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I’ve never visited the Statue of Liberty, but I think I know what inspired Emma Lazarus when she wrote, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. …” She’d probably just spent a Saturday morning at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Last month I received a license renewal notice in the mail. I placed the letter in a safe spot so I could renew online. That spot is so secure I haven’t been able to find the notice since. And then I forgot about it – until another letter came in the mail. More here. Cindy Hval, Spokesman Review
What is the moral to this story? Feel free to share your own DMV story.
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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Sisyphus on March 18 at 1:01 p.m.
Great minds Cindy. That very quote went through my head when I last braved the DMV.
Cindy_H on March 18 at 1:02 p.m.
Did you lose your letter too, Sis?
Charlie on March 18 at 1:08 p.m.
Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger Cindy, finding well placed “stuff” is our favorite sport. Were is it, I don’t know. This goes on a lot. Welcome to our world!
Sisyphus on March 18 at 1:17 p.m.
I got no stinking letter Cindy. We’re in Idaho. You show up when your license says its expired or suffer the consequences. I was almost six months out when my expired license came to my attention by someone refusing to accept my ID as my ID. Pretty soon that’ll also be grounds to keep me from voting here as well.
poolman on March 18 at 1:18 p.m.
I get a kick out of going to the DMV. Watching 16 year old kids gripping over the exam is good entertainment.
Duffer on March 18 at 1:26 p.m.
Cindy, at least the DMV folks didn’t have to call the Sheriff’s Office about you being there and having an outstanding warrant…yet! Maybe only in Idaho.
Cindy_H on March 18 at 1:42 p.m.
Wow! Who knew Idaho was so primitive ;-)
Wes on March 18 at 6:21 p.m.
Great story.
inlandempiregirl on March 18 at 6:26 p.m.
When I moved to the state of Washington I had to take a driving test again. First I had to parallel park on a hill between two cars. When I told the DMV tester that I would drive ten miles to find a better place than to park on a hill he was not amused. I lost points. Then I only used my rear view mirror instead of looking over my shoulder when I changed lanes. I flunked the driving test and had to do it again. That tester really had no sense of humor. The second test went better. At least they didn’t ask me to change a tire or drive backwards all the way down an alley then do a 360 turn into a driveway.
spokelooneh on March 18 at 11:31 p.m.
I think she’s talking about the DOL, Depart of Licensing. Vehicle registration/transfer is a whole ‘nother matter.
I went to the DOL out on Sprague last week to renew my license. Got there 15 minutes before close on a weekday. ONE person in front of me, and I was out of there in less than 15 minutes. They locked the doors on my way out.
NEVER, EVER, go to the DOL or the motor vehicle offices on Saturday. NEVER!