Changing addresses is a PITA! [View all]

[MineralMan]

Truly, it is the worst thing about moving.

I finally got my new driver's license with my new address, and thought that would be the last thing on my list. The state of Minnesota does not make it easy to change your DL address, either. You have to fill out a form online, then make an appointment to show your face to someone at a driver's license office. It all seems a bit much.

[Note: Political and government tie-in below, to keep the post alive.]

On the other hand, my voter registration was changed to my new address automatically, somehow. A couple of weeks after we moved, we got voter registration postcards at our new address. I thought that it would surely take us at least filling out a form or something. I was so curious that I called the MN Secretary of State's number and asked how that happened. Surprisingly, the person I talked to said, "Just a moment." Then she said, "Oh, I see that you filed a homestead claim for your new home. That triggered an automatic voter registration address change." Thanks!

All done with address changes? Not so fast. This morning, as I was taking one of my old man pills, I noticed that my supply was getting short. I'm on auto refill at my old pharmacy near my previous home, but I didn't really want to drive back there to the old supermarket pharmacy. So, I took my three old man pill bottles up to the pharmacy at my new supermarket, which is part of the same chain.

I told the person behind the counter what I wanted to do. He looked me up on the system's computer and said, "I see that the other pharmacy just refilled your prescription today. I'll call them and have them put the meds away and we'll refill them here and make this pharmacy your pharmacy. No problem. We'll text you when it's ready."

Now I must be done with all of the address changing, right? Doubtful. A year from now, I'm sure I'll still be changing addresses with some forgotten business or organization. It may never end, I fear...