Originally Posted by MercFan

I went to my local DMV office yesterday to register my Land Cruiser - normally I'm dreading this because of the lines, screaming kids, and inefficiency behind the desks and there's usually some little snag that derails the whole process for the day and I have to come back.

This time I thought it was gonna be different: I had all my paperwork in order with all the little bits and pieces neatly stacked together for quick processing. Turns out I was only half right - I was told that in order to title the vehicle I need to have my VIN verified. They do this free of charge here, but not when anything is coming down from the sky - they have strict rules and policies on this, so because it looked like a sprinkle she could do the verification even though the vehicle was no more than 30ft away from the building. I understand not going out in the rain, but it wasn't even a noticeable sprinkle and she threw a hissy-fit.

Pathetic... - so as per usual I will need to go back again when the skys are clear so these folks don't melt during this 3 minute ordeal outside....

Very cool indeed: not only do they impose strict rules, they also make it inconvenient to comply with those rules - because of their own internal rules and regulation.