BACK...
With neither emissions nor tires done!
Found the emissions checking equipment down today at Firestone. Yes, down on my due date. But they said I'm all right because (ahem) if you read the whole notice (and he circled the pertinent part on mine) you actually have 30 days from that in which to not be considered late and be charged a late fee. Also, by the time I got there, they had quite a crowd having things done and I would have had way over an hour wait just to get the tires changed. So, since the tires are in the car taking up space, I'll either call later and see if it's thinned out, or just get up in time to be there first thing in the morning. Which will be fine.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is my morning thus far.