Great Day!

Hey Everyone!

I woke up and went upstairs to get some breakfast. Instead of eating, however, I ended up mopping the kitchen and sunroom floors. After that, my mom made me a delicious ham and egg sandwich with fresh cherry preserves. That broad knows how to cook! Immediately after breakfast, I got ready and headed over to a neighbor's house to check out her yard (she wants me to do some yardwork for her). We talked for a while and she showed me her property. It looks like a lot of work but she's pretty cool and she'll [obviously] compensate me for it. Before I left, I asked her about her tag (2143). She said she'd sell it to me for $10,000. So I said yes. HAHA just kidding I wish. From there, I stopped back at my house really quick to grab my camera and left to pick up Paige.

After I picked her up, we stopped at Wachovia and then drove up through Greenville to check for any Saturday tags:




Haha that last one is intense - that's SO close to the limit! While we drove up through Centerville, it started to DOWNPOUR! Shortly after that, Nilsa called us to tell us the game was cancelled and that we should just go to their house. We headed up to their house and chilled for a bit. Julian's racing game for Xbox has the ability to customize your license plates with different states and all - of course we used Delaware and I suggested the number 4 on a Ferrari F355. Sweet deal! Shortly after, we headed to Season's Pizza on 202 for some food and then headed out for our trip to F.C. Kerbeck!

We headed up through PA and finally, after about 40 minutes of yelling and screaming, we pulled up to F.C. Kerbeck. We were greeted by three salespeople, asking us if we needed help to find out where to go. We headed up to the second floor, which houses Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and Lamborghini. We took tons of pictures so check them out! Julian asked the salesman to open the door on the LP640 and he agreed to. He even let us all get inside and sit in it! We got to talking and he told me a little bit about their sales - about 1-2 Gallardos per month, 1 Murcielago every two months, and about 15 Bentleys per month. That That was a great experience! After that, we headed downstairs to check out the Maseratis and Aston Martins. I was pretty surprised to see a DBS in stock! It was nice but not as nice as the upstairs portion. Before we headed out, we walked through the second floor one more time. Man those cars are hot. Paige fell in love with the sky blue Bentley Continental GTC - I don't blame her haha. We headed out and headed to the King of Prussia Mall. We only went into Foot Locker, the Hello Kitty Store, Hollister, and Louis Vuitton. After that, we headed to check out Algar Ferrari and then went to my Aunt Tammy's house because there was a family party in progress. We grabbed a small bite to eat and headed back to Delaware. Justin came back with me so that was cool. After we dropped Roberto and Julian off, we headed down through Greenville and the only tag I saw was PC478:



My regular parking lots were EMPTY! Like - there were zero cars in there. I was amazed. Oh well.

Yay No More Escuela!

Finally! No more school. ... til August haha.

Woke up around 10 and gave Alexa piano lessons. Right after piano lessons, my dad asked me if I wanted to go to Costco - of course I said yes! I convinced him to take me to Greenville first haha. We got up there and my dad immediately spotted PC7 - go him! The first car we saw was PC76 on a Bentley Continental Flying Spur:

What a great way to start the day! I also saw PC278 and PC662 in Greenville. After that, we headed down to the Szechuan restaurant for some lunch. It was amazing, as always. Boss was chatting with some people as they were walking out and we were paying and he told us he watched her grow up over the past 30 years. I told him that was incredible and he reminded me that he watched me grow up too. Ahh memories! As we left Szechaun, we spotted a live sighting of PC400 - good sighting! We then headed to Costco and parked RIGHT BEHIND tag 59:

Another fabulous sighting. We went into Costco and did our thing. Before we headed out of the Costco lot, we spotted tag 411. We then headed home and chilled for a bit. I finished two math practice finals and talked to Danielle and Jon for a while. Good people :]

I got to Newark at 7pm on the dot, only to find out that my math final was not in the same room I thought it was going to be. I called my dad and he got the right room off the web - at least what I thought was the right room. It turned out that the room posted on the website was next to the room that I thought it was in (but wasn't). I went into there and the professor in there walked me to yet another room haha. I took my math final and headed promptly to Homegrown to meet Tom. We had dinner and strolled up and down Main St. That was fun. Tom wanted to get a lotto ticket but they were closed for inventory. We headed back to the car - Tom drove me to my car (I walked to Homegrown initially) and we headed back to my house. On the way home, I spotted tag 311 but unfortunately couldn't get a picture! I was so pissed!

Boring Summer Day

Woke up around 9am. Bored. Bullshitted around the house for a few hours. My dad made burgers on the grill for lunch - they were bangin. I eventually headed to Dover to hunt for tags. It was a pretty ritual trip. Spotted 884 in Smyrna. Got to Dover and the first tag I spotted was 95 on an SL500.

Other tags in Dover were 173 and C730 on a school bus haha.


After downtown Dover, I headed to the Dover Downs parking lot and spotted dealer tag 11 on the way out:

Good stuff. I came home and napped until choir rehearsal. Went to choir, came home, chilled. Pretty standard day. I really want to see tags 1-3. I need to find them. I'm pretty lonely though. I need more friends. Bye.

Impromptu Day

Woke up around 8am and wrote some emails to tag brokers in Delaware. I also started to call some lawn companies to get some estimates. One guy, Mike, came to the house and we walked around the grounds so he could check it out. He mentioned something about hiring someone else to help him so I've been pondering that. After he left I went to eat arepas with my dad, uncle Greg, and Justin. We talked for a while about tags and lawn - see how I can make a living out of one (or both) of them. We came up with some pretty interesting ideas. I love talking to my uncle Greg because he is truly a business genius. After some talking, my uncle Greg asked if there was anything to do and I proposed we go to the beach - he accepted. We all took quick showers, got dressed, and headed out!

On the way down, I spotted tag C169. Pretty sweet stuff!

Once we got to the beach, we headed through Lewes. No tags but nice sights. We then took a slight detour to get to the Rehoboth Beach Yacht and Country Club. In the surrounding neighborhood, we spotted tag 66 in a garage:

We then drove around and i MISSED tag 160. I was so pissed! After the RBYCC we went down to Rehoboth Ave to get some Thrashers and to some steak sub shop. Unfortunately, we had to get them to go because we were running late on time. We started to head back home but my dad and I switched driving in Lewes so I could sit in the back and eat my cheesesteak. We got home at 3:25 and I immediately headed up to Greenville to teach piano.

On my way up, I spotted tag 41:

I got to the house around 4pm but they weren't there! I used the time to hunt for low tags in the Greenville/Wilmington area. As I drove through Greenville, the only tag I saw was this:


Heh that's SO intense. I started to drive more through Wilmington but I looked at my gas gauge and I was almost empty. Unfortunately, I had to head home. Blah.

A Memorial Day to Remember

I woke up around 7am and immediately showered. After that, I bullshitted on the computer for a bit and helped my mom and uncle Greg get ready for our Memorial Day BBQ. At around 9:25am, I left for Dover to meet my buddy Tyler so we could hunt for LDTs (low-digit tags) in Sussex County. Right before I met up with Tyler, I spotted D97 at Dover VW.

Before we headed to Sussex County, we stopped through Dover - there was absolutely nothing.

We then headed to a few car dealerships in Milford. The best thing we saw was plate 578 but it was in a garage and there was a guy standing right next to it. I felt a little bit uncomfortable taking the picture so we let it slide. We headed into historic Milford to some school bus yards. My friend Tyler is really into school buses and LDTs so he knows where all the low-digit C tags are, including C90. In one bus yard, we saw (all black tags) C806, C472, and C463. Unfortunately, we never got to see C90 but Tyler said he's going to try to get a picture of it this week. We decided to then drive past the Minner family home in the farm area of Milford and then head to Milton and Harbeson. There was nothing in Milton but in Harbeson, we spotted this:

That was the second-best highlight of our trip!

After that, we headed to Lewes. The roads were FULL of cops and speed traps. We finally got to Lewes and started to drive around - I had no idea that Lewes was so big! Among the tags we saw in Lewes were 645, PC215 (on a beach tag!), PC255, 251, and 185. We then headed to a fairly exclusive development in Lewes and saw PC970, PC577, and PC408. After exhausting all LDT possibilities, we promptly headed over to Rehoboth Beach.

First we drove through the Rehoboth Beach Country Club and Yacht Club and the surrounding neighborhood. Three words. OH. MY. GOD. These houses are ENORMOUS! I will definitely be going there more often.

Here's the breakdown:

• In the surrounding neighborhood
• PC639, C692, 218, 777
• At the RBCC
• 234, 277, 984, D1, 914
• Near the beach
• 293

After Rehoboth, we headed back to Dover to part ways. We decided to stop at Wendy's on Rt. 1 in Rehoboth. I'm not kidding when I tell you that it took us 20 minutes from the time we walked in the door to the time we left with our carryout food. The work ethic in that location was terrible! There were two hourly employees and a manager in the dining room, chatting and gossiping, while this poor older lady worked the whole front counter by herself. I felt terrible! What happened that the work ethic in the country is so bad? Sometimes I'm ashamed of being an American.

We headed back to Dover and, after sitting in 75 minutes of traffic for a drive that should have taken 35 minutes. As soon as we got back to Dover, I suggested that we stop back at Legislative Hall one more time to scout out the reserved parking spots for the governor, lieutenant governor, and the secretary of state (tags 1, 2, and 3). The only one we could find was the lieutenant governor's. Sad.

Summer Days

I woke up around 7:45am sans alarm and I totally thought I overslept for church. Thank god I didn't though! On the way to church, I spotted C79 - I estimate that to be worth around $70,000:

I got to church and did the church thing. I'm glad we're finally on one service. That's much more convenient for me. After church, I headed to the Costco parking lot to browse for plates but saw nothing. After Costco, I went to the mall and saw SJ1 (St. Joe's University) and PC637:

Productive Day!

Oh man I was so productive today! I woke up around 8:30am and immediately went upstairs, not expecting to do anything - not even to do my Saturday Greenville trip. I was greeted by my mom, who was putting new fabric on our kitchen chairs and bar stools. I talked to her for a bit as I helped her remove the staples from the bottom of the chair cushions. Long story short, I talked her into going to Greenville with me as long as we stopped at a few supermarkets on the way back. We also went in her car, which saved me gas so that was pretty rad.

We left the house around 9:25am and made a not-so-quick stop at Dunkin Donuts. I'm not kidding you when I say we sat in that drive-thru for about five minutes. We left there and immediately headed up to Greenville. We stopped into Jansson's for a few minutes to check it out and buy a few things. They had an orchid there for $150 haha that is RIDICULOUS! We headed out and didn't really see any low-digit tags other than this:


We headed to Mercedes-Benz of Wilmington and, while my mom stopped into the Pathmark, I drove around the area to hunt for LDTs, but to no avail. We left and headed towards Kirkwood Highway. On our way, I spotted tag 133 but I couldn't get a picture - lame!

Next, we stopped at the dry cleaners to drop some stuff off and then headed to the pool store to pick up somethin for the pool - obviously haha. We headed to Shop-Rite the back way and I spotted PC545. We got to Shop-Rite and bought some stuff and ate some food. Nothin too intense there. We left and went to Costco and the mall to hunt for LDTs. The only thing there was PC351. My mom ran into the mall really quick to pick up some spice from Willams & Sonoma and then we headed home.

Delaware License Plates: Explained

Okay. For all of you who wonder why I put pictures of random license plates on my blog/Myspace, this is for you. Also, there are a few different types of registrations: number-only, PC ("passenger car"- originally for station wagons and SUVs but now they are used everywhere), C ("commercial" - for business vehicles), and D ("dealer"). Those are just a few. Please watch:



Also, for reference, here is a chart of values of the tags:

Numbers Only

Single Digit: $500,000+

Two Digit: $125,000 to $500,000

Three Digit: $30,000 to $100,000

Four Digit: $3,500 to $10,000

Five Digit: $400 to $1,500


PC Tags

Single Digit: Nothing Sold Recently

Two Digit: $35,000 to $60,000

Three Digit: $4,500 to $8,000

Four Digit: $500 to $1,500


C Tags

Single Digit: $75,000+

Two Digit: $40,000 to $65,000

Three Digit: $5,000 to $12,000

Four Digit: $750 to $2,500

Boringgg Day

Yeahh. Today was kinda lame - not gunna lie.

I woke up around 8:30 -dentist appointment at 9:15. I got there - got my teeth cleaned. Dentist said everything looked perfect. I left and as I was leaving, I spotted tag PC925. Sweet deal. I drove around Middletown for a few and then headed to Christiana Mall to meet my friend Aaron for lunch. We walked around the mall but it was empty and boring. Then we went to Don Pablos around 11am but it didn't open until 11:30. Needless to say, we went across the street to Houlihans. Our waiter turned out to be his friend so that was kinda nifty. It was after lunch that the fun started.

We walked out the door and right in front of us was a white Durango with black tag 979 on the back. We drove out of Houlihans and saw this:



After lunch, I drove Aaron back to his car. When I got out of the car, my jeans ripped ALL the way down my right leg haha. I was like "Uhh. Aaron. Crap." haha. We walked up to Aaron's car to listen to some music and he says "Dude. I have a bad feeling that I left my keys in the car." I look down at the passenger seat and there they are - his keys are sitting on the seat and the doors are locked. Long story short, I had to drive him to his mom's work to get the other keys and then back to the mall. Neat.

After that, I drove to church to start/finish/print my paper for music management. It was easy. I printed that off and left for Greenville to teach piano. That was easy too. While in Greenville, I spotted this:



After that, I headed to Newark to drop my paper off and then I headed home. The rest of the night was a blur, as I was pretty tired (and still am). I just installed Vista SP1 and IE8 Beta 1. Fun times! More on that later.

Night!

There's a First Time for Everything

So my dad and I are on the C&D Canal Bridge and we pull right behind plate PC22 - a neighbor. My dad was like "WHOA! PC22!" I was like "Oh I've seen that like 100 times AND they live right down the road." Yeahh. Then we hit mucho traffico but we got there around 8:15am.

After I dropped him off, I headed back to Delaware. I stopped at the McDonald's on Exit 2 in PA on I-95 to get some breakfast. When I was pulling out of the parking lot, I spotted PC969. Pretty decent sighting, being in PA and all. I decided to take 495 to US-13 and it was good thing that I did because when I got onto 13, I pulled RIGHT behind this:

That was pretty sweet :]

ANYWAY. About 15 minutes before I got home, I get a call from my mom, asking me to pick her up a coffee from Dunkin Donuts. No problem. When I pulled into the Dunkin Donuts shopping center, I passed plate 974. I swung around to get a picture of it - success. I got home, brought her the coffee, and then she asked me to take her car to get the tire plugged. Apparently it had been losing pressure and was getting flat. I went to our usual mechanic and he found a screw in there. It cost $15 to plug it - done and done. While I was waiting, I talked to the owner about the economy, the upcoming election, and his business. Cool guy - another example that you can't judge a book by its cover.

Instead of going home, I decided to drive down to Dover to see if I could find some nice low-digit plates. I drove all around - around Legislative Hall, the "Green", downtown Dover. It's a REALLY nice area - I'm going to start going more often. As far as plates go, I saw the following (in order of spotting):

• PC525
• PC84
• PC95
• 199
• C731 (CORRECT now I have C731, PC731 and 731!)
• PC766
• C20 (UGH I've been tracking that plate down for SO long)
• 535 (parked right next to C20)
• PC395
• 93

Not a bad day for sightings. In the midst of searching for plates, I accidentally went the wrong way down a one-way street. This black guy in a pickup truck (a sight you don't see everyday haha) pulled his window down and told me I was going the wrong way. As soon as he passed, a COP put his lights on and pulled me over. I told him it was an honest mistake and that I had never been in this area before. Luckily, he gave me a warning. Yay.