On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So, without ID, how would you go back for a visit if you anted to? Do >> you not drive? Or do you drive illegally, without a license? Do you >> not have a bank account? > > shrug. > > a) The Americans let me in without ID once. The Canadians would > probably do about the same -- ask a lot of questions. The difference > would be that they would not have computer records that contain my > fingerprints and a recent photo. Not sure what they would do. Not > worried about it as I am not planning any trips to Canada in the near > or medium-term future.
Fair enough. Having never gone to Canada, I was not sure how strict they are when it comes to ID. > > b) I have a license. The actual piece of plastic was stolen with my > purse. I have not spent the 500-some dollars to replace it. $500 to replace a stolen license? I find that incredibly hard to believe. I have had my wallet stolen and it cost nothing near that to get a replacement license. Please let me know what state that is so I do not move there. I cannot recall what state you live in, but I think I narrowed it down to 1 of 3. Of the 3, the highest cost to replace a license was $34. > > c) I think I may be a candidate for a no-points traffic fine if I get > stopped by a copy who's having a bad day. I'm a pretty good driver and > don't get stopped much. The last cop who pulled me over had a sense of > humor and kind of agreed that the top of a highway ramp at T-junction > would seem like a place to have a stop sign. > > Right now I have better uses for the $500. If I get a $25 ticket in > the meantime, well, I will probably plead guilty as charged. I will > have failed to produce a copy of my driver's license. Oh well. Get enough of those $25 fines and it adds up. Still curious about the $500 though. According to the numbers I found, 2 tickets and you are in the red. > > d) I have a bank account. Your point? When I opened my bank account, I had to show ID. When I want to cash a check against that account, I need to show ID. When I try to make a withdrawal from that account, I need to show ID. I am curious how you can do any kind if similar banking without an ID. > >>> 3. It's called a provisional ballot. I think they check ;) > > Well, *I* would check provisional ballots before counting them, > personally, but apparently counting ballots at all is considered kinda > optional these days. I am not sure what the procedure for provisional > ballots is. Educate me :) Oh, you don't know either? Doesn't prevent > you from posturing though, does it. I don't recall anyone saying anything about provisional ballots before you did, so I am not really sure how it relevant to the discussion. > >> I know this may come as quite a surprise, but, we do not all live in >> your world. > > Honestly. Does it bother you that I don't buy alcohol? Most people > have problems that are, well, actual problems :) Nope, not at ll..it leaves more for me. My point was that just because you can get away without having any ID, does not mean its feasible or possible for others to do so. -- Scott Stroz --------------- You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris http://xkcd.com/386 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:339183 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
