by: Neuro | July 30, 2008 at 08:51 PM