Comments on: Decisions, Decisions http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/05/01/decisions-decisions/ Our Unique Perspectives on Life and Politics Tue, 22 May 2012 01:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Cap'n Bob http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/05/01/decisions-decisions/#comment-28332 Cap'n Bob Sat, 01 May 2010 23:11:56 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/05/01/decisions-decisions/#comment-28332 They used to be free. I got my original callsign plates back in 1968. When I upgraded to extra and got the 2x1 callsign, I exchanged them. My old van that they were on died about 20 years ago. I still have one of the plates but never bothered to get them for the new car. About fifteen years ago I got the CAPN BOB plates for my Mark VIII and when I sold that after buying the SUV, I swapped 'em over. As an aside, my student pilots started calling me Captain Bob after I earned my airline transport certificate in the 1970's. I liked it - an ego booster, so I got the plates. "Damsel" is a nickname my wife used for playing a trivia game in the old days. Now you know how I chose the name for this blog. They used to be free. I got my original callsign plates back in 1968. When I upgraded to extra and got the 2×1 callsign, I exchanged them. My old van that they were on died about 20 years ago. I still have one of the plates but never bothered to get them for the new car.

About fifteen years ago I got the CAPN BOB plates for my Mark VIII and when I sold that after buying the SUV, I swapped ‘em over.

As an aside, my student pilots started calling me Captain Bob after I earned my airline transport certificate in the 1970’s. I liked it - an ego booster, so I got the plates. “Damsel” is a nickname my wife used for playing a trivia game in the old days. Now you know how I chose the name for this blog.

]]> By: drjim http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/05/01/decisions-decisions/#comment-28331 drjim Sat, 01 May 2010 22:19:31 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/05/01/decisions-decisions/#comment-28331 I was lucky here. When I got my ham radio callsign on my plate, it's a one-time fee of like $25, and they don't ding you extra on the renewal. I was lucky here. When I got my ham radio callsign on my plate, it’s a one-time fee of like $25, and they don’t ding you extra on the renewal.

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