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As most of you know by now, the Alabama State Troopers did not appreciate me trying to run away from Angie and her bold attempts to keep up with me. To lessen damage to our driving record we are going to appear before the Winston County judge next week and plead for an opportunity to go to remediate driving school. On this thought we decided we needed a copy of our sterling driving record to help our case. So on Thursday we went to the driver's licensing department at Limestone County to obtain a copy.
The bureaucracy part:
Limestone County Driver's Licensing Office can not issue a copy of the driving record, we would have to go the State Troopers office in Huntsville. We wer given the address (115a SW Church St.) and a mapquest strip map and told the office closed at 5:00 p.m. Drove to Huntsville and searched the 100 block of SW Church for about 20 minutes for the address. Finally parked and went into a municipal building and asked. Wer told the State Troopers office is on the north end of Church Street unsure of address. We find the office (1115a NW Church) and go into the office at 4:29 p.m. Told the receptionist what we wanted. We were told the desk which handles these request had already shut their computer down for the day. We explained we had driven 40 miles one way and told the office closed at 5:00. Basically we were told tough luck and come back another day. Angie asked to see the supervisor. Were told would do no good because there weren't going to start the computer back up to help us. These are our fine civil servants which we are taxed to give them good salaries to "help us." We picked up an application and took it home with us.
The fighting back part:
Noticed on the application they would accept charge cards, cashier checks, money orders or cash in person to pay the cost of $5.75 each. Have I got plan for them.
We have a bag of pennies which have been accumulating around the house for a few months and need to get rid of them. Friday I rode back to Huntsville with $10 bill and 150 loose pennies in a sandwich bag. Turned in our applications and was told that would be $11.50. I handed the lady the $10 and the bag of pennies. She said they had never taken in pennies before and that she would have to take them to the bank on her lunch time. I just smiled. After receiving our drivers' records, she held up the pennies and frowned. I asked her if they weren't considered to be cash. She acknowledge that fact at which point I told her that her own application stated that cash would be accepted. She then told me that her supervisor would be unhappy because her having to go to the bank was inconvenient. I couldn't hold it any more so I told her, "Lady, let me tell you about being inconvenient. I drove 40 miles one way yesterday to do this and was sent to the wrong part of town by your agency. Then once I located this office you had shut down your computer 30 minutes early and would not serve us. That's inconvenient." She said she was just trying to be nice. I just smiled and left.
I know others have been hassled by our bureaucrats so let's hear your story. How about it Jamie or is that Ms. Jamie?
Gary
The bureaucracy part:
Limestone County Driver's Licensing Office can not issue a copy of the driving record, we would have to go the State Troopers office in Huntsville. We wer given the address (115a SW Church St.) and a mapquest strip map and told the office closed at 5:00 p.m. Drove to Huntsville and searched the 100 block of SW Church for about 20 minutes for the address. Finally parked and went into a municipal building and asked. Wer told the State Troopers office is on the north end of Church Street unsure of address. We find the office (1115a NW Church) and go into the office at 4:29 p.m. Told the receptionist what we wanted. We were told the desk which handles these request had already shut their computer down for the day. We explained we had driven 40 miles one way and told the office closed at 5:00. Basically we were told tough luck and come back another day. Angie asked to see the supervisor. Were told would do no good because there weren't going to start the computer back up to help us. These are our fine civil servants which we are taxed to give them good salaries to "help us." We picked up an application and took it home with us.
The fighting back part:
Noticed on the application they would accept charge cards, cashier checks, money orders or cash in person to pay the cost of $5.75 each. Have I got plan for them.
We have a bag of pennies which have been accumulating around the house for a few months and need to get rid of them. Friday I rode back to Huntsville with $10 bill and 150 loose pennies in a sandwich bag. Turned in our applications and was told that would be $11.50. I handed the lady the $10 and the bag of pennies. She said they had never taken in pennies before and that she would have to take them to the bank on her lunch time. I just smiled. After receiving our drivers' records, she held up the pennies and frowned. I asked her if they weren't considered to be cash. She acknowledge that fact at which point I told her that her own application stated that cash would be accepted. She then told me that her supervisor would be unhappy because her having to go to the bank was inconvenient. I couldn't hold it any more so I told her, "Lady, let me tell you about being inconvenient. I drove 40 miles one way yesterday to do this and was sent to the wrong part of town by your agency. Then once I located this office you had shut down your computer 30 minutes early and would not serve us. That's inconvenient." She said she was just trying to be nice. I just smiled and left.
I know others have been hassled by our bureaucrats so let's hear your story. How about it Jamie or is that Ms. Jamie?
Gary
The lady even called her supervisor who agreed with her. I have not fuigured out a way to get back, but I know if I can talk face to face with someone with half a brain and get them to look at the DD214 thay will see that it is proof. I feel that the DD214 is my most important document next to by Birth Certificate. The only time I remember using my Birth Certificate in the last 20 years was to get my Passport. Maybe the DD214 is the most important.
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