Don't tell anyone, but my driver's license expired the first of this month.
It's stupid, really!
I knew when I came over here earlier this year that it would expire while I was here. I went to a local DPS Office late last year and explained the situation to them. What I wanted was to go ahead and get a new license (they're good for 4 years, right?).
NOPE. Not so fast. They couldn't do that. Why not? I don't know, but it's stupid!
They could replace a lost or stolen license, no problem...with one that would expire on my original expiration date. That's stupid!
I could renew online...except that I can't renew online because I've had a Commercial Driver's License for more than 20 years and you can't renew the Commercial Driver's License online, something to do with the Patriot Act, I'm sure...and that's stupid!
I offered to turn-in my Commercial License and just have a regular driver's license...I'd be ok if I never drove a church bus again, right? But it didn't matter. Even if I have a regular DL...because I ONCE had a Commercial DL...I can never renew online. That's stupid!
Oh, and I didn't even mention that because I have a CDL and because of new federal laws that even though my CDL is good for 4 years I'm supposed to have a complete Physical every 2 years and a particular certificate to prove it. Ie, the CDL itself is no good without a current certificate of health. I used to drive a Church Bus, not fly a Commercial Jetliner. That's stupid!
So. When I arrive back in Atlanta next month on a Friday night. I will be unable, I'm sure, to rent a car because I won't have a valid license. I have every intention of being in Mississippi that following Sunday which means I'm going to be driving without a license for at least the weekend.
And I know. That's stupid.
It's stupid, really!
I knew when I came over here earlier this year that it would expire while I was here. I went to a local DPS Office late last year and explained the situation to them. What I wanted was to go ahead and get a new license (they're good for 4 years, right?).
NOPE. Not so fast. They couldn't do that. Why not? I don't know, but it's stupid!
They could replace a lost or stolen license, no problem...with one that would expire on my original expiration date. That's stupid!
I could renew online...except that I can't renew online because I've had a Commercial Driver's License for more than 20 years and you can't renew the Commercial Driver's License online, something to do with the Patriot Act, I'm sure...and that's stupid!
I offered to turn-in my Commercial License and just have a regular driver's license...I'd be ok if I never drove a church bus again, right? But it didn't matter. Even if I have a regular DL...because I ONCE had a Commercial DL...I can never renew online. That's stupid!
Oh, and I didn't even mention that because I have a CDL and because of new federal laws that even though my CDL is good for 4 years I'm supposed to have a complete Physical every 2 years and a particular certificate to prove it. Ie, the CDL itself is no good without a current certificate of health. I used to drive a Church Bus, not fly a Commercial Jetliner. That's stupid!
So. When I arrive back in Atlanta next month on a Friday night. I will be unable, I'm sure, to rent a car because I won't have a valid license. I have every intention of being in Mississippi that following Sunday which means I'm going to be driving without a license for at least the weekend.
And I know. That's stupid.
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