Comments on: Viva la Freedom! Vivan Los Firecrackers!

By: Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:31:17 +0000

I went to the DMV recently in Farmington and thought of this post. My kids were screaming and touching the blinds (huge NO NO) and I didn’t have enough ID to get assimilated back into the Utah culture. The man behind the curtain felt sorry for me, gave me a get-out-of-jail-free-card and I was outta there in 15 minutes.

Jealous? I thought so.

By: Troy

Troy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:59:44 +0000

If anyone happened to catch Dateline last night about the guy that got kidnapped for ransom and tortured for 7 months in Mexico, well, the policework in that case made me think of this post. Corruption and ineptitude at its finest.

By: Kerstin Bean

Kerstin Bean — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:36:24 +0000

Gotta love the Utah DMV. I put off going because of all my experiences at the Chicago and Boston DMVs. I had to mentally prepare for this trip for days and even found a sitter for my daughter for 4+ hours. The day came and I made my trip to the Utah DMV fully expecting the worst plus fully expecting to take that stupid written test. I got to the counter in a matter of 30 minutes and then to top that off the man waived my written test with a wink followed by, “Don’t tell anyone.” I took down his name and work schedule and plan on visiting him next time around.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:30:31 +0000

VIVA!!! que viva DDDT!!! you got me laughing down here in the third world. Recently my boys asked me how a person goes about getting a license here. I explained. “Well you go and pay some money, and they give you your license.” hmmmm… i wonder at times if neverland is losing its charm… and contemplate heading back up to the home of rules and regulations. But… then I would sure miss all the full moon parties on “our” beach…. and Zi-dog and Zelda there with us, no leashes required… and oh the firecrackers! And I would have to go to the DMV : (
Dear funny brothers: Keep em coming. You guys are my daily dose. Gracias

By: Davis

Davis — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:58:09 +0000

Molly: 7 hours???? Are you kidding me? I loved your last line.

Rachel: You totally convinced me to visit a Sea World-type aquarium in Nicaragua.

Macy: I went to the same one in Arlington. It’s a gulag.

Melissa: Remember how it took you a year to change your name?

Jeff G.: Pretty much everything that whole summer went too far. Which is why it was so amazing.

Jeff N.: I can only imagine what that would have done to your ears. Did blood come out? I bet blood came out.

Ron: Utah has become much, much worse in the last few months because of some new law. It didn’t use to be like that.

Katherine: LOL. The thing is – drunk on the freedom of Guatemala – I totally would have thrown some firecrackers on missionaries in an alley.

By: Katherine Lewis

Katherine Lewis — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:04:59 +0000

Jeff – were you serving in chimalt in the summer of 2002?

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:14 +0000

Vienna’s strong eye — LOLOL

By: ron

ron — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:20:32 +0000

i disagree with the statement that “all DMVs are not created equal.” they most certainly are. i’ve experienced the DMV in cleveland oh, provo ut, buffalo ny, arlington va, alexandria va, ashburn, va, ny ny, and just last week in slc ut. i can say categorically that everyone of those experiences was as painful as a marathon date with vienna from the bachelor.

in fact, if i had to choose between reliving my most recent experience with the slc DMV, or spending a week alone with vienna on an island, i would gladly choose lathering him, i mean her, up with mud while starring into her strong eye. for seven days.

i waited in the screening line for 30 mintues. i made it to the front. to the guy whose job it is to make sure you have all your documents in order to move to the next line. he gave me the green light. i waited another hour. my number was called. i joyfully skipped to my assigned window only to find out that i was missing a certain form. i drove home annoyed and got said form. i returned. i gave former attendant said form and was then told i must take a test. a test! i’ve been driving for 16 years and previously owned a utah driver’s license (which utah surely has on record) but neither could prove that i do, in fact, know what a stop sign looks like. so i took the test. and i passed. and it’s a good thing i did. had i not, and had i been required to return, i would gladly have done so wearing a trench coat and enough guatemalan fireworks to turn a dead dog inside out.

please do not tell me that all DMVs are not created equal. after 5 hours dealing with the slc DMV i can say with great authortiy – they most certainly are.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:33:50 +0000

I hated firecrackers in Guat! I was on a split and some houses were packed in rows on a hill. In between houses a 12 foot cinder block wall then a sidewalk and then another 12 foot wall. We are walking down the sidewalk not worrying about anything when BAM! I don’t know which other side of the wall it came from but somebody lobbed a cohete over the wall and it exploded about a half a foot behind and to the side of me at ear level. I didn’t even see it coming. My ears rang for 2 days and there was zero chance of catching who did it. They were obviously professionals.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:46:31 +0000

Ah yes, the triangular firecrackers of doom. That was definitely a memorable 4th of July. I think we crossed the line though when Jon tried to blow up the dead dog…