Oh, and I believe the luck of the Irish really was with us, as we got pulled over! (for the record, I was chatting, yes...but J was driving!) So, he was going 42 in a 30 mph zone (and the speed limits change every couple blocks here, seriously! and it was a four lane:D) So, on top of that crime, I couldn't locate our SC registration (which was in the van, I did find it when we got home)---but I located a WI one, and we handed it to her--(and upon inspection, I realized it belonged to the previous car owners! Of course, we had to turn ours in when we got our SC license plates (the jeep still has WI plates:O); and if that wasn't enough law-breaking for one night--we found out that in SC you are supposed to get a state driver's licence within 10 days of residency! Ok, we did not know that--and we could somewhat justify still having WI licences...we were home-owners in WI, until Dec. 26th! At that point we were 1.5 months away from closing on our new home in SC--so even if I had been aware of the law, it still wouldn't have made sense, to get a license, just to go back a month later to get a new one. So there:D So, those were our crimes. How much do you think the ticket was? Any guesses? Oh, back to the license...property taxes in SC are VERY reasonable--especially compared to Wisconsin's which are fairly high. But, there's a catch--we found this out at the closing of our home---if you don't fill out this property assessement form and have it in by the end of the year (and this requires a valid South Carolina driver's license)---your property taxes will triple---so, the law is not enough incentive for us---but the $$$$$$ sure is:D
Ok, so what was your guess on the ticket amount! I was shocked--seriously, with all of our "bads" I was seriously shocked that he only received a warning! The luck O' da Irish was truly with us. My grandma always said, "everybody's a little Irish on St. Patrick's Day!"
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