[Gary Dillard]

This is mildly tangent to the topic, but I amused myself with it so i thought I'd share it.

A few years back while living in Florida I decided I wanted to put up a small storage shed next to my house using one of the pre-fab kits from Home Depot. I checked with the local zoning board, who informed me that I would need a $250 permit, and full plans and site maps, and it would need to meet Miami Dade Building Code, 6 weeks to review it, etc. I then called the Florida Highway Patrol to find out what the design requirements were for a trailer. They said they didn't care, they just needed to know how much it weighed so they knew how much to charge me for a license plate.

So I proceeded to design and build a "trailer". I used a small storage shed from Home Depot for the basic frame, built it next to my house, and then proceeded to indefinitely design / build the chassis. If I ever finish it and I decide to take it on the road, I guess I'll have to figure out how much it weighs so I can get a license plate for it.