I went up to Estes Park to renew my license plates. It is starting to be a problem for us that the tags on the truck expire in November in case I want to go to Las Vegas earlier in the fall. The renewal paperwork doesn't get forwarded by the post office, so it can't be handled from out of state.

I called the license plate office yesterday and asked about changing the expiration month. They told me if we have another vehicle that comes due in a different month we can combine them so it's all one month. It's not a perfect solution because the car comes up in October, but a month earlier is better than nothing.

When I got there the woman I'd talked to wasn't there, and the one who was helping me was arguing with me that changing the month on the pickup wasn’t going to do me much good because it could only change to a month earlier when the Camry is due. But I said every little bit would help, and the other woman backed me up.

Now here is the incredible part: the amount due was changed and instead of $77 it was $27 to register my truck for the coming year. Before I could say anything, she said “it’s complicated – don’t ask why.” Something to do with fees and charges. Fine. I didn’t argue and I didn’t ask, I just handed over my credit card.

Snow fell in the high mountains last night, and it was a little frosty here overnight, but it's warmed up into the 70s today.