kurtsh<p>I swear to God, getting my cars <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SMOGchecked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMOGchecked</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosAngrles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngrles</span></a> is increasingly more &amp; more arduous &amp; painful every year.</p><p>It's more than a test of the emissions of my car: It's a personal test - the final boss fight - of one's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stamina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stamina</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patience</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolerance</span></a>.</p>