Also from the Isaacson biography, IIRC Jobs parked in the handicapped spaces not trying to be a jerk (as if that were necessary). But only when there was no other parking available. And willingly paying the tickets having an assistant pay the tickets.
Because he was so freaking i m p o r t a n t !
On balance, I think Jobs would have been a good kid to have fathered, as long as I didn’t know it.
Why didn’t he just have a dedicated parking spot instead of parking in the handicap spots?
I used to date Willa Doolin for a year or so, whether she was a billionaire or not I don’t know but she was probably close.
She waited in lines like everyone else.
Are you assuming that people recognize that name?
I thought the main thing here was what ultra-rich people do?
Anyway, she is the daughter of C.E. Doolin, the founder of Frito-Lay, and is the president of the Doolin Family Foundation.
She is recognized as an heir to the Frito-Lay fortune.
She may exemplify that most billionaires are unknown to the general public so they can be anonymous when out and about.
Exactly. Despite her wealth and living in two rather large mansions in the Highland Park district of Dallas, she dressed fairly normally. She blended into the crowd in public.
Also from the Isaacson biography, IIRC Jobs parked in the handicapped spaces not trying to be a jerk (as if that were necessary). But only when there was no other parking available. And willingly
paying the ticketshaving an assistant pay the tickets.Because he was so freaking i m p o r t a n t !
On balance, I think Jobs would have been a good kid to have fathered, as long as I didn’t know it.
Got a cite? I no longer own my copy of Isaacson’s biography, but the scuttlebutt that Jobs parked in the handicapped spots on purpose (and purely for his own convenience) was well established years before that biography was published. This is just one tidbit from here:
Jean-Louis [Gassee] was heard to declare, to no one in particular - “Oh, I never realized that those spaces were for the emotionally handicapped…”.
Because, I gather, he felt he was a maverick who breaks the rules, so he got more of a kick out of parking in handicapped spots than having a special spot for himself. If he’s parking in his own designated space, he’s not breaking any rules.
We don’t have that in California. It was just a cheapie plastic license plate frame with the dealers name on it and a piece of paper with the dealer logo where the license plate would go. The first thing I’d do when I got home is unscrew and throw in the trash.
Now there’s a think piece of paper with a temporary number on it that has to stay on until you get the regular plate.
The Steve Jobs thing was just because he didn’t like how license plates looked. It wasn’t to avoid fees or going to the DMV. You don’t have to go to the DMV to register a new car or get the plates. The registration is done at the dealership and you eventually get the plates in the mail.
I think two different things are being talked about here:
This:
vs this:
Exactly correct and that’s what I was trying to convey. You don’t see the lower picture example in California.
They were universal in CA when I was kid there 50-60 years ago.
My Dad famously refused delivery of a brand new ordered-from-the-factory Cadillac because the dealer had attached their name decal to the rear deck lid. It took getting the regional Cadillac honcho involved to persuade the dealership to replace the trunk lid with one from another new car they hadn’t yet defiled.
I’m semi-surprised those dealer decals / raised lettering have become rare in CA. The desire to advertise is unending. OTOH, lotta Californians are particular about their cars and the slightly custom style with all the manufacturer’s markings removed is popular there.
It seems Dad was a bit ahead of his time.
We’ve discussed this before and as near as I was able to determine, it’s more of a custom here for whatever reason. There is no law that I could find but there are many internet discussion like on reddit about the phenomenon.
Having to go to the DMV isn’t really a thing on this side of the pond- the only time you need to do anything in person is to sit the actual driving test, the rest can be done online. In the UK it’s wholly online, with no in-person option (which can have its own annoyances), in Ireland both options are available.
Anyway, the Irish billionaire CEO of Ryanair, Micheal O’Leary was found, some years back, to have got his car legally registered as a taxi, so he could dodge traffic and drive in bus lanes… Apparently he’s since got a driver.
It’s not that much of a thing here, either. I can’t speak for all US states, but the only things that must be done in person at the DMV office in my state are related to getting an initial license - the written test ( you submit the application for the learner’s permit and all necessary documents immediately before taking the test ) and the road test. You might have to make another trip if you want to change the type of license or if you move or I suppose, if your photo is too old but since 1988, I’ve been able to renew my license ( including taking the eye test) without going in person.
My guess is that most states are similar, so that even if the rich and famous do have to turn up occasionally, it’s rare.
I think I would have liked your dad. When I ordered my first new car I told the dealer I’d refuse it if they attached any advertising to it. They didn’t.
Fast forward 35 years, I ordered a new car and it was delivered with the hood emblem missing. I like it better that way, so I didn’t complain.
Dad made the same advance request. They did it anyhow. That’s what really lit his fire.
In 2014 I bought a car from CarMax in Roseville, CA, and it had a decal like in the second picture. Although I suppose as a national chain of dealerships CarMax probably puts those on all the cars they sell in every state, making them the rare exception.
The dealer decals were routine in the 60s. But people began to complain and ask them to be removed, so dealers switched to the frames, which the customer can easily remove if they want.
Good thing Jobs wasn’t living in New York. You can’t legally drive without a plate. You can get a temporary plates under certain circumstances (like if you live out of state and buy the car in NY), but it must be displayed.