Odometer: 1069 miles

The Mass Registry of Motor Vehicles notified me that my ham radio plates are in. Now I just have to get my insurance to certify my RMV-3 and drive to the Leominster RMV and exchange the old plates for the new.

Why ham radio plates? I got them because:

• I’m a ham radio operator with a 4 letter call sign, which makes for a nice vanity plate, and
• Ham plates have a nifty lightning bolt on them, which seems most appropriate for an electric vehicle.

And with a vehicle named Lightning, I couldn’t resist going for the ham plate, even though I’ve never bothered with them before.

So playing the odds regarding the rarity of silver Teslas (it’s a rather uncommon color) and hams with 4 letter callsigns, if you see a silver Tesla with a MA 4-letter ham plate, it’s most probably me.