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mr_lebowski

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46. OR ...

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 12:49 AM

Feb 2020

If one assumes that only 1 in 3 people who might fly have a Real ID, because they're actually randomly distributed between flyers and non-flyers ... come October 1, every 3rd passenger shows up at the airport w/o the proper ID to fly.

That would be a friggin shit show.

Even half of that ... 1/6 ... would cause MASSIVE headaches. And it wouldn't just be that day, it would go on for weeks, even months, as the issuing agencies get swamped all of a sudden.

And the impact could be greater because all it takes is one in the family who can't get on the plane due to their ID.

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Airports warn of chaos with looming Real ID license deadline [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP

Leave Oct 1 in place. Perfect timing. 33taw Feb 2020 #1

I am not going to fly any more. I like the train better. katmondoo Feb 2020 #2

A train to London or Honolulu would be nice, eh? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #21

Wasn't Cal Tech working on transporter technology? Blue_playwright Feb 2020 #48

There are still a few bugs to be worked out. Buns_of_Fire Feb 2020 #84

The law should be repealed, it's been 15 years for fuck's sake. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #3

Has it been 15 years? jimfields33 Feb 2020 #7

The law is from 2005. The states kept getting it extended. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #9

I don't blame you at all. jimfields33 Feb 2020 #10

The law should be repealed. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #13

I'm not very young, but had no problem getting mine last year. cwydro Feb 2020 #12

They renewed ours on line last year without a word about Real ID. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #15

Well, I went in specifically to get it. cwydro Feb 2020 #17

Read my post #9. We had the stuff when we went to renew our licenses years ago. They blew us off. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #24

Well, I had renewed just the month before, but I had to pay a small fee I think for the new one. cwydro Feb 2020 #26

Don't you think they should have told you when renewed? rzemanfl Feb 2020 #29

No, I've concluded long ago that most who work there are automatons. cwydro Feb 2020 #31

Everyone I know who is trying ro renew their Global Entry Card has been waiting for almost a year. winstars Feb 2020 #4

That's messed up shanti Feb 2020 #6

CA here. Been trying to renew since September... Being processed!!! winstars Feb 2020 #22

First I heard of this in CA shanti Feb 2020 #34

I was unclear. I meant getting my Global Entry renewed My DL doesn't expire until 2022 and winstars Feb 2020 #58

Interesting shanti Feb 2020 #88

I was told unless its expiring the same year you cannot do it, in my case early by 2 years... winstars Feb 2020 #90

Is the State of California trying to get Trump's tax returns? dem4decades Feb 2020 #28

Global Entry didn't have a problem taking their money though. miyazaki Feb 2020 #14

My dad has been trying to get his for six months. Initech Feb 2020 #47

Mine was renewed in less than 24 hours... a la izquierda Feb 2020 #67

Mine was literally renewed the same day obamanut2012 Feb 2020 #68

So I am fucked I think... Yikes... CA addy NG??? winstars Feb 2020 #80

Trying to get One tomorrow underpants Feb 2020 #5

I'm told old certified copies don't work. They have to be on special paper. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #16

I didn't use my birth certificate. cwydro Feb 2020 #18

Same -- I used my passport obamanut2012 Feb 2020 #70

I had that same problem in 2009 when applying for my first passport. Talitha Feb 2020 #39

That business about your husband's license is just crazy unless they copied his rzemanfl Feb 2020 #73

That's very possible, we've lived in WI for almost 35 years. Talitha Feb 2020 #74

I left WI for FL in 1996. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #75

From what I can tell, it's the influence of the damned NRA/GOP. Talitha Feb 2020 #79

People in your state were individually targeted by the Russains in 2015 IMHO. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #91

just take in your drivers license and a bill with your current address.. samnsara Feb 2020 #102

As I recall your aren't in Florida and I don't have a passport. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #104

The people in your office must still be chuckling. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #40

Got mine last month...think eventually it'll be standard apcalc Feb 2020 #8

It was supposed to be standard years ago (2011). n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #11

Got mine last October while renewing my driver's license. VOX Feb 2020 #19

It's the same here in New Mexico lunatica Feb 2020 #61

NY just started issuing them. Raftergirl Feb 2020 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #44

I am so out of it, I hadn't even heard of this. DFW Feb 2020 #23

Have to go to the DMV here in Tennessee. That is ALWAYS a nightmare. spanone Feb 2020 #25

At my DMV, you have to stand in line for 40min just so they can tell you Poiuyt Feb 2020 #33

My Florida DMV is pretty slow. I never go to it on a lunch break or when I have Blue_true Feb 2020 #41

Same here Sgent Feb 2020 #43

It's yet another bullshizz GOP law from the Bush era struggle4progress Feb 2020 #27

Exactly, what does it do? Blue_true Feb 2020 #42

It's a prop for GOP cosplay: struggle4progress Feb 2020 #45

I can tell you what it doesn't do: Nature Man Feb 2020 #62

Doesn't taking our shoes off at checkin and doing a near strip search Blue_true Feb 2020 #95

I could hardly believe how it easy it was to get... VarryOn Feb 2020 #30

Same, seven minutes in and out, no new pic obamanut2012 Feb 2020 #71

Got mine in July, it was surprisingly easy happybird Feb 2020 #32

If you're changed your name - not so easy. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #36

color me surprised that it hits those two groups disproportionately! Blue_playwright Feb 2020 #49

Yeah, I can't find our marriage certificate after all this time, and they won't take pnwmom Feb 2020 #53

I keep holding on to a sliver of hope that the vote suppressors Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #56

If you've changed your name SoCalNative Feb 2020 #85

that printed piece of paper is a valid DL Nature Man Feb 2020 #63

We were surprised because it looked happybird Feb 2020 #77

a cop has to accept it Nature Man Feb 2020 #82

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #35

less than 1/2 the country flies every year. The 1/3 with real IDs are probably in the half Orangepeel Feb 2020 #37

OR ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #46

If you have a passport SoCalNative Feb 2020 #86

In all the years they've been pushing this, only a fraction of people have gotten them. pnwmom Feb 2020 #54

I just noticed my Florida drivers' license. It has the star in the top left. Blue_true Feb 2020 #38

Missouri wildflowergardener Feb 2020 #50

Waited for the better part of a day DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #51

I got a new WA state license this year, not real ID compliant captain queeg Feb 2020 #52

Got mine last year, it was really easy. Initech Feb 2020 #55

Apparently the terrorists won. hunter Feb 2020 #57

I've had a passport since I was a child, but I don't know about a birth certificate Ron Obvious Feb 2020 #59

No SoCalNative Feb 2020 #87

Thanks; that's a relief. n/t Ron Obvious Feb 2020 #89

Just what they need, more chaos SoCalDem Feb 2020 #60

Here's a PDF of the requirements - this is for KY but probably same in all states... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #64

I Unfortunately Frequent the DMV milwaukeelib33 Feb 2020 #65

We Americans are complacent about change unless it's something that feels really good, LOL. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #66

Some Americans are complacent about change but... llmart Feb 2020 #72

Do you need to present these documents if you're just renewing your license? blaze Feb 2020 #69

Yep, here in Maine we had to show all those documents mainer Feb 2020 #98

No. Those are required only if you need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #100

I *do* have a realID drivers license... I never applied for it. blaze Feb 2020 #103

If I'm understanding you correctly, Colorado has required.... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #106

Same here in Maine mainer Feb 2020 #99

ant that includes all federal buildings , such as social security , etc. needs to be repealled . AllaN01Bear Feb 2020 #76

Real ID doesn't apply to Social Security offices, post offices, national parks, etc dalton99a Feb 2020 #83

thanks for your info AllaN01Bear Feb 2020 #92

I got my new driver's license/real ID 2 weeks ago Dale Neiburg Feb 2020 #78

Got mine about a year ago. kairos12 Feb 2020 #81

I just tried to get my real ID driver's license mainer Feb 2020 #93

Yes I read about it marlakay Feb 2020 #96

Chaos? I doubt it. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #94

I'm surprised it was so easy. Didn't you have to show your Social Security card? mainer Feb 2020 #97

That's how it was for me too. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #107

Seriously, it took hubby and me all of 20 minutes to both get ours.. we already have an enhanced samnsara Feb 2020 #101

Got mine Friday. Took an hour door to door underpants Feb 2020 #105