So my tags were going to expire the end of June..so i made an appt at the DMV to get my car licensed in CA....
Well first I had to make an appt and get a smog check on my car...not too bad...
40 bucks...-check
Next my appointment at the DMV was for 10:00 i got there early..like 9:45...and first I could not figure out which door to go into because I could not read the signs...they were in Spanish/Japanese/ and other languages I am not sure about...So I walked around til I found the door I was supposed to go into.
Walked in and saw a room full of people...and about 15-18 different windows (um in Harrodsburg I think we have like 2..this was another sign for me I was no longer in Ky...you need appointments...and translator...and they have more than 3 employees in the office)...So I walked up to the appointment line...and i had to fill out a paper...so completed that...and then back to line..
Then they told me...we can't register your car in CA..because the title states Karen Gumm and your license states Karen Gumm Trial...I said yes i got married..and i brought my marriage license and ss card. She said ma'am i still dont think we can do it...so i responded I find it hard to believe that no one has ever gotten married before and tried to register their car in CA...she responds..Good Point let me check with my manager (at that point and time I was thinking to myself this could be a loooong day)
So finally I get approval to register my car in CA.
Then she hands me the plates....and says okay go out and put these on and come back inside...
Um..excuse me..she was like yeah you have to put them on before you leave...
So out I go..with 2 screw drivers she gave me..(and in CA you have to have a plate on the front and back). Got the front one no problem....but the back one needed another tool like a socket thing....
BUt just to make sure there were 4 police officers who had been standing outside for over an hour chatting so I asked one of them just to make sure..their response.."we would love to help but we cant.."
So back inside I went and said ma'am i need a socket not a screw driver for my back one can I do it when I get home..she said..maybe you could just go out there and try again...
In my head I am thinking..I could stay out there til next Tuesday and I still wont get it off..but hey I will give it another try just to appease this lady.
So out I go again....still nothing..
So again I go back in and plead me case..she tells me...well you can go to the garage across the street..and pay them to put it on...okay one thing in life i am fairly certain about...I will not pay someone to put on my license plate for 2 reasons..1.) that is stupid 2.) I would get made fun of from everyone back home if they ever found out
So I went to the garage drove around back and asked if I could borrow the correct tool...
He was super nice and agreed...so I changed it in the back parking lot (next time I am going to hook a tool box to the back of my car when I go to the DMV office...)
Go back up to the lady..she says okay I need your KY plates....I said well I was going to keep them..she said um no we have to have them to mail them back to KY (i find that really hard to believe but hey..at this point i was exhausted..)
So back outside to get my KY license plates,..and then back up to the lady AGAIN.
So then she tells me the total $375 bucks..I was like I am sorry I drive a 4 cyl Honda Civic...
she was like yeah I know (i was like oh my gosh...what in the world..do they think I am driving a luxury car..something has to be wrong with this..) but I paid the lady and asked for a statement...which had nothing but codes on it...I think it should be the law that is should clearly state what you are paying for...but evidently not in CA...
SO after all that was done..i was finished...2 hours later I was walking out of the DMV for approximately the 4th time that day!!
So to treat myself I went and had In-N Out burger..i thought I def. deserved it!
I told you all to make sure and prepare yourself...i know it was exhausting...
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