I could have done that here, but if one renews by mail an optometrist
(or the like) must record the prescription for one's eyes and sign the
mail-in form. It was cheaper and faster to go to my local DMV office,
where I "read the fourth line" on their little gadget. Incidently, this
really annoyed my wife. I was there for 30 min and when she renewed last
spring it took her 3 h. Fortunately, we do this only every five years.
We pay our property taxes on cars and their registration fees by mail
also.
South Carolina isn't entirely backward; the demise of the Sears Wishbook
is accelerating the movement towards indoor plumbing.
Jim
Bill Potts wrote:
>
> In California, we renew them by mail (as long as we have a clean record). I
> just renewed mine.
>
> As the ID photo is on record in digital form, the new license bears the same
> picture as the old one, with no need for a retake of the photo.
>
> Of course, California is a bit ahead of the curve in things like that --
> driver licenses, voting equipment, etc. <g>
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> San Jose, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Paul Trusten
> > Sent: November 30, 2000 11:52
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Cc: U.S. Metric Association
> > Subject: [USMA:9459] Re: SC Driver's License
> >
> >
> > I wish I could have been a fly on a palmetto leaf when you said that,
> > Jim!
> >
> > Would have been interesting to see, after their double-take, their
> > response to the following: "Well, The 1988 amendment to the Metric
> > Conversion Act of 1975 states that the metric system is the preferred
> > system of measurement for trade in the United States. I just assumed it
> > was also true for law enforcement as well."
> >
> > I don't have a chance to try that until 2007---Texas driver's licenses
> > are valid for SEVEN YEARS!
> >
> >
> > ("My federal legislature is the Congress of the United States, and the
> > Congress says..." Nyuk,nyuk, nyuk.")
> >
> >
> >
> > "James R. Frysinger" wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently renewed my SC Driver's License. When asked for my height I
> > > replied, "One point eight three meters". Do you all recall the E.F.
> > > Hutton ads? The place became immediately silent, the clerk stopped
> > > chewing her gum, stared at me, and dropped her jaw so far that the gum
> > > almost fell out. We ascertained that she needed that in feet and she
> > > obviously couldn't convert, so I told her I was 6 ft tall, which she
> > > recorded. When asked about my weight, I said, "I suppose you want that
> > > in pounds?" She agreed, with a look on her face that indicated she
> > > didn't want to ask what the alternative was.
> > >
> > > Since a driver's license is essential for me, I had to provide that data
> > > in feet in pounds. Alas!
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > --
> > > Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!"
> > > James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
> > > 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
> >
> > --
> > Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apt. 122
> > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > "No one from the Audubon Society has yet documented the
> > finding of a modified barium swallow."
> > --Byrd Ona Wyng, Forensic Ornithologist
> >
> > "Free Billy Rubin!" ---Medical Technologists' protest cry
> >
> >
--
Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!"
James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
