Last time I had to renew mine, I did the usual h o u r s of wait time with not even a half dozen people ahead of me. There were four fresh from the border and a crazy CA dude.
I was covered with bug bites and couldn’t get to the shower fast enough back home. Double washed my clothes and sprayed the car with bug spray.
Oh man, you win! That sounds like one horrible day! At least I was able to just walk in and get ‘er done. Small town. Love it.