Neither my partner or myself choose to drive, and having people assume 'well, everyone just drives, right?' means they go into paroxysms dealing with us. We both have non-drivers IDs though for various reasons. We have learned to translate 'you cannot get there without a car' to 'I do not want to be bothered to get there without a car'. In extreme cases they try to flag us off what we learn is 10 minutes away from the subway, so we just ask for the address, not directions.
The best one had to be the environmental org that did not hire me, partly because a non-advertsed task required a car. They just assumed anyone who wanted to work there would drive. I have no idea why they would not realize some environmentalists MIGHT not drive.
Ok, so I got a bit off the point of IDs. I like the Lazarus Long quote: 'when a place gets to the point of requiring IDs it is time to leave'.
BTW, I seem to remember that here in VA the law says all adults have to cary a state ID (either driver's or non-driver's) all the time. Scary.
"I seem to remember that here in VA the law says all adults have to cary a state ID (either driver's or non-driver's) all the time."
Eww.
There must be some slack in their definition of "carry", since Virginia does have beaches and swimming pools. And that's got me wondering about the details. Hmm.
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The best one had to be the environmental org that did not hire me, partly because a non-advertsed task required a car. They just assumed anyone who wanted to work there would drive. I have no idea why they would not realize some environmentalists MIGHT not drive.
Ok, so I got a bit off the point of IDs. I like the Lazarus Long quote: 'when a place gets to the point of requiring IDs it is time to leave'.
BTW, I seem to remember that here in VA the law says all adults have to cary a state ID (either driver's or non-driver's) all the time. Scary.
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Eww.
There must be some slack in their definition of "carry", since Virginia does have beaches and swimming pools. And that's got me wondering about the details. Hmm.