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>The DMV in my state requires you make an appointment 4-6 months out right now. Walk-in appointments are unavailable or only available during a few hours a few

>The DMV in my state requires you make an appointment 4-6 months out right now. Walk-in appointments are unavailable or only available during a few hours a few days a week, if they happen to have staff that day. Good luck if you have your drivers license stolen. Sounds like your state has a big problem. In my state (New York), appointments are generally available within a week and walk-ins are welcome, but those with appointments get priority. I've never spent more than 30 minutes or so at a NY DMV location and most transactions are available online, including replacement of lost/stolen licenses. In fact, I decided on Wednesday (11 May 2022) that I wanted to trade in my license for an "Enhanced Driver's License"[0] (EDL) which, among other things, will be required for domestic air travel[1] in a year or so. That's one of the few transactions that must be done in person. I went online to book an appointment and was presented with a whole bunch of appointment times next week. I chose Thursday (19 May 2022) as it worked best with my schedule, but I could have gone on the 16th if I'd wanted. So, no. Not all DMVs are a pain or inefficient. Want to make that better in your state? Elect people who will work for you. Just a crazy thought. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_driver's_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_driver's_license [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act

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  >An EDL is not required to fly domestically, which is good because only 5 states offer the option. An EDL includes the Real ID benefits which includes domestic travel, but also acts as a passport when traveling by land or sea with Canada/Mexico/some Caribbean nations. Yep. Which is why I said: ...I wanted to trade in my license for an "Enhanced Driver's License"[0] (EDL) which, *among other things*, will be required for domestic air travel[1] in a year or so. Upon reflection, I can see how that kind of puts the cart before the horse, but it isn't really incorrect as an EDL incorporates the RealID. I suppose I could have clarified that the EDL provides RealID and additional functionality as you describe, but I figured that "among other things" and links describing both RealID and EDL, folks could find out for themselves what "among other things" meant. Perhaps that overestimates the reading comprehension of some folks, but I prefer to give people the benefit of the doubt and not assume they're morons. Perhaps that's a mistake, but if so, it isn't my first and won't be my last. I thank you for clarifying and I'm sure the morons out there will thank you for your pedantry as well. I'd further point out that this was just a real-life example of a service which must be provided in person and not online and my experience with scheduling an appointment. It could just as easily have been any of several different services which require actually going to the DMV, but that's the one that is relevant to my life at the moment. As such, even if I'd claimed that an EDL gets me free blowjobs at Federal buildings, I still made the point I was attempting to make. Edit: Clarified my prose.

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>An EDL is not required to fly domestically, which is good because only 5 states offer the option. An EDL includes the Real ID benefits which includes domestic travel, but also acts as a passport when traveling by land or sea with Canada/Mexico/some Caribbean nations. Yep. Which is why I said: ...I wanted to trade in my license for an "Enhanced Driver's License"[0] (EDL) which, *among other things*, will be required for domestic air travel[1] in a year or so. Upon reflection, I can see how that kind of puts the cart before the horse, but it isn't really incorrect as an EDL incorporates the RealID. I suppose I could have clarified that the EDL provides RealID and additional functionality as you describe, but I figured that "among other things" and links describing both RealID and EDL, folks could find out for themselves what "among other things" meant. Perhaps that overestimates the reading comprehension of some folks, but I prefer to give people the benefit of the doubt and not assume they're morons. Perhaps that's a mistake, but if so, it isn't my first and won't be my last. I thank you for clarifying and I'm sure the morons out there will thank you for your pedantry as well. I'd further point out that this was just a real-life example of a service which must be provided in person and not online and my experience with scheduling an appointment. It could just as easily have been any of several different services which require actually going to the DMV, but that's the one that is relevant to my life at the moment. As such, even if I'd claimed that an EDL gets me free blowjobs at Federal buildings, I still made the point I was attempting to make. Edit: Clarified my prose.