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October 08, 2003

Licensed to kill

Some days I find it a miracle that this city actually gets any bureaucratic work done. I know now that it definitely wasn’t my brightest idea ever, but I decided that Monday would be a perfect day to get my NY drivers license. My Texas license was fixin’ to expire, and I thought I should get a NY license. I know that it would put me on the list for jury duty, which I think everyone should do at least once. I began to experience some trepidation when I discovered the list of items I needed to prove that I am the one and only me. SS card, birth certificate, passport. Apparently my old license doesn’t count, as bureaucracy in another state couldn’t possibly have the same standards of paranoia as NY.

Roommate Michael joined me at the comically misnamed “Express Office.” I waited in the first line of many in order to find out that they don’t do new licenses. They also don’t ‘do’ any signage that could have saved me the time of waiting in line. I understand that a huge chunk of NY is illiterate, but I think they should reward those people who can read. I migrate with Michael over to the other office. One look at the line prompted Michael’s departure, and then I waited forever in the next information line. I finally got up to the person, only to discover that I couldn’t find my Social Security card. Dagnabbit, I know I brought it. Where is it? I have to leave from the office, only to discover the silly thing in the pages of my passport.

Enough of this. In four minutes, I renewed my Texas license online. I’ll get it in the mail in a week. Take that, NY!

Posted by G at October 8, 2003 11:03 PM

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Posted by: brian nesbitt at October 11, 2003 07:35 PM

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