You might remember me ranting a few years ago about Netflix and their shady tactics and keeping down the common-movie-watching-man. Even though I had lots of complaints, I never quit Netflix. It’s just so handy and enjoyable.
Lately, I’ve been waiting quite a few days for some new DVDs to appear and just received an email stating they are having problems with their shipping system, are sorry for the delay, and will be applying a credit to my account.
Now that’s the way to take care of problems and keep customers happy.
I would guess that one of the things people like least is the DMV, BMV, or that place you get your driver’s license. In fact, trips to that place can be downright horrific. This morning I took a trip to my local DMV here in New Hampshire to get what appears to be a photocopy license.
I had heard some stories. They’re changing up the way they do things I guess and now you get a temp license and some central location actually prints the real thing and sends it to you. That just sounds like an opportunity for disaster with mail fraud.
The wait wasn’t too horrible. I got in and out in under an hour. Just had to fill out a short form, give up my Indiana license, show proof of residency (car registration), and show them my passport. Fifty dollars later, I was out the door.
It’s always interesting being in places like this and observing how people act and react to the situation. So far, everybody has been pretty nice to us here in NH, and this statement extends to both the city hall and the DMV. I don’t often utter this phrase, but, nice work government. One interesting circumstance was an elderly woman trying to either get or renew her license. She looked and sounded just like the grandma from Happy Gilmore. I kept picturing her answering the door with a KISS mask on. She wasn’t too happy about having to take the written test. Hopefully she did alright.
If you’re in the same boat as I am, my advice to you sir would be to get there early. Hopefully you’ll beat the long lines that snake around the room.
Since moving to New Hampshire, we’ve been trying to find some delicious local pizza places to frequent. The First one we tried out was Hot N Fast on Market Street in Somersworth. It’s just before you get to Berwick, Maine.
This is a smaller restaurant, but it does have several dine-in tables available. The staff was very friendly and the pizza did come out hot and fast. We ordered up a large pepperoni. This is usually a good litmus test for a pizza joint. If they can’t do the simple well, I usually don’t even give their specialties the time of day. I wasn’t sure what to think of the pizza when it first came out. It just looked a little weird, but I sure did enjoy it once I gave it a try.
The slices were large - New York style, and it had an amazing crust. It was hard and crunchy, but not burnt. I don’t remember ever having something of this texture and consistency before and having it taste good. Two thumbs up to Hot N Fast. I’m hoping to return at some point in the future.
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