I went to the DMV to give them entirely too much money to register my 2005 VW Jetta. I waited in line like a good Californiaian at the non appointment kiosk because I had managed not to lose the registration notice. I waited a long time, actually because the old dude in front of me kept reentering the same information, and the kiosk kept repeating quite loudly "I'm sorry, I cannot find the vehicle you're looking for. Would you like to try again?".
Sigh.
This went on for about a fifteen minutes.
"I'm sorry, I cannot find the vehicle you're looking for. Would you like to try again?"
At least there was a cute baby who giggled every single time the kiosk said it, which made everyone else laugh, so the baby laughed again, and it was adorable.
Anyway, Old Dude finally gave up, and I stepped up to the plate. I scanned the slip and a huge red box popped up. Apparently, I need to smog my car. Now, I read that blasted notice! The area where it's supposed to tell me to smog my car was vague. So, I read the new rules on the back of the notice. From what I gathered there, it sounded like I didn't have to smog my car until next year.
What did I learn?
*My state government is stupid.
*Government writings are written poorly on purpose.
*Kiosks are too loud but entertaining if a baby is nearby.
*I'm paying WAY too much for a 2005 car.
*Arnold Schwarzenegger was a horrible governor because he started most of this DMV nonsense.