The nightmare is over. Almost.
Sep. 9th, 2009 11:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreSitting in my wallet is a valid temporary drivers license. I was going to write a long sarcastic narrative about the final journey through bureaucracy land, but find that here at the end, I'm just to damn drained to do it.
While at the DMV we did confirm that my permanent license is in fact on its way. Called various bosses to tell them I'd be in tomorrow to drive my route. Need to do laundry today. As usual, the extreme stress levels I've been experiencing have interfered with my usual maintenance routines. I also need to shave rather desperately.
The nightmare is only almost over because of all the lost revenue. I drained my PTO bank on the Montreal trip. I've lost over a week of time what with doctor appointments, time spent waiting for updates, and racing around trying to appease the Red Tape Spirits. So my next paycheck is going to suck.
What really pisses me off is the utter lack of communication. Remember, this is all because I had an loss-of-consciousness event in 2002. I renewed my license in 2004, got several copies of my driving record while looking for work, and received a notification that I needed to come in for my DL renewal this year without one mention of that event. When I renewed my license in June, I was told by the DMV supervisor that she had taken off the hold. Turns out, she couldn't do that. But no one bothered to alert me that my license was still being held until my temporary expired.
One letter, sent at any of these juncture points, could have solved this. But I guess this "Driver Safety Office" doesn't feel the need to actual deal with drivers until the situation has reached the level of meltdown. Because that's much easier than mailing out computer-generated form letters when there's an issue that needs attention. Maybe this is why the office holding the Driver safety folks features bullet-proof glass, a solid locking door, and multiple warnings that threatening state workers is a crime.
While at the DMV we did confirm that my permanent license is in fact on its way. Called various bosses to tell them I'd be in tomorrow to drive my route. Need to do laundry today. As usual, the extreme stress levels I've been experiencing have interfered with my usual maintenance routines. I also need to shave rather desperately.
The nightmare is only almost over because of all the lost revenue. I drained my PTO bank on the Montreal trip. I've lost over a week of time what with doctor appointments, time spent waiting for updates, and racing around trying to appease the Red Tape Spirits. So my next paycheck is going to suck.
What really pisses me off is the utter lack of communication. Remember, this is all because I had an loss-of-consciousness event in 2002. I renewed my license in 2004, got several copies of my driving record while looking for work, and received a notification that I needed to come in for my DL renewal this year without one mention of that event. When I renewed my license in June, I was told by the DMV supervisor that she had taken off the hold. Turns out, she couldn't do that. But no one bothered to alert me that my license was still being held until my temporary expired.
One letter, sent at any of these juncture points, could have solved this. But I guess this "Driver Safety Office" doesn't feel the need to actual deal with drivers until the situation has reached the level of meltdown. Because that's much easier than mailing out computer-generated form letters when there's an issue that needs attention. Maybe this is why the office holding the Driver safety folks features bullet-proof glass, a solid locking door, and multiple warnings that threatening state workers is a crime.
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I suppose it's impossible
Date: 9 Sep 2009 22:17 (UTC)--R
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Date: 10 Sep 2009 02:08 (UTC)Then I mentioned that you're in San Jose.
She launched into telling me how the CA DMV (when she was in College) took 3 years to mail her her car registration.
She got pulled over for expired tags - naturally she went into court on it, and she'd brought a letter from her mother (the CPA in the family) explaining that the fees had been paid on such and such a date, etc.
The judge said he'd overlook the charge, *IF*...she stated into the microphone for the record that she'd brought...
...a note from her mother....
=)