Lost Aussie

DH is off and away tonight, and for the first time in ages I have the Bose Stereo cranked up to the MAX (thank goodness for double glazing!!) with Sam Sparrow – Black and Gold , Mumford and Sons  (amongst others) playing … missing my huge NY music room with big built in speakers and neigbours an acre away – this stuff is played best UBER loud!

Even in confined spaces though it makes for great “art making” music (for me)!

Soothes the bitter pill of a frustrating day  spent acquiring a NC Driver’s License.  First adventure to the DMV last week revealed the need not only to present paperwork etc but to sit the TEST, AGAIN, despite having previously had an NC dl.  Back home to read the manual.

Second trip this  morning and I am 70% of the way complete before it becomes apparent that I should have brought my “ALIEN” card with me, (aka Green Card) – not previously specified as necessary.
Race home, get the card, take a new number and wait another 40mins.  Wait while all the stuff is re-entered into the computer, do the vision test, take the road sign test, take the written driving test (20/20 thank you!) only to be told that they will only issue me a license for the months remainging on my Green Card and once that is renewed I will have to come back and take all the damned tests again!   UGH UGH UGH

There are an enourmous amount of unattractive expletives that would adequqately represent my sentiments about this proceedure.  Firstly, since I dont TALK like anyone else around here, it would have been nice if they had suggested that I bring my Green Card with me when I first called to make enquiries about what was needed to get an NC license  (no I don’t sleep with my Green Card in my wallet and I am clearly NOT a local!).

Second, why if I have no infringements on my licesnse EVER do I have to take the damned test over and over again for NC.. You don’t need to do this in DE or NY, you just roll up, pay money and get a new card.
And thirdly, I really resent being treated like some second class piece of **** because I have a Green (Alien) Card.  I pay LOTS of money in taxes.  I do non-profit work, have been a PTA president and do goodness knows what else to contribute to the communities I live in, paid lots of money and jumped through all the right hoops to obtain my residence here in a legal fashion and really don’t like being looked down the nose at.

An atrocious experience to say the least.

And a definite excuse to lay on the Head Banging music full blast!!!!!!!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr ………..