Sad
to say, I am one of "those" women who hate pictures of herself, but I
have gotten better over the years. About five years ago, my daughters
pointed out that there was about a ten year gap in pictures of me, and
they didn't like that. When I'm dead and gone, they want to be able to
remember what I look like at each age, apparently. So, I have gotten
much better about even requesting my picture being taken with one of them.
However, I just got
my driver's license renewed on March 10th, and actually I have never
minded my picture-until this year. For some reason, my hair looked blown
up on the right side of my head, and I was looking down at something
which clearly showed my multiple chins. I asked the guy right there and
then to re-take it, and he said that is not policy. My birthday was March
13th, three days later, and I had to show my license at Target where I
bought a box of wine. The lady looking at my driver's license said,
"Wow, you have really lost weight since this picture!" I explained it
was three days ago.
The next day I went
to the DMV to get my picture re-taken and was willing to pay the $30.
The lady behind the counter told me it was against policy. Really? I was
willing to give them another $30. She said if they did it for me, every
other woman would want a re-take of her picture. I said that would be
great! This state is near bankruptcy, so why not?
My daughters told
me that if I were ever in an accident where my wallet was not with my
body, the authorities would never be able to identify me. I have lied
about my height, weight and hair color for thirty years, and they have never
questioned that!
By Pat Schwieder
Pat,
ReplyDeleteYour idea is brilliant and would almost instantaneously release the state of Illinois from debt.