Sure, for a week I didn't see one at
all. Now I see them everywhere I go.
If you recall, when I gave my dorky
license plate count update on Monday, I mentioned that one of the
states I usually see multiple times during the week in which I keep
track—Oregon--was conspicuous by its absence. I didn't know why,
it just was.
Well, that was last week. I ended the
count Sunday night. In the 48 or so hours since, I have seen FOUR
different vehicles with plates from Oregon, including two
back-to-back on Front Street in Marquette, which I assume were
traveling together. Either that, or I had a quick out-of-body
experience and was teleported to Portland for an instant.
I'm gonna guess it was the former of
those, though.
So, what gives, Oregon? You're usually
one of the most dependable states in my dorky little count. I
usually see you in the first few days of counting. But why not this
year? Why did you decide to hide in silence the whole week I was
counting license plates, and then burst forth like the slimy creature
in “Alien” as soon as the week is over?
I thought you were cool, Oregon.
Oh well. The one thing I always say
about this dorky little project of mine is that it's not scientific.
I have no control over when and where I see the plates; I just count
them when I see them. I'm sure there were visitors from Oregon in
Marquette last week; I just didn't happen to be in the same place
with them at the same time. I'm sure there might be ways to make my
little survey a lot more statistically valid, so I'd have a better
chance of maximizing my chances to see plates, but you know what?
It's a fun little thing I do because
I'm a dork. It's not THAT important.
I'm assuming I'll see a bunch more
Oregon plates in the next few days, like the state is mocking me, or
something. But that's okay. It's just one of those things.
However, if I start seeing license plates from New Mexico, which is
the other state I usually see but didn't this year, then I'll know
something really strange is going on!
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