We do live in very interesting times. It's amazing how many articles come out, seemingly hourly, that tell we are at the very end of the Age of Grace. If I understand correctly, by October of this year, we will be required to have a driver's license or passport that meets the REAL ID Act standard set forth by Congress in 2005. I travel a lot for work so it will be interesting to see what all this entails. It may not be much to begin with but where will it go from there? Hopefully, we won't be here in October 2020. I’m already in compliance. :scratch: I got the REAL ID last year when my drivers license came up for renewal. The motor vehicle dept sends you a paper reminder your license is about to expire and they list the items to bring with you ... submit your old drivers license, show a certified seal date of birth certificate and Social Security card and a utility bill showing you live at your current address. Funny thing was I had all those documents but the guy at the counter only asked for my drivers license and then took a new picture and that was it. On the REAL ID drivers license ... in the upper right hand corner there will be a gold circle with a star inside it. They claim that not having a REAL ID does not affect your ability to drive, vote, or purchase items that require identification. You only need a REAL ID if you plan to board a commercial flight, enter a power plant, access federal facilities, or visit military bases. ————— Here’s some crazy drama .... Back in 2003 Vermont still gave everyone the options to have either a paper or photo drivers license. I chose the paper since it was cheaper. Well ... when I was in a bank in Massachusetts trying to open up a CD account they threw the book at me and treated me like I was a criminal because I handed them a paper drivers license. I brought my birth certificate, social security card, etc. and that wasn’t good enough. The lady was literally screaming at me “we don’t know who you are!” :wacko: I was about to walk out but they had such great CD rates at the time. I said to her sooo you don’t want my money? She quickly calmed down and said “of course we want your money”. But while processing the paperwork she kept scolding me for not having a photo I.D. Mitt Romney was the Governor at that time enforcing this law. Every time I went back into that bank with my new photo drivers license they had to scan it into their computer. One time she took a long time and I finally said what are you reading? She replied everything about you. :wacko: When the CD finally matured I couldn’t wait to take it out and transfer it back to a much friendlier bank in Vermont. Thankfully they don’t operate like that. They do make a copy of your drivers license but they don’t scan it or belittle you. By the way I forgot to include ... when you purchase items and if you need to return things ... especially if you paid cash and have a receipt ... when the store clerk asks for your drivers license ... they are keying your license number into their computer and then they process your return. Well all your returns are being tracked into the mega system for anyone to read. I don’t do that much buying now but years ago I shopped a lot. I also would change my mind and would return a lot. So I’m sure that nosy bank worker was reading all the purchases and returns. :mdrmdr: The last drivers license I got was a 10 year license. What!?! I guess people in the South don’t change much in ten years! Lol! My picture shows no gray hair but that’s not the way I look now :wacko: Woe every 10 years for a new license? That’s not fair! 🙁 I reckon though since you live in the metropolis region that is one of the perks since the motor vehicles dept do not want to have to deal with long lines every day plus they must already have enough money in their coffers. Here in la la land the ratio is there are more farm and wild animals per square mile than people so they need to make extra money ... every 2 or 4 years for new license is their policy. :negative: Talking about grey hair vs 10 years ago with no grey. I was thinking about those goofy hair color commercials for men. Not sure if t was Grecian Formula for Men or Just for Men hair coloring. I laugh because I wonder what is in that formula that is so special to make it exclusively “just for men” since women dye their hair all the time so why can’t women use it to? Also I crack up when they show a guy fully grey and they say you can control how much you use so others will never know you’re using it. Then a few hours later, the model suddenly has a full head of brown hair. Bwahahaha and no one is going to notice, eh?!! :mdrmdr:
