Month: January 2005

This morning as I loaded the truck for the drive to work I noticed that the left rear tire was low, very low. Maybe single digit low. I plugged in my cheapo air compressor and topped it off. 29 PSI. I felt all around the tire, but did not feel anything. Today at lunch it measured 28 PSI. Did it lose a pound or was it just because it was colder outside on the parking lot that it was in my garage? I’ll check it tomorrow and if it is down again, I may have to actually jack up the car and take a real look for something.

South Carolina has around 100 different “specialty” license plates that a person can have instead of the plain ol’ plate. I have a non-standard plate on my car as a matter of fact. One of those plates, not mine, has kicked a bit of controversy since it’s introduction in 2001 and made it all the way to the doorstep of the US Supreme Court.

The “Choose Life” plate was ruled as a violation of the First Amendment in 2003 because there was no state sponsored alternatives for the pro-choice side. Yesterday the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, upholding the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, keeping the plates on the shelves. In an effort to allow the issuing of the “Choose Life” tags, South Carolina lawmakers introduced several bills today proposing new license plates, including ones that say “Pro Choice” or “Choose Abortion”. My favorite comes from Greenville Senator Mike Fair which will say, “Choose Death.” I wonder what the artwork for that one will be? A bloody coat hanger? Here is my entry in case they have a design contest…