Speaking Of Voting

[CyberDroog]

I finally had my drivers license updated the other day. Even though
virtually anything will do as identification for voting in Wisconsin, it
does make registering less of a hassle.

I was way behind also. The address on my previous license was two
apartments ago, and after having Lasik surgery I never did update my
license to remove the vision correction restriction.

I was on one of my many recent two days without sleeping benders and I kept
on running into barriers that, to my great surprise, were easily resolved.

First I went to Sears to have my eyes checked and get the form for the DMV
testifying that I no longer require vision correction. I'm still virtually
20/20 five years after Lasik. I had the surgery done to correct
nearsightedness. I'm now just a tad farsighted. At least the optometrist
could detect that I was. But when he showed me the examples of corrected
and not corrected, I couldn't tell the difference.

Anyway, he didn't have any forms for the DMV since he doesn't perform Lasik
and has no need for them. He said I should get the form from the DMV and he
would fill it out.

Pulling out of Sears, it occurred to me that I was just a few blocks away
from the doctor who performed the surgery. So I went there to ask them to
sign off on my vision. They said I would have to have another exam for them
to do that. But they did give me the form.

So I took the form to Sears, filled out my personal info, and waited for
the doctor to come out and sign off. Turns out it was a pre-printed form
and the other doctor's name, address and such was already on it. I asked
him why he couldn't just cross that out and put in his information, and he
said that the DMV wouldn't approve it that way.

Now I was irritated. I had time to get to the DMV and get the form, but not
enough time to get back to Sears, have it filled out, and then get back to
the DMV before it closed.

So I went to the DMV, resigned to the fact that I would have to come back
the next day to get my license.

Now this had occurred to me before - why is it that you even need a form
when they can check your vision at the DMV? Well that's exactly what I
found when I went to the information desk to ask for the form. The guy just
said "We can check your eyes." and handed me the form to update my license.

Great. I was going to get it done that day after all. So I wait for my
number to be called, walk up and present my form, get my eyes checked, then
guy enters everything into the computer and says that will be $4.

So I go for my wallet and find a grand total of $2. No problem, I offer him
my Visa card. The guy doesn't take it, and says "Sorry, we only accept cash
or check. But there is an ATM in the lobby."

Okay. That'll mean a service fee since it is a private ATM, but I want to
get this done. So I go out to the ATM, swipe my card, and... blank screen.
I can hear beeps, and could tell from the beeps that the thing was working.
So I hit cancel.

Now I was pissed. I'm not aware of the laws on this matter and may have
been risking a felony, but I reached done and unplugged the ATM and plugged
it back it.

It worked! I took out $300. I know it's just a psychological gimmick, but
whenever I'm forced by circumstances to pay an ATM fee I take out the
largest amount my bank allows in a 24 hour period. The $2.50 ATM fee is
then a smaller percentage of the transaction so I don't feel that I was
boned as badly.

Great! I went back in, handed the guy my completed form and a $20 bill. He
tapped a few keys, gave me my change, and directed me to the photo area.

The photo hadn't occurred to me. I was holding Buddha. I asked if that
would be a problem and the photo guy said no, just hold him low and I'll
let you know when he is out of the picture.

What's up with that? Are Wisconsin cops too dumb to look at the license and
tell which one is me?

I got the photo, and then got my license. Low and behold, it is only the
second time in my life that I have actually liked the photo.

So it all worked out. Well, one glitch. The guy neglected to enter the fact
that I had checked the organ donor consent. So the license doesn't specify
that I consent to organ donation. Which I don't. Why did I check the box
then? Because my wife did on hers. Frankly, I don't care either way. I
don't want to discuss the issue beforehand though which is why I usually
check "No".

But hey, if I'm brain dead go ahead and take anything you want. My wife
knows to give consent should I ever end up in that condition. My eyes are
my best feature, so there is going to be a real fight over who gets them.
There could be a stampede of blind people fighting to be first in line.

I'm not sure how valuable my heart and lungs would be after all the years
of smoking. But I drink very little, so my liver might be fair game. Hell,
make some pate and give it to Hannibal Lector for all I care.

But, just in case the technology comes around, I'd like to be cremated with
my penis intact. My apologies to some poor guy who has been Bobbitized, or
some poor woman who is getting a sex change, or even some poor woman who
wants it stuffed and mounted for personal use, but it just seems too
creepy.

[Charles]

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:29:23 GMT, CyberDroog
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I finally had my drivers license updated the other day. Even though
>virtually anything will do as identification for voting in Wisconsin, it
>does make registering less of a hassle.
>
>I was way behind also. The address on my previous license was two
>apartments ago, and after having Lasik surgery I never did update my
>license to remove the vision correction restriction.
>
>I was on one of my many recent two days without sleeping benders and I kept
>on running into barriers that, to my great surprise, were easily resolved.
>
>First I went to Sears to have my eyes checked and get the form for the DMV
>testifying that I no longer require vision correction. I'm still virtually
>20/20 five years after Lasik. I had the surgery done to correct
>nearsightedness. I'm now just a tad farsighted. At least the optometrist
>could detect that I was. But when he showed me the examples of corrected
>and not corrected, I couldn't tell the difference.
>
>Anyway, he didn't have any forms for the DMV since he doesn't perform Lasik
>and has no need for them. He said I should get the form from the DMV and he
>would fill it out.
>
>Pulling out of Sears, it occurred to me that I was just a few blocks away
>from the doctor who performed the surgery. So I went there to ask them to
>sign off on my vision. They said I would have to have another exam for them
>to do that. But they did give me the form.
>
>So I took the form to Sears, filled out my personal info, and waited for
>the doctor to come out and sign off. Turns out it was a pre-printed form
>and the other doctor's name, address and such was already on it. I asked
>him why he couldn't just cross that out and put in his information, and he
>said that the DMV wouldn't approve it that way.
>
>Now I was irritated. I had time to get to the DMV and get the form, but not
>enough time to get back to Sears, have it filled out, and then get back to
>the DMV before it closed.
>
>So I went to the DMV, resigned to the fact that I would have to come back
>the next day to get my license.
>
>Now this had occurred to me before - why is it that you even need a form
>when they can check your vision at the DMV? Well that's exactly what I
>found when I went to the information desk to ask for the form. The guy just
>said "We can check your eyes." and handed me the form to update my license.
>
>Great. I was going to get it done that day after all. So I wait for my
>number to be called, walk up and present my form, get my eyes checked, then
>guy enters everything into the computer and says that will be $4.
>
>So I go for my wallet and find a grand total of $2. No problem, I offer him
>my Visa card. The guy doesn't take it, and says "Sorry, we only accept cash
>or check. But there is an ATM in the lobby."
>
>Okay. That'll mean a service fee since it is a private ATM, but I want to
>get this done. So I go out to the ATM, swipe my card, and... blank screen.
>I can hear beeps, and could tell from the beeps that the thing was working.
>So I hit cancel.
>
>Now I was pissed. I'm not aware of the laws on this matter and may have
>been risking a felony, but I reached done and unplugged the ATM and plugged
>it back it.
>
>It worked! I took out $300. I know it's just a psychological gimmick, but
>whenever I'm forced by circumstances to pay an ATM fee I take out the
>largest amount my bank allows in a 24 hour period. The $2.50 ATM fee is
>then a smaller percentage of the transaction so I don't feel that I was
>boned as badly.
>
>Great! I went back in, handed the guy my completed form and a $20 bill. He
>tapped a few keys, gave me my change, and directed me to the photo area.
>
>The photo hadn't occurred to me. I was holding Buddha. I asked if that
>would be a problem and the photo guy said no, just hold him low and I'll
>let you know when he is out of the picture.
>
>What's up with that? Are Wisconsin cops too dumb to look at the license and
>tell which one is me?
>
>I got the photo, and then got my license. Low and behold, it is only the
>second time in my life that I have actually liked the photo.
>
>So it all worked out. Well, one glitch. The guy neglected to enter the fact
>that I had checked the organ donor consent. So the license doesn't specify
>that I consent to organ donation. Which I don't. Why did I check the box
>then? Because my wife did on hers. Frankly, I don't care either way. I
>don't want to discuss the issue beforehand though which is why I usually
>check "No".
>
>But hey, if I'm brain dead go ahead and take anything you want. My wife
>knows to give consent should I ever end up in that condition. My eyes are
>my best feature, so there is going to be a real fight over who gets them.
>There could be a stampede of blind people fighting to be first in line.
>
>I'm not sure how valuable my heart and lungs would be after all the years
>of smoking. But I drink very little, so my liver might be fair game. Hell,
>make some pate and give it to Hannibal Lector for all I care.
>
>But, just in case the technology comes around, I'd like to be cremated with
>my penis intact. My apologies to some poor guy who has been Bobbitized, or
>some poor woman who is getting a sex change, or even some poor woman who
>wants it stuffed and mounted for personal use, but it just seems too
>creepy.


sounds like you had a successful day in spite of the world, or that
you made it one. Good to have happen once in a while.

[CyberDroog]

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:37:19 GMT, Charles <[email protected]> wrote:

>sounds like you had a successful day in spite of the world, or that
>you made it one. Good to have happen once in a while.

Oh yeah. I called my wife about the time she was getting off of work, and
we topped off the day with dinner at the Olive Garden, which my wife loves.

Well, there was almost a disaster there also. There was a waiting period,
so I dropped her off to get a place in line while I ran to Best Buy to look
over a CD changer I have been drooling over.

I tend to wander... so by the time I got back to the restaurant, the soup
was already on the table. My wife then told me that the waitress had set
the tray caddy very close to the table. My wife was watching the waitress
place things on the table so she could keep them out of Buddha's reach.
Good thinking.

But no one was watching Buddha and he grabbed the tray and started pulling
it over. He then let it go and it tipped even further in the opposite
direction. The quick reactions of a guy at the next table prevented the
trap from going over completely and dousing them in steaming hot
minestrone.

There was a collective gasp in that whole section of the restaurant. The
waitress was quietly, but public ally, bitched out by the manager also. He
reminded her to be more careful whenever she sees a high chair. I wish he
hadn't done that there and then - that is bad management. She was
noticeably shaken up over the incident and was on the verge of tears
knowing that the baby might have pulled it over onto himself.

But there was no disaster, so it's kind of funny to me. Hey, it was placed
near him. That makes it his. I've had to learn that with stuff of mine...

[used2be]

you sure were chatty last night darlin...

you okay?

--
~u2b

+*+*+*+*+*+*+

"Laugh and the world laughs with you... Cry, and the world looks sheepish
and suddenly remembers it had other plans."


"CyberDroog" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] ews.com...
>I finally had my drivers license updated the other day. Even though
> virtually anything will do as identification for voting in Wisconsin, it
> does make registering less of a hassle.
>
> I was way behind also. The address on my previous license was two
> apartments ago, and after having Lasik surgery I never did update my
> license to remove the vision correction restriction.
>
> I was on one of my many recent two days without sleeping benders and I
> kept
> on running into barriers that, to my great surprise, were easily resolved.
>
> First I went to Sears to have my eyes checked and get the form for the DMV
> testifying that I no longer require vision correction. I'm still virtually
> 20/20 five years after Lasik. I had the surgery done to correct
> nearsightedness. I'm now just a tad farsighted. At least the optometrist
> could detect that I was. But when he showed me the examples of corrected
> and not corrected, I couldn't tell the difference.
>
> Anyway, he didn't have any forms for the DMV since he doesn't perform
> Lasik
> and has no need for them. He said I should get the form from the DMV and
> he
> would fill it out.
>
> Pulling out of Sears, it occurred to me that I was just a few blocks away
> from the doctor who performed the surgery. So I went there to ask them to
> sign off on my vision. They said I would have to have another exam for
> them
> to do that. But they did give me the form.
>
> So I took the form to Sears, filled out my personal info, and waited for
> the doctor to come out and sign off. Turns out it was a pre-printed form
> and the other doctor's name, address and such was already on it. I asked
> him why he couldn't just cross that out and put in his information, and he
> said that the DMV wouldn't approve it that way.
>
> Now I was irritated. I had time to get to the DMV and get the form, but
> not
> enough time to get back to Sears, have it filled out, and then get back to
> the DMV before it closed.
>
> So I went to the DMV, resigned to the fact that I would have to come back
> the next day to get my license.
>
> Now this had occurred to me before - why is it that you even need a form
> when they can check your vision at the DMV? Well that's exactly what I
> found when I went to the information desk to ask for the form. The guy
> just
> said "We can check your eyes." and handed me the form to update my
> license.
>
> Great. I was going to get it done that day after all. So I wait for my
> number to be called, walk up and present my form, get my eyes checked,
> then
> guy enters everything into the computer and says that will be $4.
>
> So I go for my wallet and find a grand total of $2. No problem, I offer
> him
> my Visa card. The guy doesn't take it, and says "Sorry, we only accept
> cash
> or check. But there is an ATM in the lobby."
>
> Okay. That'll mean a service fee since it is a private ATM, but I want to
> get this done. So I go out to the ATM, swipe my card, and... blank screen.
> I can hear beeps, and could tell from the beeps that the thing was
> working.
> So I hit cancel.
>
> Now I was pissed. I'm not aware of the laws on this matter and may have
> been risking a felony, but I reached done and unplugged the ATM and
> plugged
> it back it.
>
> It worked! I took out $300. I know it's just a psychological gimmick, but
> whenever I'm forced by circumstances to pay an ATM fee I take out the
> largest amount my bank allows in a 24 hour period. The $2.50 ATM fee is
> then a smaller percentage of the transaction so I don't feel that I was
> boned as badly.
>
> Great! I went back in, handed the guy my completed form and a $20 bill. He
> tapped a few keys, gave me my change, and directed me to the photo area.
>
> The photo hadn't occurred to me. I was holding Buddha. I asked if that
> would be a problem and the photo guy said no, just hold him low and I'll
> let you know when he is out of the picture.
>
> What's up with that? Are Wisconsin cops too dumb to look at the license
> and
> tell which one is me?
>
> I got the photo, and then got my license. Low and behold, it is only the
> second time in my life that I have actually liked the photo.
>
> So it all worked out. Well, one glitch. The guy neglected to enter the
> fact
> that I had checked the organ donor consent. So the license doesn't specify
> that I consent to organ donation. Which I don't. Why did I check the box
> then? Because my wife did on hers. Frankly, I don't care either way. I
> don't want to discuss the issue beforehand though which is why I usually
> check "No".
>
> But hey, if I'm brain dead go ahead and take anything you want. My wife
> knows to give consent should I ever end up in that condition. My eyes are
> my best feature, so there is going to be a real fight over who gets them.
> There could be a stampede of blind people fighting to be first in line.
>
> I'm not sure how valuable my heart and lungs would be after all the years
> of smoking. But I drink very little, so my liver might be fair game. Hell,
> make some pate and give it to Hannibal Lector for all I care.
>
> But, just in case the technology comes around, I'd like to be cremated
> with
> my penis intact. My apologies to some poor guy who has been Bobbitized, or
> some poor woman who is getting a sex change, or even some poor woman who
> wants it stuffed and mounted for personal use, but it just seems too
> creepy.

[Franz Bestuchev]

CyberDroog wrote:

> But, just in case the technology comes around, I'd like to be cremated with
> my penis intact. My apologies to some poor guy who has been Bobbitized, or
> some poor woman who is getting a sex change, or even some poor woman who
> wants it stuffed and mounted for personal use, but it just seems too
> creepy.

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