There's always a catch

Of course, Catch 22!

Yossarian: Ok, let me see if I’ve got this straight. In order to be grounded, I’ve got to be crazy. And I must be crazy to keep flying. But if I ask to be grounded, that means I’m not crazy anymore, and I have to keep flying.

This brings to mind my friend Ross’ recent encounter with the Texas Department of Public Safety driver license office in the Dallas area. Ross, who recently turned 44, applied online to have his license renewed by mail, having no tickets or anything else that would otherwise disqualify him.

But here’s the catch: He was told that he would have to bring in his Social Security Card for verification in order for his license to be renewed. Of course, he asked the very logical question: “Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of online registration?”

I wrote to the DPS Public Information Office today to ask that very same thing. Don’t worry Ross, I didn’t use your name. I know that last fall when I renewed my license in the very same county the DPS just sent me my license and it showed up in the mail within a remarkable week’s time.

If I receive a reply to my question from the DPS I will share it here in this space. It sounds to me as if such a proviso is required for a license renewal then it might be in knee-jerk reaction to the big immigration hoo-hah. We shall see hah!

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