DMV Blues

[thrihyrne]

Some of you may remember this post about discovering that my OR driver's license was (according to that staff member) still intact and good through 2017. I lost my wallet back in January and have replaced everything except for my Social Security card and DL, because I don't have a car and I've been using my passport as ID. I'd made it a goal to go to the DMV this week and buck up for a replacement DL, so this morning I was at the office bright eyed at 8:05, armed to the teeth with ID and cash for the replacement. Well. Turns out that actually once I got a Virginia ID, my OR license did become null and void, and according to the state of Oregon (and Virginia, somehow) I have no state license or state ID whatsoever. D: So. I get to start over from scratch: $5 for the written test, then once I pass that, $9 to take the DRIVING TEST (which I haven't had to do since I first got my license in 1987), and cough up another $60 for the license itself. Perhaps it goes without saying that now this has become not a priority for this week. Damn. Frankly I'd rather spend the money getting my eyes checked and getting new lenses or whatever I need to do. One day, hopefully, I'll have health insurance again.

On the plus side, not only do I have an in-person interview this Thursday, I was also given a call about a job I'd applied to at Reed College and I have a 30 minute phone interview tomorrow at 3:30! So yay about all that. I'll continue to focus on the positives and take care of the driver's license stuff in good time.

Comments

[grrlpup]

eee, best wishes for Reed, that would be awesome! :D

and the driving test, gulp! I would know intellectually that years of driving experience mean I shouldn't be nervous like I was at age 17, but it's such an iconic ordeal. ("You're too slow at everything," the guy told me. But then he signed the form.)

[snottygrrl]

I would know intellectually that years of driving experience mean I shouldn't be nervous like I was at age 17

that's exactly why i am scared of the driving test. i know that 23 yrs of habits do not include checking my mirrors like they trained us and a heap of other things. i'm terrified that i'll fail the test with years of bad habits!

[thrihyrne]

Thank you! This is the second time I've interviewed at Reed, and the second time at their development office, for that matter. While I'm thrilled, I also realize there's far more potential for there to be somebody internal and I've just been called because I am qualified but legally they need to interview a certain number of people— or I may be in an interviewing pool with Reed alumni who would certainly have an edge. But I'll go after it whole-heartedly!

Not happy about the DMV situation. I've now decided that I'll try and get it done by the end of May. I'll study and take the written test fairly soon while I'm between jobs and will take the driving test when it's convenient for Evan since I'll need to use his car. For some reason I thought they'd have a car provided, like driver's ed. :P

[snottygrrl]

if you've communicated this complication to evannichols he'd tell you that that is why i haven't got re-licensed in the states yet. my nz license is still good (though illegal to drive on since i've been in the states over three months.) but i have to do the same thing, and i've not taken the driving test since 1980 i think :P plus i don't have easy access to a car to use for that. on the plus side, they keep the results of the written test for two years and you don't have to do the two tests at the same place, so my goal is to try and get that piece done before the end of the month at least. even if i move overseas, i am never letting my states license lapse again /o\

[thrihyrne]

Thank you for all of the helpful links you sent me on this topic from yesterday! After our discussion I've decided to study and use the flash cards and practice tests and go ahead and take it Tuesday morning and be done with that part and then schedule the driving test. I just want to get the license and be done! And I'm with you- I won't let it lapse. Then again, the other DMV office said my license was fine until 2017. :P