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I've been to the DMV yesterday. You wait in line for 40 minutes in the sun just to get a number and then wait some more. Once you get a number, you're counted i

I've been to the DMV yesterday. You wait in line for 40 minutes in the sun just to get a number and then wait some more. Once you get a number, you're counted in the official wait time statistics published on their website, so the extra 40 minutes are shaved off for free. Who ever though it was going to be different when the TSA was created?

GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
I've been driving for 26 years in 6 different states and hardly ever have had any kind of serious wait.
- dimino 10y ago
  Yeah, ironically DMV wait times are for people who aren't patient enough to wait for a low-traffic period of time, or to find a DMV that isn't busy.
chrisper 10y ago
In CA you can make an appointment. I made one and was in and out in 20 minutes.
- KKKKkkkk1 10y ago
  But appointments are available only two weeks from now. Sometimes people have urgent issues that they cannot prepare for two weeks ahead. And even if it's their own fault, why should they be punished for it?
  - Frondo 10y ago
    Waiting for a service isn't punishment.
    - MrMullen 10y ago
      Get in line at the DMV before they open! My local DMV opens at 8:00a and I got in line at 7:10a. By 8:20a, I was done and out the door.
- vitd 10y ago
  This is stupid. The last time I was at the CA DMV, I made an appointment ahead of time, only to have to take a number when I got there. What was the point of making the appointment if I still have to take a number? WTF? I sat there waiting for 20 minutes, despite having a set appointment time. That's not helpful.
  - chrisper 10y ago
    They have a separate number/letter for appointments. For example, if you are there for DL issues without an appointment you get letter G and have to wait hours. If you have an appointment then you get letter B and you wait 20 minutes. How is waiting 20 minutes bad?
dublinben 10y ago
In many states you can book an appointment ahead of time on their website. No waiting necessary.
CWuestefeld 10y ago
I've noticed that at McDonald's in the past (though not recently). A time would start as soon as the employee starts on your order, and stops once you're given your change. The five minutes I waited getting up to the counter is ignored, as is the 1-2 minutes waiting for my order to be assembled. So I've spent 7-8 minutes waiting, and the POS machine is insulting me with the display "service time 40 seconds".
- Tempest1981 10y ago
  Things will be faster soon, once the robots arrive: http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/05/mcdonalds-ex-ceo-15hr-minimum-wage-will-unleash-the-robot-rebellion/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/05/mcdonalds-ex-ceo-15h...

GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago

I've been driving for 26 years in 6 different states and hardly ever have had any kind of serious wait.

dimino 10y ago
Yeah, ironically DMV wait times are for people who aren't patient enough to wait for a low-traffic period of time, or to find a DMV that isn't busy.

chrisper 10y ago

In CA you can make an appointment. I made one and was in and out in 20 minutes.

KKKKkkkk1 10y ago
But appointments are available only two weeks from now. Sometimes people have urgent issues that they cannot prepare for two weeks ahead. And even if it's their own fault, why should they be punished for it?
- Frondo 10y ago
  Waiting for a service isn't punishment.
  - MrMullen 10y ago
    Get in line at the DMV before they open! My local DMV opens at 8:00a and I got in line at 7:10a. By 8:20a, I was done and out the door.
vitd 10y ago
This is stupid. The last time I was at the CA DMV, I made an appointment ahead of time, only to have to take a number when I got there. What was the point of making the appointment if I still have to take a number? WTF? I sat there waiting for 20 minutes, despite having a set appointment time. That's not helpful.
- chrisper 10y ago
  They have a separate number/letter for appointments. For example, if you are there for DL issues without an appointment you get letter G and have to wait hours. If you have an appointment then you get letter B and you wait 20 minutes. How is waiting 20 minutes bad?

dublinben 10y ago

In many states you can book an appointment ahead of time on their website. No waiting necessary.

CWuestefeld 10y ago

I've noticed that at McDonald's in the past (though not recently). A time would start as soon as the employee starts on your order, and stops once you're given your change. The five minutes I waited getting up to the counter is ignored, as is the 1-2 minutes waiting for my order to be assembled. So I've spent 7-8 minutes waiting, and the POS machine is insulting me with the display "service time 40 seconds".

Tempest1981 10y ago
Things will be faster soon, once the robots arrive: http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/05/mcdonalds-ex-ceo-15hr-minimum-wage-will-unleash-the-robot-rebellion/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/05/mcdonalds-ex-ceo-15h...