The worst thing in the world?

[rcpratt]

Going to the secretary of state late in the afternoon.

The average person in society is disgusting.

 

[Drako]

Going to the secretary of state late in the afternoon.

The average person in society is disgusting.

Are you drunk or high?

 

[moshquerade]

secretary of state = toilet?

 

[rcpratt]

Are you drunk or high?

Must be.

Already late renewing my plates otherwise I wouldn't have come at four on a Friday.

 

[Gooberlx2]

You mean the DMV? Or rather, it's the DMV offices that handle plates and registrations in Colorado anyway.

 

[rcpratt]

Same thing. Everyone just calls it that here.

 

[Perknose]

Must be.

Already late renewing my plates otherwise I wouldn't have come at four on a Friday.

Ha ha, that was my first guess but then I thought mosh's was better. :awe:

 

[OCGuy]

no comprende

 

[surfsatwerk]

Same thing. Everyone just calls it that here.

If it makes you feel better I took a personal day on Tuesday and went in around 10:30am. Took literally 5 minutes.

 

[nageov3t]

why would you call the DMV the secretary of state? I don't get it.

 

[Drako]

why would you call the DMV the secretary of state? I don't get it.

That's what had me confused as well, it must be a Michigan thing.

Maybe someone can make one of those "Pure Michigan" videos about this

 

[rcpratt]

Fuck if I know, I'm just a follower. It's definitely stupid.

It's probably because the front of the buildings say "Secretary of State" here.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

why would you call the DMV the secretary of state? I don't get it.

Depends on the state.

In Michigan, the DMV is the SoS. Same agency. Handles everything front to back.

In Minnesota, the SoS is just the voter registration people, basically. Only thing I've ever needed them for. Getting your car registered is the MV Reg department, and the DPS (department of public safety - the state police, basically) manage licenses, registration fee collection tickets, etc.

Seems kind of inefficient, actually...

As far as hating all humans:

The last time I went to the DMV, I sat there for a while, waiting. (I got there about fifteen minutes before they closed.)

It was about half an hour after the place closed that I realized a couple things:

1) Nobody was going home. The DMV employees were taking care of everybody who had shown up, regardless of how long it took.

2) I had heard every employee behind the counter speak at least two languages, and a few seemed to be functional in three or more.

3) Some of the people in line ahead of me seemed like they were functionally illiterate, retarded, or both.

That was the day I decided that all the jokes about lazy public employees might be a little unfair.

 

[jonks]

do you consider yourself an average person?

 

[rcpratt]

Hopefully not in disgustingness.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Depends on the state.

In Michigan, the DMV is the SoS. Same agency. Handles everything front to back.

In Minnesota, the SoS is just the voter registration people, basically. Only thing I've ever needed them for. Getting your car registered is the MV Reg department, and the DPS (department of public safety - the state police, basically) manage licenses, registration fee collection tickets, etc.

Seems kind of inefficient, actually...

As far as hating all humans:

The last time I went to the DMV, I sat there for a while, waiting. (I got there about fifteen minutes before they closed.)

It was about half an hour after the place closed that I realized a couple things:

1) Nobody was going home. The DMV employees were taking care of everybody who had shown up, regardless of how long it took.

2) I had heard every employee behind the counter speak at least two languages, and a few seemed to be functional in three or more.

3) Some of the people in line ahead of me seemed like they were functionally illiterate, retarded, or both.

That was the day I decided that all the jokes about lazy public employees might be a little unfair.

Yeah, that's the stereotype but my experiences have usually been good. I think the trick is to find an office that is in one of the more distant suburbs and go at the right time of day. There's one near my work in Eagan that I'll go to at, say, 2 PM on a weekday. I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes.

 

[Away]

secretary of state = toilet

I'm thinking that Hillary wronged Mosh in some way. :biggrin:

 

[moshquerade]

I'm thinking that Hillary wronged Mosh in some way. :biggrin:

LOL!

Not at all.

 

[AFurryReptile]

Yeah, that's the stereotype but my experiences have usually been good. I think the trick is to find an office that is in one of the more distant suburbs and go at the right time of day. There's one near my work in Eagan that I'll go to at, say, 2 PM on a weekday. I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes.

You're lucky. I live on the outside of Houston and literally have ONE DMV to choose from. I showed up at 8:30 in the morning on a Thursday and spent 4.5 hours waiting in line...

 

[HN]

when the perforations of the 2 layers of the 2-ply toilet paper don't match up :|

 

[AstroManLuca]

You're lucky. I live on the outside of Houston and literally have ONE DMV to choose from. I showed up at 8:30 in the morning on a Thursday and spent 4.5 hours waiting in line...

Holy fuck

Without even looking anything up I know where at least three locations are, and there are many more.

 

[CPA]

You're lucky. I live on the outside of Houston and literally have ONE DMV to choose from. I showed up at 8:30 in the morning on a Thursday and spent 4.5 hours waiting in line...

lol, I live out West of Houston, in Katy, but in Waller County. The DMV is two minutes from my house and usually no one is there. I love it.

 

[ussfletcher]

Same thing. Everyone just calls it that here.

Its not called the DMV because Michigan doesn't have one. All of these issues are handled by our Secratary of State's administration.