Beachcombing
This week I had the 81st visit from the birthday fairy. What made it remarkable was getting the California driver’s license renewed.
A couple of weeks ago I went online and completed a 45-minute online training course that’s an alternative to taking the knowledge test at the local DMV office. I aced all the online quizzes, then learned this week that it was a total waste of time because now the DMV is dumping the renewal test for seniors 70 and older.
In Wednesday’s LA Times, writer Steve Lopez cited some examples of the stupid questions that were being asked on prior exams:
“What is the fine for abandoning an animal on the side of the road?”
“What is another name for the hand-to-hand steering method?”
“What is the minimum number of years of imprisonment for a person … convicted of manslaughter resulting from evading law enforcement during a pursuit?”
“To identify hazards, you should scan the road how many seconds in front of your vehicle?”
The online site then required me to upload documents submitted five years ago for the Real ID portion of the license, which amounts to a golden bear and star in the upper-right-hand corner. What could have possibly changed about my U.S. citizenship during the past five years? Will these clowns expect me to again prove that I’m a veteran to have that word remain on the license?
Six times the system rejected my uploaded passport as proof of citizenship. It said that the first name “John” on the passport did not match the first name “John” on my driver’s license. I’ll deal with that craziness when I get to the DMV office.
The final coup de grace came when I signed up for the required visit to the DMV office to have my eyes checked and photo taken. The earliest available time was four weeks later, on Oct. 22 – well past the expiration date on my current driver’s license. Although it has been many decades since a police officer has pulled me over and asked to see my license and proof of insurance, I fully expect that I would to get a ticket for the now expired license.
Did you watch the televised vice president debate on Tuesday night? Our online poll asks “Who won” with options of Vance, Walz and Draw. Go to www.beachcomber.news to vote and send an email to editor@beachcomber.news to express your opinion.
I did not think that either one put on a poor performance that would statistically change the voting for president next month. It did give us a look into their knowledge of issues and their backgrounds.
Funny stuff:
Did you know that Las Vegas churches accept gambling chips?
This may come as a surprise to those of you not living in Las Vegas, but there are more Catholic churches there than casinos.
Not surprisingly, some worshipers at Sunday services will give casino chips rather than cash when the basket is passed.
Since they get chips from many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to collect the offerings.
The churches send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to the casinos of origin and cashed in. This is done by the chip monks.
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