WBCCI Region 3

New Airstream for sale/wanted listings

Are you,  or is someone you know, looking for a gently-used Airstream?  Or a great Dodge mega-cab to tow your trailer? We listed these today for one of our members — This might be the setup you or your friend have been waiting for.  Check it out here.

Maybe you would like to list your Airstream and tow vehicle or some Airstream parts for sale where your WBCCI friends can see the listing?  The WBCCI Region 3 Classifieds are intended to be a free marketplace for members of WBCCI Units in Region 3 to place ads for parts and vehicles for sale.

 Look HERE for this new member service.

updated 01 Mar 2012

Coming up this August 6-12 2012 is the

GALAX FIDDLERS CONVENTION 11th S.E. RALLY

Open the information and registration form at this link for the Galax Special Event Rally, hosted by Virginia Unit.

Hosted by WBCCI – Virginia and NORVA Units

The Region 3 Rally starts today at Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach SC.  We’ll try to post news and pictures occasionally through the week.  After last nights rains this morning’s sunrise was a beautiful surprise!

President, Rick Bell, today released Region 3′s NEWSLETTER for distribution.

Many articles feature the upcoming region rally at fantastic Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach SC.  Jim Weilhammer is a new contributor and writes as the region’s new Membership Chairman.  And Jim Lassiter provides another of his thoughtful and important safety topics — you’ll definitely want to take a brake for this one.

You can find this March 2012 newsletter and all the prior issues here or by selecting “Newsletters” from the menu at top right of this page.

We have posted a registration form for the Florida State Rally for your convenient access.  You can print it, fill in the needed information, and mail the form to the Rally registrar.  Better hurry too — the rally starts February 14!

Today the Region 3 President, Rick Bell, released the Region 3 Rally information sheet and coupon.  Please see the Coupon link at right —–>

The new Proposed Constitution amendment has been mailed in hard copy format to all of the unit presidents.  In addition it is available to the membership on the WBCCI website  http://www.wbcci.org/documents/Delegates%20Mailing%203-30-20111.pdf

See Georgia Unit’s new website here or from MENU item, “Region 3 Units” –

Georgia Unit is doing a great job converting to the wbcci dot net website. Nice history, location information, and photos page too.  Please check it out!

I am asking that all Region Presidents/representatives, contact their webmasters of your individual Region websites and ask that they place a link on the home pages where visitors might click on to read the Blue Beret online, or download it to their computers.  There is also a tab that they can click on at this website to download a membership application immediately.

The link is:  www.blueberetonline.com

Also, would you contact and or forward this request to all of your Unit Presidents and ask that they do the same thing on their websites.  This is a milestone on getting the word out to folks who are potential members that own Airstreams.  This is also an added benefit to potential marketing partners in the Blue Beret. (Important!)

Sincerely,
Fred Richardson, Chairman
Special Marketing Committee.

Effective Dec. 1, 2009, North Carolina joined the list of states requiring the state’s license plate information to be fully visible. Plates can no longer be partially covered by a license frame.  This law does not prohibit license plate frames but requires frames, if used, must provide clear readability of state name and registration stickers.

Vehicle owners can be cited for the offense and, after Nov. 30, 2010, fined $100 for the violation.  [https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=3104]

Here is an abstract of the new North Carolina law, SESSION LAW 2009-456, HOUSE BILL 67:

AN ACT to prohibit the covering of the State name, year sticker, or month sticker on a State license plate by a LICENSE plate frame and to direct the joint legislative transportation oversight committee and the revenue laws study committee to study the authorization of special registration plates.
[see the NC statute here ]

North Carolina is not the first, and likely is not the strictest in this law.  I did a brief survey of other states’ requirements regarding license plate frames and easily obtained this partial listing:

Arizona prohibits covering the state name at the top of license plate
A.R.S. 28-2354(B.)

Illinois requires license plates not be obscured by frame  625 ILCS 5/12-610.5

Massachusetts laws state a number plate frame that obstructs any part of the plate is illegal, and you could be fined for having an obstructed plate.Michigan prohibits covering any registration information, per Michigan State Police

New York and New Jersey apparently also have similar legislation, but I did not find specific source for this.

Oregon requires plate frames or holders must not prevent the numbers, letters, or stickers from being readable (See ORS 803.550 for more information).

Texas has had similar legislation since 2003/2007, per Snopes article

The wording of Arizona’s statute, in particular, seems intended for enforcement only for Arizona plates.   Some other states’ rules don’t specify what state name must remain unobscured, so their law might easily be applied to out-of-state drivers.

It is highly likely most states have legislation requiring owners to maintain readability of the license, or registration, plate.  What use is the license plate if it isn’t clearly readable?

Debbie and I stumbled onto this requirement two days ago (maybe while we were researching truck weighted tags — another story entirely).  We took a quick look at our license plates (truck and trailer) and realized the trailer’s plate frame (from Airstream store) covered almost 1/3 of state name “North Carolina” at bottom of license plate.

We easily lengthened the license plate’s holes to allow sliding the frame down almost 3/16 inch.  North Carolina’s name is clearly legible, and the stickers at top corners still aren’t obscured.  Our license plate frame rides lower on the license plate and still looks great on the tag.  I’d rather spend a few minutes on a small fix than a few hours fixing a small ticket.

See You Down The Road,

Jim Cocke