Another day, another drama at the DMV

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I gathered all my documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, social security card, old driver's license, and an old bill proving I live at my address), drove once again for the third time to the DMV, hoping that please God, I would be allowed to get a new license. Of course it didn't happen. The guy said my marriage certificate wasn't legal and I would have to get an official one from the court house where we got married. I told him we got married in Hawaii! By this time I was getting so aggravated. He was rude several other times. I finally said, "Forget your gold star license. Just give me the old kind." I was so mad, I could'a spit. I wanted to add, "If I have to board an airplane, I'll have several forms of ID. And I guess that tour of a nuclear power plant is off my list." Not once did he ever say, "I'm sorry you've had to make so many trips here. I wish I could be of more help." Nothing. Other than being rude. I finally got a temporary card until the so-called real one arrives. Before I left, I said to him, "I understand you have to do everything in a legal way. But you could have at least been a little nicer about it." He started stammering something and I said, "You've had an attitude since the minute I walked in." Then I walked out. I thought about reporting him, but no one hardly ever gets fired or even in trouble around here if you're a government employee. I should have told him, "Since I'm a tax payer, that technically makes me your boss. You're fired." Edit: Well, I showed 'em. I just ordered a copy of our marriage certificate on line from the courthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii. Can't wait to wave that in front of that grumpy license examiner.