PHOTO ID

Yesterday Marilyn and Al took a trip to a Minnesota Department of Public Safety building to get Al a Minnesota Photo Identification Card. Dealing with MN DPT is proving to be the most difficult part of re-locating to Minnesota.

From the photo below, it is hard to belive it was taken on January 6 in Minnesota.

                   

In order to get the ID Card Al needed to show the State Office his birth certificate. Getting him an official copy of his birth certificate took some time and doing from the California State Offices. They apparently are very short staffed as it took 9 weeks to get it. (If you don't want to pay taxes, don't expect prompt responses from government agencies is the lesson Marilyn got from that.)

Al was able to get the ID application approved and the ID will be sent to him in the mail.

Marilyn still needs her ID/license but is waiting for a copy of their marriage license to come from New Jersey. It will take several weeks as well. Apparently they are short staffed also.

Based on what we know this little black dog has no need for a Photo ID. I do need a license, though. I guess I am low man on the totem pole to get that. M & A are more concerned about getting their Id's than mine.

Lucky

Comments

[.Marilyn toLenah]

Dear Eva-Lenah,
I am annoyed with the delay as I have a copy of our marriage license that survived the flood, but they require a "certified" copy with a seal. I did not have to take Williams as part of my last name, but chose to hyphenate it (big mistake) and add it to Carnell. It was good enough for the U.S. government to use it for Social Security, Medicare, MO license and voting, but not for MN. Because there is such opposition to paying taxes, all of the states seem to have cut back on services or slow them down. Yes, taxes in MN are a bit higher, but historically they services have been excellent. Things changed when the Republicans took charge for several years with false economies like not fixing bridges which led to the Interstate 35 bridge disaster. We have a new governor who seems to be trying to put things in better order since we got rid of Pawlenty.

[Eva Sternberg]

Dear Lucky,
As I know that Minnesota was the place most Swedes emigrated to during the 19th and 20th century I am not surprised that modern day administration in Minnesota is almost as thorough as its counterpart in Sweden!
Marilyn should be glad to know that we pay more tax per capita than any other population in the world. More than one third of us works for the govermnment and/or community councils.
We are also similar to Minnesota this year as it is extremely nice and warm outside! The previous two winters were bitterly cold and shall not be forgottan very soon - but this winter is perfect!
I hope tha Marilyn and Al will come some day and visit me here in Sweden so that they can see with hteir own eyes how it all started in Minnesota!
Love from
Lenah in Sweden