Chamber of Surprises

Thursday, September 24, 2009
So yesterday I went over to the Drivers License office to get a new license. The photo on my old one is eight years old, and does not resemble my current state of hotness.

I was expecting a Chamber of Horrors, as DMV offices are notorious for having rude and disinterested employees, and clients that should probably be tested for biosafety level 3 contagions before they're allowed in the door.

Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit, I was quite surprised with my experience. I don't know if it was time of day when I arrived (1:20 p.m.), the fact that my request was fairly simple (early renewal with no violations), or that the DMV has finally pulled their head out of their collective ass, but I was in and out of there in less than 30 minutes.

That's right, Hot Chicks and Smart Men - 30 minutes. The employees were friendly and gracious, and the entire affair was painless.

The other folks waiting to be served were a also a reasonable cross-section of humanity*, and it did not appear that any of them were contagious, had egregious criminal records, or needed a seminar in basic hygiene.

So congratulations to the Parker branch of Colorado Department of Revenue, Driver's License division. Well done!


*Except for Mr. Vanilla Ice sitting at the end of my row. Seriously, dude - you're a white guy living in Douglas County, red county of white privilege. You're not black, so pull up your pants and quit embarrassing yourself. Jeez.

9 comments:

vince said...

I was gonna say something about the butt-buttering and biscuit-calling, but even Denver isn't far enough away, so let me just say I'm happy your DMV experience was a good one.

Jeri said...

I have not heard the 'butter my butt and call me a biscuit' saying before and I LOVE IT. I will be giggling for a while.

Also - glad the DMV was a decent experience. :)

WendyB_09 said...

...wipes Coke off monitor...again.

Haven't heard that one in quite a while!!

Georgia renamed our DMV a few years ago, it is now the Department of Driver Services. Last time I went services and facilities were much improved.

Janiece said...

Wendy, I think they were tired of being the butt of everyone's jokes.

"Undatable!"

neurondoc said...

You know I will use that phrase during a work-related meeting, don't you?

Glad it wasn't even a bit painful (the butter must've helped)!

Janiece said...

Natalie, I want to be a fly on the wall for THAT meeting. Especially if Big Pharma's in the room. Hee.

Carol Elaine said...

A (rather tall and large) male friend used to say, "Well, put a dress on me and call me Edna!" I don't think that would work as well for me.

Last time I went to the DMV was in April to renew my license. It was at one just down the street from where I live and was pretty painless - I was finished in 30 minutes. I also had an appointment. When I go to replace my stolen license tomorrow I will be just walking in. I don't know how painless it will be then. It's still gotta be better than the Hollywood DMV, though. My experiences there reinforced every stereotype.

Ilya said...

A couple of years ago I mentioned to renew my driver license at the DMV office in what felt like less than 10 minutes. I still recall that experience with a bit of disbelief.

Ilya said...

... meant to say "managed to renew... which I mentioned on my blog"...

Damn multitasking!