Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for April 01, 2020

Standing in line…..from here to eternity…..or please take a number.

What is a DMV?

I Googled DMV and it stands for department of motor vehicles. :)

And most of them have chairs to sit in while you wait to have your number called.

You learn patience too. Remember “Stand here until called.”

“Do you believe in the hereafter? Get out your money, that’s I’m here after!”

The movie Zootopia has a wonderful take on the DMV. Different animals work in different roles in that animated comedy. Guess which animal works at the DMV.

Jokes aside, I’ve never waited in a DMV line for more than 15 minutes and I’ve had DLs in seven states.

We found that the best time to go is 4:45 on a Friday afternoon. Boy, do they move then!

One time I walked into the DMV and there was only one person waiting. I walked up to the counter and the worker said, “You have to have a numbered ticket.” I walked over to the ticket dispenser and got a ticket. I started to sit down, and just when my butt was about to touch the chair, the same worker called out my number. It was like something you would see on the Carol Burnett show.

Right now in NY, they are all closed since NY is “Paused”. I can’t imagine what the lines will be like when they re-open! I have to go in and get my “real id”…..

Actually the DMV line would be purgatory.

So now I’m praying for the end of time, to hurry up and arrive. ‘Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you, I don’t think that I can really survive. (Paradise by the Dashboard Light)

We have a law here that government offices, banks, utility companies, and many businesses give preference to Senior Citizens, Pregnant Women & Women with babies, and Persons with Disabilities. There usually is a designated line, specifically for their use. It doesn’t shorten the wait all that much but you feel special. lol

Walked into my local DMV and couldn’t believe my luck – only one person at the window, so I walked up. Several voices notified me that I had to go to the end of the line of chairs around the wall. When the person in the “first chair” was called, everyone could move up. Quite a wait, but at least we were sitting down.

Once more two comics on the same topic. (Brevity) Cartoonists do collude.

Try waiting at a Social Security office some time.