Tuesday, April 25, 2006

3 cheers for the Bloomington RMV!

It's the 25th day of the month, which means I get paid in 3 days, which means it's time to stop putting off renewing my car's registration, which costs $78! And it's every year. In Massachusetts it was every other year and even then it was only around $20. But then again, in MA, you have to have your car inspected every year, like, to make sure it's functioning and shit. None of that nonsense here. The other thing about Massachusetts DMVs (Department as opposed to Registry) is that, because 14 trillion people live in the damn state, on any given day the line will be out the door and winding around to the nearest Dunkin' Donuts. Going to the DMV in Massachusetts means setting aside half a day--at least 2 hours, anyway.

I was planning on going tomorrow morning right when they opened at 8:00, but I had some extra time this afternoon, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I figured I'd be standing in line for at least 20 minutes and then moved over to another line for another 20 minutes (this is what it was like to switch the plates last year and it wasn't even the end of the month). But no. I was in and out in 3 shakes. Seriously, I was in that building for a total of about 8 minutes. I am happeee.

There are advantages to living in the middle of corn.

5 Comments:

At 8:10 PM, Blogger Michael Lasley said...

Plus, if you live in the middle of corn, you, like, get all the free corn you want, no?

 
At 4:54 AM, Blogger susansinclair said...

I think we should export some NJ motor vehicles folks to teach them Indiana people how to do things right! You gotta have at least five lines, with no clear directions about which line you're supposed to be in when. Oh, and you gotta be real dismissive and snooty if folks misread the directions. Yeah.

 
At 6:41 AM, Blogger aerobil said...

Um, Susan, ILLINOIS, Not Indiana. Silly girl.

 
At 6:53 AM, Blogger susansinclair said...

Wherever. It's in that vague middle...

 
At 9:16 PM, Blogger Jonathan Benda said...

Last time we went to the DMV, Linda got her license renewed at a drive-through window! And not a cornfield in sight... (though there were some fields growing sugar cane and sweet potatoes...)

 

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