Real ID

Finally got mine.  Real ID.

They waited on me because my license was close to expiring.  I must be one of the last.

If you get the option to make an appointment at your motor vehicle administration or department of motor vehicles or whatever you call it, do it.

There were two lines when I got there, 45 minutes early.  The line to take a number.  The appointment line was a dozen people.  My line.  It moved slow, because, of course it did.  ALL lines at the MVA move slow.  The other line, the one for people without an appointment?   The peasantry?  60 people in that one.

Once the bureaucratic sloth worked through to me and I got my number I had about 30 seconds before that number was called.

Now, you need a proof of your social security number.  An old W-2 did for me.  A photo ID.  And I had a passport for that.  And 2 utility bills to prove you have an address.  Piece of cake.

What was new was the warnings you had to acknowledge that you were a citizen eligible to vote and you promised never to be involved in voter fraud or any kind of vote stealing schemes.  That was new.

Another new thing is if you bring your DD214 you can get "Veteran" put on your DL.  So, now I guess I can get discounted meals on November 11th?

They said they'd mail it to me in 7-10 business days.  It took 4.

Next on the list?  In two months the passport expires.