The Traffic Bureau
Friday, 7 July 2023 14:24![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elusivekIt's amusing. My car went for the annual inspection last week, passed (yay one more year!) and then suddenly, 2 days ago, I received a text message from the Traffic Bureau with a very succinct message, saying something along the lines of "Please come to the bureau to pick up the new documents."
Since, at the same time, I've been handling my Boss' new car, I didn't know what that message was about. Was it about my car? Was it about my Boss' new car? There was no identifying information in the message for me to know what's going on.
So I called them, and after a long while, worse than pulling teeth, we find out it's about my car, that I have to pick up the new registration card. Note, my car is going into its 20th year of use. It's the 10th time it went through an annual inspection, and the past 9 times, there was no issuing of new registration card. Right. "So what do I have to bring?" I ask. "You need to bring the old registration card and your ID card." Sure thing, I thought. Could have said that in the message. What if I just show up without anything on hand?
This morning, before I went to work, I went down to the car to pick up the registration card. It wasn't there. So I called the mechanic to ask what's up. Apparently. He knew all along what was going on, and he didn't tell me. "But where's the registration card?" I asked. "Oh, they took it already. If you look into the booklet there's a receipt!" And I was like.... if you had mentioned something about having to change my card then I wouldn't be surprised, but without knowing anything, how would I know to look for the receipt? After rummaging through the booklet, I found the drasted receipt. Off I went to pick up that registration card. And when I asked what did they update that they had to replace my card, nobody could say what was wrong that had to be amended. And I liked my old card, it's the old style paper card stock type of registration card. It's historical. Now I have a spiffy new plastic card *pout*.
I don't know. Seeing my Boss and other "rich people" changing cars as often as they are changing clothes, I'm kind of proud I'm still with my same old, same old car.
Since, at the same time, I've been handling my Boss' new car, I didn't know what that message was about. Was it about my car? Was it about my Boss' new car? There was no identifying information in the message for me to know what's going on.
So I called them, and after a long while, worse than pulling teeth, we find out it's about my car, that I have to pick up the new registration card. Note, my car is going into its 20th year of use. It's the 10th time it went through an annual inspection, and the past 9 times, there was no issuing of new registration card. Right. "So what do I have to bring?" I ask. "You need to bring the old registration card and your ID card." Sure thing, I thought. Could have said that in the message. What if I just show up without anything on hand?
This morning, before I went to work, I went down to the car to pick up the registration card. It wasn't there. So I called the mechanic to ask what's up. Apparently. He knew all along what was going on, and he didn't tell me. "But where's the registration card?" I asked. "Oh, they took it already. If you look into the booklet there's a receipt!" And I was like.... if you had mentioned something about having to change my card then I wouldn't be surprised, but without knowing anything, how would I know to look for the receipt? After rummaging through the booklet, I found the drasted receipt. Off I went to pick up that registration card. And when I asked what did they update that they had to replace my card, nobody could say what was wrong that had to be amended. And I liked my old card, it's the old style paper card stock type of registration card. It's historical. Now I have a spiffy new plastic card *pout*.
I don't know. Seeing my Boss and other "rich people" changing cars as often as they are changing clothes, I'm kind of proud I'm still with my same old, same old car.
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Date: 2023-07-07 16:15 (UTC)