[pageonetoo]

I believe there must be a school to teach DMV employees how to be slow, rude, and beligerent. It is not a problem unique to Kalifornya, but is national!

[My2Cents]

Whenever I get into a discussion with someone who supports state-funded, single-payer health care, I tell them that if they like the way the DMV operates, they'll LOVE the way a single-payer system will look after their health care.

[anoldafvet]

Believe it or not the folks who work for the BMV in Louisville, KY are not like those in California. They are courteous, helpful, friendly, they smile, and they get you in and out as quickly as possible. When I changed my Indiana driver's license to Kentucky, it took all of 10 minutes, and five of that was waiting for the printer (It took me half a day to do the same thing in California). Our BMV people are truly professional.

[snopercod]

Not so. When my wife and I moved to FL, we were absolutely floored when the DMV people were extremely pleasant and efficient. They even bent a few rules for us regarding the registration of a jet-ski trailer which had been parked for about ten years.

Here in NC, where we live now, they are almost as nice as in Florida.

[radiohead]

I believe there must be a school to teach DMV employees how to be slow, rude, and beligerent.

LOL! I think that school is in DC. : )

To give props where they are due - when I moved to Seattle I went to get a non-drivers ID. I took my walkman, a book, and a pack of crackers. Based on my experience in DC, I figured I would be there awhile.

I was served, had my picture taken and laminated and was out of the door in 15 minutes. After the guy took my picture, I turned around to sit down, figuring I'd have to wait to pick up the finished product. He called me back, showed me the pic, asked if it was ok, then gave me the finished card.

I have to admit, after years of incredible bureaucratic idiocy in DC, I was floored. The two people I dealt with were polite, service was fast, I was treated like a citizen instead of a leper.