So I go to the post office to open a box because I live so far out now and sometimes need to get my mail before COB.
The guy hands me an application and a sheet stating "All applicants for PO Boxes must have two forms of ID from the following list:
Alien Registration Card
Armed Forces ID
Certificate of Naturalization
Current Lease
Deed of Trust
Drivers License
Government ID
Home insurance policy
Mortgage
Passport
Recognized corporate ID card
State issued ID card
University ID
Vehicle Insurance poloicy
Vehicle registration card
Voter registration card
Now, I have no problem with this per se (he tells me it's part of Homeland Security), but it turns out I left my Deed of Trust at home this morning and all I had with me was my DL.
But then I noticed State Issued ID Card. So I gave the guy my DL and LTC. He looks at the LTC and his face becomes contorted and he's squinting to look at it closer. It was obvious he had never seen one before. He handed it back to me and said he couldn't accept it as an ID.
I pointed out to him that it is a state issued ID card. That seems to register sort of but, then he walked over to another clerk and showed it to her and she shook her head. He came back and said it had to be an official state "identification" card. I didn't even know there was such a thing.
I protested politely, but to no avail and decided that since I was in Boston
discretion would be the better part of valor and there are more important battles to fight, so I left.
It's not a big deal in the great scheme of things. I can always go back and there is also a UPS store with boxes not to far away.
I just kept thinking of the old line "We're from the government and are here to help you."
The guy hands me an application and a sheet stating "All applicants for PO Boxes must have two forms of ID from the following list:
Alien Registration Card
Armed Forces ID
Certificate of Naturalization
Current Lease
Deed of Trust
Drivers License
Government ID
Home insurance policy
Mortgage
Passport
Recognized corporate ID card
State issued ID card
University ID
Vehicle Insurance poloicy
Vehicle registration card
Voter registration card
Now, I have no problem with this per se (he tells me it's part of Homeland Security), but it turns out I left my Deed of Trust at home this morning and all I had with me was my DL.
But then I noticed State Issued ID Card. So I gave the guy my DL and LTC. He looks at the LTC and his face becomes contorted and he's squinting to look at it closer. It was obvious he had never seen one before. He handed it back to me and said he couldn't accept it as an ID.
I pointed out to him that it is a state issued ID card. That seems to register sort of but, then he walked over to another clerk and showed it to her and she shook her head. He came back and said it had to be an official state "identification" card. I didn't even know there was such a thing.
I protested politely, but to no avail and decided that since I was in Boston
discretion would be the better part of valor and there are more important battles to fight, so I left.
It's not a big deal in the great scheme of things. I can always go back and there is also a UPS store with boxes not to far away.
I just kept thinking of the old line "We're from the government and are here to help you."