DMV

Is there anyone who Likes the DMV? I think it must be very hard to work in a place where the people who walk through the door are automatically hostile to you. No matter what the state nor the reason for going, I think we all think the DMV will take Ages, ask more paper work than we have, more money than we expected and is totally against us. Very difficult to maintain a cheerful attitude in the face of that ~ even though most of us try to be cheerful back. And yet, the three (only three) women working in our DMV today were all cheerful, polite and helpful.

We left home at 11:45. Drove 30 minutes, went to the smog check station, were told it would be at least an hour before he could take care of the truck, went to lunch, got a number at the DMV, went to the smog check where he took the truck right away - and then had to let the machine warm up for 20 minutes - back to the DMV where our number was 56 and they were serving 39 having moved there from 15 when Dean had originally gotten 56. We left the DMV at 4 having to still get the truck weighed because CA doesn’t trust the weight NV put on the title. *sigh* At least when we go back next time with weight papers in hand, we have an appointment and will get right in - well, within 15 minutes. And meantime, we do have a temporary permit and have paid the taxes.

Lunch was delightful though ~ sat outside in a quiet corner at a little deli place we love and had a sandwich and chocolate shake (Dean) and a Cobb salad and chai shake (me). Yummy.

And the women at the DMV were very nice.