I've been rehabilitated!

So an "amusing" thing happened last month...

I got a notice in the mail from the DMV stating that my CDL was being suspended. We were outside waiting for the bus, so I just skimmed it quickly and assumed that there was a glitch frm the ticket I had gotten in October....maybe my fine hadn't been processed or something. (As review, this is where I had to pay a (pretty big) fine for not "warning" the other bus drivers that I was about to drop off students because I did not turn on my amber "warning lights". Now, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but if you saw a school bus pull up in front of a school (in the bus drop off lane, no less) with kids on board in the morning, ummm, would you be shocked and surprised to discover that that bus is dropping off said children?! Or do you need further warning?)

Nonetheless, I did indeed violate state statute 14-227, and duly got a money order (2 days pay!) and sent it in.

Well, it wasn't that they didn't process my fine. Instead of entering the violation as 14-227 "amber light violation" the clerk entered it as 14-277, which sadly for me, is DWI.

SO, not only was my CDL suspended, my regular license was suspended, my public service endorsement was suspended, and I was required to enter a substance abuse program. (Irony, anyone?) And, ahem, in true DMV style....all correspondence must be done through the mail.

It all ended okay - when I went down to the courthouse to get a copy of the "conviction", the lovely clerk realized there was no conviction, contacted the DMV on my behalf, and, shockingly, given that 2 government agencies were involved, had it fixed on the spot.

There is nothing like taking a 2 year old and 4 year old through the metal detector at the courthouse. They did enjoy being "wanded" for weapons, and, given the family background, I tried to convince them it is much more fun being the search-er as opposed to the search-ee. (I don't think they bought it...)