Kinda cool....but surely he got stopped by the police every bleeding day and he had to explain over and over again
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Steve Jobs' Lack of License Plate Explained
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I'm not sure about that. I guess almost every policeman in his area should have known that the grey mercedes without number plates belongs to Steve Jobs and that they better let him drive.
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Great idea until you get stopped in another State - Had this happen to me in Maryland with my car registered in CA - and only had the car about 2 months - but the piece of paper affixed to my window said my registration was valid - but the Maryland police officer still thought I needed temporary tags - My car was impounded until I had tags from California - my car was in the impound lot for 2 months and it cost me a pretty penny to get the car out! The judge did not care - he thought I should have registered the car in Maryland (I was military, so I did not have to).
Great idea until you get stopped in another State - Had this happen to me in Maryland with my car registered in CA - and only had the car about 2 months - but the piece of paper affixed to my window said my registration was valid - but the Maryland police officer still thought I needed temporary tags - My car was impounded until I had tags from California - my car was in the impound lot for 2 months and it cost me a pretty penny to get the car out! The judge did not care - he thought I should have registered the car in Maryland (I was military, so I did not have to).
This comment is pretty ignorant. Sorry - but it is. MOST people with wealth don't think like that. In fact - most are much more frugal - that's how they continue to stay wealthy. They may make big purchases - but they are very much shrewd negotiators and don't just all throw money around as if there's little value.
I can guarantee Steve didn't think of buying a new car as a piddly expense. And I am sure when he bought it - he didn't just pay sticker because the money was meaningless.
For those of you who live in Cupertino:
Are there really that many brand new silver S55s w/ no plates rolling around that Jobs could drive around inconspicuously? I'm guessing not, and even still the paparazzi are ruthless. A car w/ not plates isn't going to throw them off anyone's scent. No, I suspect Jobs refused to put tags on his car because he was one of "the crazy ones."
Are there really that many brand new silver S55s w/ no plates rolling around that Jobs could drive around inconspicuously? I'm guessing not, and even still the paparazzi are ruthless. A car w/ not plates isn't going to throw them off anyone's scent. No, I suspect Jobs refused to put tags on his car because he was one of "the crazy ones."
and all this time I thought he was humble enough to drive a civic with his ordinary house
Surprised he didn't have a Prius tbh.
Cancer Maker
You guys do realize that driving a new car is actually a hazard right? All that new smell of the plastic and the components are considered toxic and carcinogenic. So if I had the opportunity, I'd rather be trackable than pay the price of death, which Steve ultimately had to pay.
You guys do realize that driving a new car is actually a hazard right? All that new smell of the plastic and the components are considered toxic and carcinogenic. So if I had the opportunity, I'd rather be trackable than pay the price of death, which Steve ultimately had to pay.
he can change his car every second if he want, yes he have the money!
Actually, he's dead, so he can't.
Absolutely. Eric Schmidt didn't dare walking through Cupertino at night
And if you are not sure how to spell unusual words, your Mac has a built-in dictionary.
Yeah! Here in America no law we've ever written applies to everyone equally. Never has and never will. Nor do we need any silly court case to determine who did or did not deserve to be physically assaulted. One look at the name and we already know who was in the right and who was in the wrong.
I agree with you ... and thought about your signature ... since the universe is expanding exponentially, it has to be finite in itself or it could not expand (if it is infinite there is no "expansion")
Ok, but ....
Truthfully, this was a problem with the legal system in Maryland mistreating you and overstepping their bounds. IMO, it's not a valid reason to go over and above what the law actually requires of you. FACT: You did NOT need to register your vehicle in their state. FACT: Your car was unjustly impounded. FACT: The police officer made an incorrect assumption.
I'm realistic enough to understand that sometimes, finances and reality prevent pursuing what's truly "right" or "just". But honestly, a case like yours would make for a great lawsuit against that police department, to recoup your expenses of getting your car back from the impound lot (and possibly something for all the inconvenience it caused you).
I recently had to go through a similar ridiculous situation, all because my wife was driving a vehicle registered under her mom's name, and her mom lived out of state. Well, her mom was going through a bankruptcy and decided she wanted to let the car go as part of it. (My wife had just gotten a new job anyway, and was willing to let it go and just buy another vehicle under her own name at this point.) She quit driving the thing and we left it parked in front of our house, waiting for the repo people who were supposed to come reclaim it. The out of state plates on it expired during this time.
All fine and well, EXCEPT it turned out some big school bus decided to try to come down our street, while it was snowing, and got stuck in the cul-de-sac at the end of our street. Apparently, they thought if our vehicle was moved, they'd have enough room to get unstuck so the bus driver honked at me as I was leaving for work - oblivious to what was going on. (I assumed the driver was honking to let some kid know she was out in front of their house to pick them up!)
Bus driver got pissed, called the cops... Cops tracked down my cellphone number from a sign for my side-business I forgot I had left in the vehicle in plain sight. Called me demanding I come home immediately and move the vehicle for them. I turned around and did what they asked, only to be written a ticket for the expired plates on it! Tried to tell the cop it wasn't even MY vehicle, wasn't registered to me, AND we didn't even CARE if they just towed it away. Didn't matter.... Then got stuck in court for hours because they had missed a court session the week before and had 2x the normal amount of people in court that night. Wound up having to simply plead "not guilty" with no chance to explain a thing and come back AGAIN a month later.
By the time court came around again, the vehicle had been repo'd already, but the prosecutor was STILL demanding I show proof that I renewed the expired plates and had proper insurance on it! What a joke. I finally got out of it only because I was lucky enough to get ahold of a copy of the letter sent to her mom, stating the vehicle was in the bank's possession.
Truthfully, this was a problem with the legal system in Maryland mistreating you and overstepping their bounds. IMO, it's not a valid reason to go over and above what the law actually requires of you. FACT: You did NOT need to register your vehicle in their state. FACT: Your car was unjustly impounded. FACT: The police officer made an incorrect assumption.
I'm realistic enough to understand that sometimes, finances and reality prevent pursuing what's truly "right" or "just". But honestly, a case like yours would make for a great lawsuit against that police department, to recoup your expenses of getting your car back from the impound lot (and possibly something for all the inconvenience it caused you).
I recently had to go through a similar ridiculous situation, all because my wife was driving a vehicle registered under her mom's name, and her mom lived out of state. Well, her mom was going through a bankruptcy and decided she wanted to let the car go as part of it. (My wife had just gotten a new job anyway, and was willing to let it go and just buy another vehicle under her own name at this point.) She quit driving the thing and we left it parked in front of our house, waiting for the repo people who were supposed to come reclaim it. The out of state plates on it expired during this time.
All fine and well, EXCEPT it turned out some big school bus decided to try to come down our street, while it was snowing, and got stuck in the cul-de-sac at the end of our street. Apparently, they thought if our vehicle was moved, they'd have enough room to get unstuck so the bus driver honked at me as I was leaving for work - oblivious to what was going on. (I assumed the driver was honking to let some kid know she was out in front of their house to pick them up!)
Bus driver got pissed, called the cops... Cops tracked down my cellphone number from a sign for my side-business I forgot I had left in the vehicle in plain sight. Called me demanding I come home immediately and move the vehicle for them. I turned around and did what they asked, only to be written a ticket for the expired plates on it! Tried to tell the cop it wasn't even MY vehicle, wasn't registered to me, AND we didn't even CARE if they just towed it away. Didn't matter.... Then got stuck in court for hours because they had missed a court session the week before and had 2x the normal amount of people in court that night. Wound up having to simply plead "not guilty" with no chance to explain a thing and come back AGAIN a month later.
By the time court came around again, the vehicle had been repo'd already, but the prosecutor was STILL demanding I show proof that I renewed the expired plates and had proper insurance on it! What a joke. I finally got out of it only because I was lucky enough to get ahold of a copy of the letter sent to her mom, stating the vehicle was in the bank's possession.
This is one of the reasons why I admired him and not because he was Santa Claus / Willy Wonka / Houdini to the tech world.
A rebel with a cause. The rules didn't apply to him. Did acid trips and smoked weed. Was a helpless romantic as a youth. Lived in a more humble home considering his worth. A college dropout who dreamed big. One of the most creative people in the Baby Boomer generation. Had many of the cultural ASIAN beliefs that I shared with him including Buddhism.
Love him or hate him, but I still admired Steve Jobs for WHO HE WAS and not what others wanted him to be.
Watch the music video below and wait for that emotional buildup at the 2:50 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I
"Here's to the crazy ones."
A rebel with a cause. The rules didn't apply to him. Did acid trips and smoked weed. Was a helpless romantic as a youth. Lived in a more humble home considering his worth. A college dropout who dreamed big. One of the most creative people in the Baby Boomer generation. Had many of the cultural ASIAN beliefs that I shared with him including Buddhism.
Love him or hate him, but I still admired Steve Jobs for WHO HE WAS and not what others wanted him to be.
Watch the music video below and wait for that emotional buildup at the 2:50 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I
"Here's to the crazy ones."
It's funny watching people from other states go ballistic over this. In CA, plateless cars are not uncommon. We just assume that whoever is in them just bought a new/used car in the last few months. It's not even noteworthy here.
And people who think he's a lunatic for doing this has clearly never been caught in the middle of a Californian paparazzi chase. They will f*king force your car into a streetlight if they think it gives them a better chance at a photo.
Because he did not want to be tracked buy people like you.
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Your making to much sense but as I lived in Cali I can say, its a country on to its self. Kind of the same for Texas except texans has way more sexual frustration issues. :roll eyes:
Lived in both States I liked Cali better for its all over the map kind of people. Long hair hippies in 3 piece Armani suits was just to wicked.
One of the ironies of our society is that people that have lots of money never pay for anything.
I've been driving through Newport Beach the last few weeks and I pointed out that all of the Bentleys and Ferraris never have license plates and they're not all new. I think Cops don't bother rich people for small stuff because they know they'll probably be questioned by high powered attorneys or other influential people.
I've been driving through Newport Beach the last few weeks and I pointed out that all of the Bentleys and Ferraris never have license plates and they're not all new. I think Cops don't bother rich people for small stuff because they know they'll probably be questioned by high powered attorneys or other influential people.