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l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶. ̵s̶p̶e̶e̶d̶. @woodlandwolf.bsky.social

In order to get my passport I need a Real ID (some new type of ID congress assholes voted for before I was even old enough to vote apparently?). To get a Real ID I need my birth certificate. To get my birth certificate I need to send a money order to Nebraska. To get a money order you have to -

sep 2, 2025, 5:07 pm • 1 0

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Harry “the antichrist” Whole 45 ATX @harrywhole.bsky.social

bureaucratic paperwork is stupid. I remember when I moved to Texas and had to get a Texas drivers license with an expired out of state license. It was such a Catch-22 with the paperwork I had to provide to get other paperwork.

sep 2, 2025, 5:54 pm • 1 0 • view
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l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶. ̵s̶p̶e̶e̶d̶. @woodlandwolf.bsky.social

Good thing a lifetime of jRPGs have prepared me for this. I just want to drive 30 miles north without being shot.

sep 2, 2025, 5:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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[important to be] Ernest™ 🍋 @ernestsewell.bsky.social

We recently had to get our RealIDs (which was set for in 2003 by Bush Jr.) to travel from NY to Seattle. It was a PROCESS for us, for various reasons. Be careful with that Vital Statistics site. It can take months and months.

sep 2, 2025, 5:57 pm • 1 0 • view