And that's what someone is going to be saying if my license ends up in the wrong hands. I've lost my driver's license.
On my lunch hour yesterday I decided to go to Barnes and Noble and do a little Christmas shopping. As I reached into my wallet to pull out my debit card to pay, I noticed my debit card wasn't there. Okay, okay, no need to freak out. I probably bought something and put it back in hastily. So I get out my checkbook and write a check for the amount - after asking if they even take checks. On a side note, it won't be long before checks are obsolete and no one takes them anymore. The fact that I had to even ask if they take checks is a perfect example why.
Anyway...I hand over my check and the clerk asks for my identification. Um, so where's my license? Is freaking out allowed now? Yup. And I did. I never take my license out of my wallet, but I thought maybe Carley was playing with it and took it out so I dug out every card I had in every pocket in my wallet. Nothing.
There's a line of people behind me, the clerk is staring at me and I'm freaking out - yet, I still need to pay for my books and show some sort of identification. So, I pull out my Costco card (not good enough), I flashed my I.D. badge from work (still no good, and I think the clerk was starting to think I was a little insane) and finally I pull out my Sudden Valley member card (still no good).
I was finally able to provide my license number and leave the store, but where is my license you ask? I. DON'T. KNOW!
The only thing I can think of is that it fell out of my wallet when I was paying for either lunch or clothes in Seattle last week. That's the last time I had it. So, if it fell out and some unscrupulous person picks it up, soon there will be 2 Jennifer Bonsteins and one of them is probably going to start getting credit cards and opening checking accounts with no money (can you tell I deal with a lot of identity theft at work?)
I now have the task of obtaining a new license, which really isn't as easy as one might think. You have to provide strange things in order to get a new license and report yours as stolen. To prove your identity, believe it or not, a Passport does NOT qualify as one of the items they want to see. I have to show them a utility bill, or a mortgage statement or a medical insurance payment. And the hardest part? I have to try to have a good hair day today. So you know that means it'll look like crap.
Well, off to the DMV I go...
