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SamIam · 10-26-2011, 08:13 PM

This has been a sucky week for me, as well. It started out when I was trying to get to work at the Bates. A huge semi truck had parked in the right lane, directly in front of the entrance to the motel. The semi almost took up the entire right lane, so I was forced to get into the left hand lane, and turn from there into the teensy space the trucker had left to get into the motel parking lot. Quick as I made my turn, a cop materialized out of nowhere and gave me a ticket for an improper turn. "But that truck..." I started to whine. "Tell it to the judge," replied Cortez's guardian of the roads. "You can pay $170 within 20 days and avoid having to go to court, or you can go to court and pay the $170 then." Jerk!

$170 is a lot of money for me. I should have just stayed home from work and come out ahead.

Then yesterday, I lost my purse (maybe it was stolen?). I back tracked everywhere I'd been that day, and the purse was at none of them. I had ALL my ID in there including bank cards and Qwest card. Plus, about $20 that was going to go toward kitty kibble. Damn, Damn, DAMN!

Since 9/11, the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles has made it almost impossible to replace a lost or stolen driver's license. You can get a special dispensation from the Governor but, lacking that, you are thrown into the paperwork chase from hell. I'll have to send off to Kentucky for a notarized copy of my birth certificate, including a fee of God knows how much and a wait of God knows how long. Then I need a SECOND form of ID, and from the list of documents that Colorado finds acceptable, my divorce papers are about the only thing that I have a chance of getting my hands on.

I lost MY copy of the divorce papers, but my ex still has his, lovingly stored away where he can put his hand on them in 10 seconds. So, I have to track down my ex (hopefully he hasn't moved), and ask him for the exact date of our divorce (I can't even recall the year, never mind the day and month), plus the serial number on the divorce certificate, so that I can then call up the courthouse in my old town, give them the info so they can locate the records, find out what the charge is for a NOTARIZED copy, send them a bunch of money, wait around, and probably about 6 months from now get to go down to DMV for the replacement at last.

The icing on the cake is that my ex has always been paranoid, and the passing of the years has only made him worse. He is a big fish in the small pond of professional fly fishermen and he has gone into deep cover to avoid all the trout groupies that are surely out there, just waiting to pounce on him and ask him to tie a hare's ear or something. Plus, he seems to think that if he just says, "hi" to me, his current wife will divorce him on grounds of infidelity.

Believe me, if I could get my hands on any other document that would make the DMV happy, I would.

10-26-2011, 08:13 PM	#656
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	This has been a sucky week for me, as well. It started out when I was trying to get to work at the Bates. A huge semi truck had parked in the right lane, directly in front of the entrance to the motel. The semi almost took up the entire right lane, so I was forced to get into the left hand lane, and turn from there into the teensy space the trucker had left to get into the motel parking lot. Quick as I made my turn, a cop materialized out of nowhere and gave me a ticket for an improper turn. "But that truck..." I started to whine. "Tell it to the judge," replied Cortez's guardian of the roads. "You can pay $170 within 20 days and avoid having to go to court, or you can go to court and pay the $170 then." Jerk! $170 is a lot of money for me. I should have just stayed home from work and come out ahead. Then yesterday, I lost my purse (maybe it was stolen?). I back tracked everywhere I'd been that day, and the purse was at none of them. I had ALL my ID in there including bank cards and Qwest card. Plus, about $20 that was going to go toward kitty kibble. Damn, Damn, DAMN! Since 9/11, the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles has made it almost impossible to replace a lost or stolen driver's license. You can get a special dispensation from the Governor but, lacking that, you are thrown into the paperwork chase from hell. I'll have to send off to Kentucky for a notarized copy of my birth certificate, including a fee of God knows how much and a wait of God knows how long. Then I need a SECOND form of ID, and from the list of documents that Colorado finds acceptable, my divorce papers are about the only thing that I have a chance of getting my hands on. I lost MY copy of the divorce papers, but my ex still has his, lovingly stored away where he can put his hand on them in 10 seconds. So, I have to track down my ex (hopefully he hasn't moved), and ask him for the exact date of our divorce (I can't even recall the year, never mind the day and month), plus the serial number on the divorce certificate, so that I can then call up the courthouse in my old town, give them the info so they can locate the records, find out what the charge is for a NOTARIZED copy, send them a bunch of money, wait around, and probably about 6 months from now get to go down to DMV for the replacement at last. The icing on the cake is that my ex has always been paranoid, and the passing of the years has only made him worse. He is a big fish in the small pond of professional fly fishermen and he has gone into deep cover to avoid all the trout groupies that are surely out there, just waiting to pounce on him and ask him to tie a hare's ear or something. Plus, he seems to think that if he just says, "hi" to me, his current wife will divorce him on grounds of infidelity. Believe me, if I could get my hands on any other document that would make the DMV happy, I would. Last edited by SamIam; 10-26-2011 at 08:24 PM.