Am I one of the few people who just heard about gold star 🌟 drivers’ licenses? Apparently, most everyone knows that in October of 2020, you will need one if you want to get on an airplane.
A lot of folks are starting to panic about what you must have to get a Real ID, indicated by a star in the upper right hand corner of your driver’s license. Indiana BMV printed a list of about 30 things you might use to get this ID: a W2 form, social security card, voter’s registration, passport, birth certificate, utility bills etc. Since my license was about to expire, I spent about a week compiling a bunch of stuff. With a folder full of paperwork, I arrived at the license bureau wondering if I’d brought enough documentation. Apparently, I had a lot of company, because I saw other people with manila envelopes and file folders full of papers. The agent who waited on me seemed about as friendly as a hungry bulldog. I suppose he’s sick to death of dealing with all this confusion and extra paperwork. It turned out, I needed only three things to get the new license: passport, voter’s registration, and social security card. Since I haven’t worked for years, I was able to use my social security W2 form as proof of my number. Those three documents , and my old license got me through the process as fast as dealing a deck of cards. What I did not like was the new ruling about the pictures. You can’t show your teeth when you smile, and have to lift your bangs to reveal your eyebrows. The resulting mug shot makes me look so grim that I’m hoping no one ever sees it.
The irony of it is, I’m so fed up with flying that I may never need this special ID. But at least I know that if there’s some emergency forcing me to stuff myself into a crowded airplane, my 🌟 license will fly.
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