Ah, the joys of interacting with the DMV. After having the online appointment system reject my valid driver's license number multiple times, I desperately called the 800 phone number which informed the the wait was over an hour but I could leave my number to be called back. Now I know this is a trick. I've tried it twice before recently and there was never a call back. But hope springs eternal, so I recited my number and lo and behold the robot gave me an appointment time about three weeks hence. I had to repeat the info about seven times to get the confirmation number correct, as it is 13 numbers. Also, the robot doesn't speak clearly. But hopefully, I have an appointment to renew my license, and when I go in an fail my eye test in the one eye, they will graciously give me an appointment for the driving test I must have every two years due to my vision problem. I don't begrudge them the almost hour long test, because they are being careful they are not letting a elderly idiot on the road to menace other drivers. I'm grateful they bother to give me the test and allow me to continue to drive. But the process. Well, the process could be easier.
So my big conversation this morning has been with a robot, but it turned out satisfactorily. I'm on the road to renewal, it's just a long and bumpy way.
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