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When I was in Florida with the kids, my parents, the nanny and that famous rodent, I apparently lost my Drivers License. I do not remember where I put it, but I have not found it.
Well, no worries, we were on our way home, so the next day, I went over the the Department of Driving Services (DDS) to get my picture taken.
Well they proceed to tell me that the state of NJ is looking for me.
I had neglected to pay a few parking tickets in 1988. Now, y'all lets be realistic, who is going to remember tickets from over 9 years ago. Well, I owed this money and so the state had taken my privileges away about 2 weeks after I had moved to GA and exchanged my license.
So bottom line, until I paid the tickets, they were not going to let me take my picture.
OK, So I get on the phone find out all I need to know and they say if I mail everything in it could take up to 8 weeks to get the papers back. NOT.
So I go to Ranger Boot Camp and stay an extra day. I have my friends drive me all over the state to get my tickets paid and come back to GA with all the right paper work... SO I THINK... NOT.
OK, so I have been dreading going back over to this place called DDS, because it is such a time consuming part of the day. Well I get up the nerve and I go back yesterday.
I go the woman asks me for everything under the sun... I give it all to her stapled, labeled and in an envelope. She sends me to window 6. The lady at window 6 says that I need to speak to the lady at window 2. Well let me just tell you about window 2.
That is the window where they have it completely sound proofed so that no one can hear you. You know the window where people who are in trouble go... YEP, I was in trouble...
Apparently, the STATE of GA had red flagged me... She gets on the phone and calls someone... the conversation goes something like this...
Yes, she has all the papers for proof of clearance from the State of NJ. Yes, she has proof of residency. Yes, she has that... Uhuh.... Uhuh... Yes, but she already had a number.... Yes, uhuh... No... Uhuh. No she lost the original GA ID. No, Yes, uhuh.. Uhuh... Are you sure? I am not seeing that on my screen... OK, yes, now I see the code... Uhuh... OK, if you say so ... I will let her know.
Well, she looks at me and says... Ms. Ferguson, you have to take the written and road test all over again.... WHAT... All I need is my picture taken. What the ...
Well, I could have argued until I was blue in the face, but she was not hearing it. I sat down, took the written PASSED... then I took the road... PASSED...
Now I am a legal driver again in the State of GA. And to think it only took 3 hours to get my picture taken. Who would have thunk....
until we meet again,
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