State Issued ID

I moved to North Carolina in 1999.  Today marks the first day that I can remember where I have left my property without my ID on my body.

See, it’s my job to get the kids ready for school in the morning.  I do this by rustling them out of bed and getting them to the door, drop them off and then come home.  After which I begin my day; calls, reports, e-mails and the normal whatnot.  When I get a break, I shower, get dressed and make my way to the office.

Today, I was hungry.  I also had a call at 12:30.  So, I dialed my trustee favorite usual, ordered said usual and headed on in.  When I got to the parking lot I parked and locked the car, put my keys in my pocket and tapped my hip pocket; habit ya know.  But there was no wallet.  Home, in my jeans that I used to take the kids to school.

DAMN!

I flew home, grabbed my ID and came back to pick up my cold Pah Thai.

However, in my car I had a registration document as well as a proof of insurance card.  On top of that, I had my corporate badge complete with a picture ID hanging around my neck.

Who doesn’t have an ID in today’s world?

2 responses to “State Issued ID

  1. Well, for one, people who don’t own cars and/or don’t drive. This includes many people in cities like NY, many poor people, and probably a lot of elderly people who don’t get out much. And if you’re talking not just about IDs, but the kind of IDs some states are requiring before they’ll let you vote, then probably a lot of college kids who only have student IDs.

    • Well, for one, people who don’t own cars and/or don’t drive. This includes many people in cities like NY, many poor people, and probably a lot of elderly people who don’t get out much.

      I find it inconceivable that people don’t have ID. They have to have an ID to buy beer, medicine and rent a movie. You need ID to obtain benefits or cash a check. Further, the barrier to acquisition is not high, in many cases $10. In Alabama, zero.

      And if you’re talking not just about IDs, but the kind of IDs some states are requiring before they’ll let you vote, then probably a lot of college kids who only have student IDs.

      The college kid one is a tough one. On one hand, the kids should be allowed to vote for President wherever they are; at least I think so. But should college kids be allowed to vote in state or local elections? The little town I went to college at went from 12,000 in the summer to 18,000 while school was in. Granted, college kids don’t vote in numbers, but should out of town, or out of state kids be allowed to influence those elections.

      That I don’t have an answer to .

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