[Capt_Hank]

I turned 62 in August. I applied in May, got my first check October 3rd. Now, if you think Motor Vehicle operations are bad, just wait until you deal with the SS folks.

I had to apply a second time, the old biddy didn’t know she had to hit “enter” and “save”, for my information to be in the system. Then, after all of this, you will get the final appointment via telephone. Still scratching my head about this issue.

[dalereed]

” you will get the final appointment via telephone”

What’s that all about?

I filled out the aplication, mailed it in, and never heard from them again and got the check in the mail.

[Alice in Wonderland]

I turn 60 later this month and applied for Social Security last month because I’m a widow. My first check arrives next month and much to my surprise, it’s a lot more than I thought I’d be getting.

[mc5cents]

I had to apply a second time, the old biddy didn’t know she had to hit “enter” and “save”, for my information to be in the system. Then, after all of this, you will get the final appointment via telephone. Still scratching my head about this issue.

That is why I applied online. Never talked to a live person and received by first payment(I did direct deposit) on time. Best not to have to talk to those disinterested bureaucrats. I still to this day have never talked to anyone at SS.