It's what you expect. I mean I DID wait until the END of the month to renew my plates and get my new sticker at the DMV. I'm not alone to tell you I procrastinate in renewing my license plates each year. It's just not a good use of time. And it usually is painful, slow and customer service?...uh, think again.

I felt like I'd stepped into a movie, a Disney movie, when I walked through the door. I'm greeted by a very cheery woman who wants to help me take a ticket and direct me to the appropriate place where I would experience minimal wait. Oh, well, ok.

"WELllllcoooooome to the D-M-V, how can I make your day wonderful?"

"I'm here to renew my plates, just a renew"

"Let's see, take this ticket and move over there, yes, over there, where there are ONLY two people ahead of you!"
I look around. No cameras. No film crew. No movie. I'm skeptical and ashamed of myself for the cynicism I hold in my heart for the DMV.

I still think a bar would liven this government office up a bit.

Ya think?"Ok, well, thank you very much".

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Just one woman now ahead of me and I can see that I will be out of here in the time it takes to make pasta. My stomach is growling so ok, I'm thinking of food.
I hand my info to the woman who calls my number...number 48!Sweet.I'm loving this NEW kinder gentler DMV."Are your plates in good shape?"
"Yes!""thank you and have a good day, just a reminder, you can always renew on-line next year"

But what fun is that?Procrastination and meeting tight deadlines makes life FUN, dontcha think?

Now, if I can only remember to stick the NEW sticker on my license plate.