Sure, I'm on vacation, but I got back from the DMV and just had to share my experiences. Serious props to the DMV workers. You have had your schedules slashed and your workload increased, but still managed to have a pleasant and happy demeanor.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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Nice vid. :)
But could you do one on Peter Schiff and the high inflation/dollar collapse he predicts?
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=SchiffReport
I've found that the quality and helpfulness of DMV offices depends on the individuals working there as much as the policies in effect.
In Maryland it's called the MVA (Motor Vehicle Administration). I went there to get my first American driving license. I asked them if there were any booklets or webpages or anything anywhere that told what the traffic laws in Maryland are. They said, "No, we don't have anything like that." So I asked them how I was supposed to know the various state-specific laws. They just shrugged. Helpful.
Luckily, most of the laws regarding actual driving are the same from state to state and really from country to country. So when I took the driving test, I just drove the way I thought I should drive. And I did fine. Though the lady who was with me for the test kept complaining about one incident where I'd stopped at a stop sign. After I stopped, a car went by on the cross street. It was a perfectly ordinary event at an intersection. And when we got back to the MVA office she kept going on about how if I hadn't stopped then the car would have hit us. They still gave me the license, though.
Here in Virginia, I went to the DMV office to switch my license over. And the lady at the counter was rude and obviously took pleasure in being unhelpful. She even lied about requirements, claiming that whatever paperwork people didn't have was needed. . .even if it wasn't. I spent several hours there trying to sort through things, with her blocking every attempt. So I left and went to a different DMV branch, and at the second one the people were incredibly friendly and cheerful and I was in and out in about five minutes.
They got to your number in under 25minutes? I don't think I have ever spent more than about 10 minutes doing my driver's license in Texas.
Yah, I've done it in AZ when the place was empty and was able to just walk right up. California has cut their hours and are closed once a week for furloughs. So, everyone has to fit in the remaining time, which means the place is really crowded, anytime you go. Before I left, I had people telling me it was going to take a couple hours. I was just impressed they were able to keep it quick even with the crowds.
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