Hey, I'm honest!

[gridlore]

All the paperwork for our trucks (registration, insurance, motor carrier permit) is kept in a plastic folder along with the crash kit, gas card, and a sign-out sheet. We're supposed to take it with us. This morning, I forgot. Fast forward several hours.

Nextel: Bleeble!
Me: Go ahead.
Adam: Doug, can I get the policy number off your insurance card?
Me: Sorry Adam, I forgot to grab the folder this morning. I'm an idiot.
Adam: Why?
Me: Because I'm an idiot.
Adam: So what do I tell my boss if you get pulled over or get in an accident?
Me: You know, I can keep calling myself an idiot for as long as you'd like.
Adam: Good answer.

My only excuse is I was distracted by entering Eddie's cell phone number into mine.

Later, back at the warehouse I clarified things: at 0600, I was an an under-caffeinated idiot.

Comments

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

Is it actually a requirement to have it with you?

For cars (HGV's may well be different, but probably not) in the UK we have a system where if the police wish to see such documents and you do not have them at the scene they can issue what is colloquially known as a 'producer'.
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Then you are bound to take to documents to a police station to be inspected in 7 days. Failure to do so is an offence it it's own right.

Seems like a reasonable system to me. That way the documents can all be kept together in a safe place until actually required.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

You are required to produce the documents on demand. Registration and proof of insurance documents have to be in the vehicle (along with the operator's driver's license.)

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that different.

They can demand them if they have 'reasonable cause' here. But you normally get 7 days to produce them.

Instructions for an Undercaffeinated Idiot (for next time?)

[jonathonbarton.livejournal.com]

Don't type the number in, have them call you while you're standing right there.
You definitely have each other's numbers, and can skip some horrible retarded cellphone T3 data entry and go directly to adding the number in the 'recent calls' list to your address book.

People look at you funny when you ask them face to face to call you, but the fool-proofing (and time saving) is *so* worth the looks.

Re: Instructions for an Undercaffeinated Idiot (for next time?)

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

I think there's some confusion. I wasn't in a wreck, this was just Adam's subtle way of getting me to admit I had left the truck folder at the warehouse. Legally, I need to have those papers in my vehicle at all times. Having my gas card would also be useful.

Re: Instructions for an Undercaffeinated Idiot (for next time?)

[jonathonbarton.livejournal.com]

No, no confusion...you clearly started your day with (concatenation and rearrangement mine):
"My only excuse is I was an an under-caffeinated idiot, and I was distracted by entering Eddie's cell phone number into mine."

Offering the solution to the latter distraction, such that getting it into your address book is as at hand as your "Recent Calls" -> Add to New Contact".