She 'Went Ballistic' When She Got Her New License Plate

Residents of a Florida retirement community suddenly have a new icebreaker: a 76-year-old neighbor's eyebrow-raising license plate. Pompano Beach's Nancy Dello Stritto says she "went ballistic" when her renewal tag arrived reading "SQZ A55," a combo she insists she never requested and didn't initially want tied to herself as a senior driver, reports CBS Miami.
Plus, "how could that pass inspection?" she asks.

Family and friends mostly disagree with Dello Stritto's reaction—by her count, 16 people have so far urged her to keep the license plate, with only one dissenter in the bunch. Per WESH 2, when she showed the tag to one of her 89-year-old neighbors and told him it was valid for 10 years, he replied, "Good."

It's not really clear how the plate found its way to her: Vehicle tags in the Sunshine State are churned out at a state prison in North Florida, then distributed via agencies in different counties, per CBS. The state says any plate considered offensive can be swapped at no cost at a Broward County office, but Dello Stritto plans to hold onto it for now, though she'll still alert officials at the state's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. "Maybe it was destined ... to be on my car," the retiree says. She adds, per WUSA 9: "Actually, being over 70, I might like a few honks."