We Read License Plates

At the very end of July, we went to Adventureland for a day of fun. As we were walking back to our car for lunch, Ben and I were noticing the many different state license plates in the parking lot. There were a lot.

Later on, as we were noticing more plates, I thought “Gee, it would be fun to play the states plates game, but then you gotta keep track of the paper, make sure it’s in the right vehicle, blah, blah, blah.” Then I realized there just might be an app for my phone and started looking.

You guessed it- I found one!! It’s called St8Pl8. It’s free from the Android market.

It’s pretty simple- mark the plates you see. It includes D.C. but no Canada plates or anything else. You can see what you have marked, what you have left to mark, etc. Enough product review.

I installed in on my phone at the beginning of August and we only have 8 state plates left!!! Wanna know which ones? Alaska, Delaware, D.C. Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wyoming. That’s it!!!

Bill wants to adapt the rules a bit- “If you see Alaska, you can pick any 5 states to mark off. If you see Hawaii, you win the whole thing.:” Me? I’m not sure I’m gonna go with that. I might hold out, in my usual stubbornness, until we see every blessed state plate! In any case, you should see us. We’re relentless. We scan every vehicle that passes by. I can spot a Missouri plate from 100 yards away. Three versions of a Minnesota plate can’t fool me. A new parking lot? Don’t be surprised to find us cruising up and down the aisles, staring at cars’ rear-ends. Back to school time was a boon for us, since we live near ISU.

I’m just telling you all this for your entertainment, because here’s the thing- you can’t look for us. We have to see it ourselves. But pick up your free app for your fam and enjoy the drive!