Remember those long emission lines at the test centers around the greater Milwaukee area? The electronic signs would display wait times of 45 minutes, 55 minutes or sometimes 90 minutes! These days, my fellow drivers, are gone.
My appointment today was for 9:30 a.m, I booked it on Friday. I arrived at Shorewood Auto Repair, 1330 E. Capitol Dr., at 9:33 a.m. And, I kid you not, by 9:40 a.m. I was back in my car and leaving for my next meeting.
That's right, emission check done and passed in seven minutes.
I'm still a bit in shock, so I thought I'd pass the good news along. Need a check soon? Just click here, enter the zip code that's convenient and make an appointment. Only "bad" news is there are no options in the Downtown zip codes of 53203 or 53202.
Final friendly reminder that beginning in the third year following you car's model year, vehicles in Wisconsin require an emission test every other year before license plate renewal. So, for your next one, see if you can beat my seven-minute time.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
