Today the temperature with the wind chill was - 60 degrees. Wind were blowing 50 mph all day. You could not be outside long without something freezing. So what do you do on such a day? You go get your driver license.
When I moved from Minnesota to Louisiana and I went to get my new license all I had to do was turn over the Minnesota one and pay $21 and smile and I had a Louisiana License. Not that simple in Alaska. First there is a questionnaire you must fill out. Next a test is printed out for you to take. It contains 20 questions and you need to get 16 right to pass. I got 18. Not sure what questions I got wrong but my test was full of penalty questions about what happens to you when you don't follow the laws and I really didn't study that but the laws themselves. Silly me. But I am glad I passed.
Next in the process is you have to show your birth certificate. You would think that would be enough. Nope, next you have to show your social security card. Not done yet, next you have to show proof of residency by showing them a utility bill with your name and address on it. Then you pay your $20 and smile and get your new license. I am assuming all the security is because starting Jan 2013 I will be able to get the oil money that is given to all Alaskan residents but it is a lot of security for a plastic card that I carry around and don't need except to fly as I don't have a car.
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