Comments on: I give up.

By: leah

leah — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:59:04 +0000

i can't say that i blame you for giving up, that was a nightmare. i'm surprised you didn't stab anyone b/c clearly they have it coming ;) leah’s last blog post..stuff that is bothering me lately

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:45:00 +0000

I am ALL ABOUT the AAA membership. Not only can you conduct nearly all of your DMV business there, you get a variety of discounts at amusement parks, stores, restaurants, and the like. (I also very much like their Westways magazine, because I am eleventy years old.) Oh, and the whole roadside assistance thing is GREAT, as is them making you a plastic key so you can have a spare that you keep in your wallet in case you lose your car key. LOVE. When I was 19 I went to the West Covina DMV to get a new ID. The woman behind the counter told me I'd better get a new ID stat or else I could get DEPORTED. ME, who was BORN HERE. DEPORTED. I was so gobsmacked I couldn't say anything, and then when I told my sister in the car what had happened she made a U-turn and drove right back to the DMV to give the woman's supervisor a piece of her mind. Thelma. Thelma was her name. I've never forgotten it. So, for those of you non-Caucasians who happen to go to the DMV in West Covina and get Thelma to "help" you, tell her I say fuck you very much. Catherine’s last blog post..I'm Not Dead

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:10:36 +0000

I had my own long drawn out DMV nightmare a couple years back with renewing my license. It started because I mailed it in and forgot to check a box and ended up with my having to re-take the written *and* driving tests. My renewal came up again this year and I was so stressed out that *something* was going to happen again. Doing it online for whatever reason was not an option for me (though it is an option in general) so I mailed it again. I was so relieved when it came in the mail as expected and on time. The DMV gives me hives. It seriously freaks me out. It really is weird about you and security guards though. Maybe you have a special aura that only security guards can see and it says, "Mess with me and my kid, we love it." Like a dog whistle. Stephanie’s last blog post..Hit a wall.

By: chez shoes

chez shoes — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:34:08 +0000

Just popping in to make the “join auto club” recommendation. There’s one in the same building as that Target, and they are SO nice every time I go there.

Huh, I didn’t know you could do it online either.

The security guard thing though? I dunno. I have a theory about security guards, based on my very unscientific sampling of those employed by the museums and libraries I’ve worked at: they’re all wanna-be cops who like bossing people around for no reason. And generally are kind of weird to begin with. No offense to any readers who might be security guards (yeah, that’s likely).

By: ChiaLynn

ChiaLynn — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:00:03 +0000

Never mind - I see you found it. You can still come over this way for lunch someday, though. ChiaLynn’s last blog post..I need adult supervision, Part II

By: ChiaLynn

ChiaLynn — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:58:53 +0000

I, um… always do mine online. But my car’s so old it doesn’t need to be smogged. Here’s the link – you’ll have to find the online renewal code on the paperwork they sent you: http://dmv.ca.gov/online/vrir/vr_top2.htm

Alternatively, could you make an appointment for a DMV farther from your house? The one near my house has been pretty mellow the two times I’ve been, and then I could take you to lunch.

ChiaLynn’s last blog post..I need adult supervision, Part II

By: Annika

Annika — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:58:19 +0000

Well, apparently I can renew online. That was not an option last year, or if it was we couldn’t use it for some reason. I am so relieved that I’m not even embarrassed.

The security guard thing, though. I just don’t know what to do. The bodyguard idea is pretty sound. I swear to god, people see me allowing Sam to ACT LIKE A THREE YEAR OLD and they just lose their minds. Rules are made up or enforced only on us and I just don’t get it. I am thinking of building a compound in the middle of nowhere so we do not ever have to interact with other humans.

By: B

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:54:55 +0000

I think you need a body guard to deal with security guards. That's what I've decided. The body guard can say stupid stuff back to the security guards. If I had gotten more sleep the past few nights, I'd think of something clever as an example. B’s last blog post..more growth

By: Annika

Annika — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:48:09 +0000

If there is a way to do it online, I am going to DIE of embarrassment. Going to find out now.

By: Cazzle

Cazzle — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:47:20 +0000

*hugs* I am so sorry for you. What a colossal pain in the arse.

It’s a shame they don’t have a way to do it online – it’d be SO MUCH easier for you.