Interesting day here today. Left here this morning was told we were going to breakfast, but no, got to go to the bank and get some money because the car needs to be safety inspected. Go to the bank go to the inspection station get there at 9:00 a.m. the line is about 15 cars long. She tries to pull to the front of the line. But they made her go to the back as they should. Well getting close to 2 hours past only moved a few spots. Now 11:00 a.m. they shut down for 2 hours for lunch in Vietnam. Now I'm hungry because I haven't had breakfast. So now we go someplace I never been before and eat some PHO. Was okay. Go back to the inspection station get there at 12:55. Now the line is reduced to about eight cars. Got to wait till 1:00 till they start working again. Finally get up to the front of the line around 2:00 p.m. . Sitting in the car all day idling with the air conditioning on total bummer. Their inspection stations are rather interesting. They have a dyno they roll the car on too and then get it up to speed and read what it says on the monitor. I looked at the monitor when I went past it but I didn't understand exactly what it was saying but we all know pretty much what they're looking for. Then they roll the car up over a pit and a guy walks under the car in the pit with a light and checks the undercarriage and such. I was amused. At the end of the line. There's a headlight alignment machine they check your headlight alignment with. Apparently ours was off a little bit since she wrecked the front of his car already once. I saw the guy take out the correct screwdriver and adjust it. As far as I know no charge for that. Anyhow in Vietnam apparently you have to get this done annually. Not sure of how old the car or how new the car must be in order to qualify for inspection. But they're also heavy trucks there being inspected in a separate bay.. anyhow all said and done spent about 4 ,to 4 and 1/2 hours at that inspection station today I had no idea and apparently she didn't either.$100 USD. Here's a picture I snuck of their inspection building . Came straight home and popped a few beers and smoked a cigar.
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