Well, today is my birthday... 29 years old!
So, being my birthday, I took the day off. How did I spend it you ask?
I spent all morning waiting in lines at motor vehicles to renew my license. I then met some guys from work for lunch, their treat of course! Then, I went to the local police department to get the address changed on my firearms ID card which resulted in a one hour wait because the receptionist came back from lunch REAL LATE.
There was one good thing that came out of my wasted day though... When I finally spoke to the firearms officer and told him I needed an address change on my card, he actually apologized to me for the recent change in the state gun laws that made this process more expensive and a big pain in the ass!
I was so blown away by this I can't even describe it to you. He was so polite to me. (despite the f'in a-hole in front of me who almost got locked up for being a jerk) Now, as normal people living outside the iron curtain, you would expect a polite LEO in your normal dealings. Well, let me tell you, this is the first time in the 5 jurisdictions that I or my friends have had to deal with on gun permits that the LEO acted with respect and decency. It was the first time that I didn't feel like I was in danger of being arrested for asking permission to own a gun. Now, if we could just straighten out the damn laws in this state!
Oh well, back to blowing out the flag burner, er, candles!