17 February 2016
Having
come to terms with the fact that my incredible age renders me ineligible for a
10 year driver’s licence, I venture into Services NSW to complete the (rather
short 5 year) renewal. The quick and friendly service are an unexpected joy. It
is only at the picture taking stage that the cold hand of reality taps on my
shoulder. When I wittily quip to the helpful service person that I hope he has
taken a good picture (this is probably the 305th time he has heard
this today, but he retains his composure and smile) he assures me that it is
and offers to show me on the screen. The face that greets me surely belongs to
1. A serial killer and 2. A person of
such advanced age that they couldn’t be trusted to live much beyond 6
months…leaving me reluctantly to agree with the policy of 5 year maximum
licence. If I manage, against the odds, to survive to the next licence renewal,
I might ask if it’s possible to have the ID picture taken while wearing very
large and very dark glasses.. and possibly a paper bag.
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