Spencer wasn't in the mood to sing, but he wanted to play you a song! Happy birthday!
Day 2, 3, 4 & 5
6 years ago
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
My adventures with the DMV
So, I have lived here 18 months and decided not to get a Utah drivers license until my Michigan one expired. So, it did on my birthday. They changed the law in Utah so you have to have all of these stupid forms and what not. I go to the West Valley one the day before my birthday, thinking that would be plenty of time. I go, wait in lane for about an hour, and get up there for them to tell me "well, this probably is a real birth certificate but we can't risk it." Yeah, I was mad but there was nothing I could do about it.
Mom then had to drive to Wyandotte to get me another one, and then mail it out to me. I drove a week with an expired license. And of course there were cops EVERYWHERE I went so I had to be extra careful.
Finally got the new birth certificate. Try number 2. West Valley again. No parking anywhere. And the line was out the door. I decided to try it anyway, parked at a restaurant, and went in. Someone said they had been waiting for an hour and barely had moved. And this was just to get the number to wait in line again! I decided to just leave. Called Tina to get the address of the Draper one.
Try 3. Went to Draper. Waited in line for an hour, got my number, waited in lane again for another hour for my number to be called, finally got up there. Sat for 5 minutes while she filled out the rest of the paperwork, and finally went to go take the written test. Thought it was smooth sailing from here, right? Oh, wrong. So very wrong. Got 17 out of 25 right. Failed. Wait in a line some more, can take it again. Great, right? No. Not so great. She said I needed at 75% to pass, so only one more right! So good, easy. Have the book, will just take my time this time and i'll pass, right? Yeah, got 18 out of 25. Failed again. Wait in line some more for them to tell me you can only take it twice in one day so I would have to come back again. To the draper one, but I didn't have to wait in line! Yay, I thought. But it wasn't done yet..
Try 4. Had to work Tuesday so I went back up on Weds morning, early so it wouldnt waste my day. Take the test, get 19 out of 25 right, here I thought finally I passed but no.. i see it flashing at me saying I did not pass again. At this point, i'm just annoyed. The guy tells me "no, you need 80% to pass." I said that they told me I needed 75%. He was very rude to me and told me I would need to start ALL OVER AGAIN. Wait in the line, get a new picture, show all my stuff again, pay the fee. I'm fine paying the fee again, but I shouldnt have to wait in line again. I walked out because I didn't have any of my stuff with me. I'm pissed at this point. I call Tina and yell and am annoyed. What question did I get wrong? Where in Utah do the mile markers start? North, South, East or West. What the heck does that have to do with anything? Seriously! Watch out for that question! STUPID!
Try 5. I decide at that point I'm too angry to go back that day. But I find out they are open on Friday so I decide that's when I'll go back. My boss's wife had to go get her license and she called and found out what good times were to go, so I planned to wake up at 7:30 and be out the door by 8:30 to get there by 9. That worked. Tina was wide awake so she decided to pack up Spencer and go with me. Get there at 9, and there is maybe a 10 minute wait to get my number, yay that's much better. But they didnt even look at my stuff. They said i didn't need it since I had the paper that said I had already gone through off of this. At that point all I can do is laugh because the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. But that sums up the government! Anyway, she says it's going to be about a 40 minute wait. That is MUCH better then the 3 hours I was there before.
Wait, and wait, and not long passes before my number gets called. Get all the set, pay again, and go to take the test. Take my time a little bit on this one, try to look for the answers more. MUCH easier this time. Ended up getting 23 out of 25. I finally passed! I now have a Utah drivers license. Yay me. Glad that's over.
Was it worth it? I'm not sure. Now all I need is to get my car in my name and I can officially become a resident. Although according to the state I am a Utah resident, it's just the colleges don't think so.
I wasn't going to tell this story because everyone says how easy the test was so it kinda makes me look stupid, but I thought I would share my embarrassment with everyone. My advice is to not go to the West Valley DMV, but go to the Draper and read the book while you are waiting in the long line. Don't waste a tank of gas, and three days of your life for a Utah drivers license.
PS. My picture sucks, too! They zoom in WAY TOO MUCH!
Mom then had to drive to Wyandotte to get me another one, and then mail it out to me. I drove a week with an expired license. And of course there were cops EVERYWHERE I went so I had to be extra careful.
Finally got the new birth certificate. Try number 2. West Valley again. No parking anywhere. And the line was out the door. I decided to try it anyway, parked at a restaurant, and went in. Someone said they had been waiting for an hour and barely had moved. And this was just to get the number to wait in line again! I decided to just leave. Called Tina to get the address of the Draper one.
Try 3. Went to Draper. Waited in line for an hour, got my number, waited in lane again for another hour for my number to be called, finally got up there. Sat for 5 minutes while she filled out the rest of the paperwork, and finally went to go take the written test. Thought it was smooth sailing from here, right? Oh, wrong. So very wrong. Got 17 out of 25 right. Failed. Wait in a line some more, can take it again. Great, right? No. Not so great. She said I needed at 75% to pass, so only one more right! So good, easy. Have the book, will just take my time this time and i'll pass, right? Yeah, got 18 out of 25. Failed again. Wait in line some more for them to tell me you can only take it twice in one day so I would have to come back again. To the draper one, but I didn't have to wait in line! Yay, I thought. But it wasn't done yet..
Try 4. Had to work Tuesday so I went back up on Weds morning, early so it wouldnt waste my day. Take the test, get 19 out of 25 right, here I thought finally I passed but no.. i see it flashing at me saying I did not pass again. At this point, i'm just annoyed. The guy tells me "no, you need 80% to pass." I said that they told me I needed 75%. He was very rude to me and told me I would need to start ALL OVER AGAIN. Wait in the line, get a new picture, show all my stuff again, pay the fee. I'm fine paying the fee again, but I shouldnt have to wait in line again. I walked out because I didn't have any of my stuff with me. I'm pissed at this point. I call Tina and yell and am annoyed. What question did I get wrong? Where in Utah do the mile markers start? North, South, East or West. What the heck does that have to do with anything? Seriously! Watch out for that question! STUPID!
Try 5. I decide at that point I'm too angry to go back that day. But I find out they are open on Friday so I decide that's when I'll go back. My boss's wife had to go get her license and she called and found out what good times were to go, so I planned to wake up at 7:30 and be out the door by 8:30 to get there by 9. That worked. Tina was wide awake so she decided to pack up Spencer and go with me. Get there at 9, and there is maybe a 10 minute wait to get my number, yay that's much better. But they didnt even look at my stuff. They said i didn't need it since I had the paper that said I had already gone through off of this. At that point all I can do is laugh because the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. But that sums up the government! Anyway, she says it's going to be about a 40 minute wait. That is MUCH better then the 3 hours I was there before.
Wait, and wait, and not long passes before my number gets called. Get all the set, pay again, and go to take the test. Take my time a little bit on this one, try to look for the answers more. MUCH easier this time. Ended up getting 23 out of 25. I finally passed! I now have a Utah drivers license. Yay me. Glad that's over.
Was it worth it? I'm not sure. Now all I need is to get my car in my name and I can officially become a resident. Although according to the state I am a Utah resident, it's just the colleges don't think so.
I wasn't going to tell this story because everyone says how easy the test was so it kinda makes me look stupid, but I thought I would share my embarrassment with everyone. My advice is to not go to the West Valley DMV, but go to the Draper and read the book while you are waiting in the long line. Don't waste a tank of gas, and three days of your life for a Utah drivers license.
PS. My picture sucks, too! They zoom in WAY TOO MUCH!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Spencer
Since Tina posted the other videos here is one of Spencer. Sorry for the angle, but I forget to rotate it before I deleted it off my camera. Enjoy!
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