Not a big drinker of alcohol, BUT, here I am FINALLY home from changing the address on my CA drivers license and at applying for the REAL ID license which will become law in 2020. I had to find the bottle of Scotch, and shot glass and presto chango, took one hell of a swig. About 7 weeks ago, I went online to try and get an appointment to participate in all of the beuqacratic bull shit required by the state of California. The first open date and time for an appointment, from 7 weeks ago, was today, Monday, May 7, 2018. Okay, I calmly thought, at least someone invented the term APPOINTMENT within the government; kudos I thought at the time, maybe one politician must have had to endure the waiting time at a DMV and as is usually the case, if it is inconvenient for a politician than by all means change the law or make a new one! The instructions on the DMV website told the user that if he or she wanted to conserve extra time, we could fill out the official form online and presto magic a few minutes of OUR time could be saved. Prior to all of that Joe, had the same fun time of changing his drivers license, so he, thinking, I would die of aggravation while standing in line, also gave me a paper application to fill out, which when he was at the DMV, about 2 weeks earlier, was told THIS piece of paper was the real thing, and the only thing necessary. So, I not only filled out the online application but the paper one. I brought the very important items such as my Social Security Card, Passport, and the ever necessary piece of mail from a reliable source with my new address written on the envelope. I was set, I was ready, I hated this day, but the way this government has become more of a police state, i was certain one day, while walking down the street, some guy in a Trump made brown shirt might ask me for “Papers Please”
Most of us have our horror stories whenever we enter any kind of government/insurance/ Cable Company/Airline space, with the massive amount of people, often times the incompetency of the workers, and the sheer idea that somehow WE the people are doing them the favor of using their services. Confusion reigned, havoc on the cusp of becoming chaos. I was told that whatever I did before entering the DMV did not count, that was yesterday said the angry manager, tis IS today. So I filled out the form ONCE again on line. I knew all the answers but was distracted with amount of people who had NEVER used a computer and had no idea what to do. Finally reaching the almost main desk, the woman sitting on two pillows complaining of a back ache, told me I did not fill in a number in the correct box, I would have to start over again. I said no, no, let put it this way, I said NO WAY. I will change it here and I will remain at your station. The woman was about to call someone when her supervisor happened to arrive, to complain that none of her staff was paying attention to those of us who took the time to make an appointment, and as the supervisor was just finishing her testament to poor job performance, she looked at me and asked if had an appointment. The time was now 3:00 and I said mine was at 2:20. The supervisor , looked at the lady on the pillows, shrugged and said, to her please help this man who followed instructions. The pillow lady was not happy. As the supervisor was still standing, the pillow lady looked up my name and said this man is not who he says he is, (even though I had my current license, passport, the first numeral on his phone number is an 8 instead of a 9, I was about to jump over and smother the lady with her own pillows, when the supervisor leaned in toward the computer and changed the 8 to a 9, and said you can proceed Mr Buncher!
As I stood waiting for yet another DMV worker to react befuddled at all of the paper work required (as if this was his first day on the job), I knew I had to think of something much for frustrating and evil. Then it hit me. Jarod Kushner is on his 41st iteration of his security form. Ivanka Trump has yet to get a security form, but has conveniently visited countries as the US Representative which by the way are also places she has factories and stores. Paul Manafort is a spy for the Russians and Ukraine, Trump has been caught in over 3000 lies since taking office, and most likely if he, like any other American had to be required to get a security clearance, would most likely end up in jail. And here I was, just a peon, just a person trying to go along with the requirements of living in America. Thank goodness my mind wandered to the inequality and inequities of anyone Trump, because even though the next two DMV workers I had to stand before and provide something to were incompetent idiots, I could save my temper towed them and think about how much I hate anyone Trump!
