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Okay, Paul WAS right! That is what the sign over the door reads. Maybe the new name since they split up with the police department? Anyway, I started a new thread because the Bakery one wasn't working for me! 😀
I was there re-registering my car this morning. Took 30 minutes from inspection lane to sticker in hand and out the door. You do need to have everything handy. One guy was moaning that they wanted him to come back, but he was transfering ownership without a notarized signature. You have to follow the rules. Yes, you should have exact change. The biggest hold-up was that the window one person evidently hadn't reached. Director Olive put someone else to the task and we zipped through.
I am sorry, Teresa, about your bad experience. I will say that it is the only government entity where you actually see the person in charge working the floor, making sure things are getting done. He (Director Olive) should really get some kind of "Best Of" award! (And Ronnie, you can tell him I said so!)
Posted : March 15, 2006 9:53 pm
With all due regard to Director Olive (Dan?), yes, he was on the "floor" each time I came, doing his best to get people into the right lines, and adding names to the BIG BOOK, for those who had a current state license, and then sending them to the line to be photographed.
I talked to him several times, and he was always very business-like.
For all of those that need to visit that place, I can only hope it removes itself from the dreaded list of least favorite things to have to do! Nah, it will probably stay on the list.
One of the hang-ups each time I went to the department was the poor lady in window one. You had to visit her for a receipt before you could take any other step. She is either the only one trained, trusted or certified to take folks'cash, or perhaps the computer system as designed allowed only one input computer? (Serious shortcoming if true.)
She and I had several very positive conversations since she grew to recognize my many appearances before her - and I know for a fact that when the computer was down, she was forced to HAND WRITE RECEIPTS, and then later in the day all of them needed to be entered in the computer when it was fixed and/or up!
I really felt sorry for her. What with the long lines awaiting her she handled, what to me would be tremendous pressure, with grace, dignity and apparent dedication to her job. My hat's off to her!
Posted : March 16, 2006 1:30 pm
I shouldn't say bad things about them. They didn't yell at me nor treated me badly. I am just confused and am having a harder time than usual figuring out what to do. I can't say that in the States it was any better. I will get my license eventually. 🙂
Teresa
Posted : March 17, 2006 2:31 am
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Teresa: The best advice is not to let your stateside license expire. Too late, I know!! If you have to take the road test, well ask Island Paul about it! There are several "tricks" to VI the driving test. I don't think that you will ever truly back into a parking place with cones, nor will you drive backwards on the street, but those are real tasks. I think they should test you with people passing you on blind turns and stopping dead in front of you! 😉
Posted : March 17, 2006 10:59 am
