I have this eye problem and, as a result, I have to get a new driver's license every two years. Except that in this fair state, licenses are on a five year rotation. This is my one-year license period. That means that before we go back to Mexico I have to do this whole procedure all over again. Doctor's exam, paper work, drive test, all sometime after October 10 but before we leave. And if we should possibly leave earlier, that pushes it back into September. Practically next month! Every time I deal with this issue I remind the DMV that my "condition" has not changed in 20 years, and that up until five years ago I had the usual license period. Not interested. But this time I talked to the test-giver and pled my case again. He saw the logic of the argument but then looked in THE BOOK OF REGULATIONS. Not a chance of change.
To reward myself for putting up with this bureaucratic nonsense I watched one of my all-time favorite movies, "Hopscotch." Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson are a fabulous pair. A very young Sam Waterston shows already his penchant for seeing something slightly ridiculous in the human condition. Every time I see it ~ and I've probably seen it five times ~ I laugh out loud. And I already know when the laughs are coming.
1 comment:
At least they'll still give you a license, and hooray that your vision is still perky enough for you to pass the test.
Thanks for the tip on the Matthau movie; it's one I haven't seen, so I added it to my Netflix queue.
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P.S. the funny "word verification" I have to type in below is "larpo" . . . like "harpo."
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