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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray i WBZ Costin's new

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<v Speaker 1>radio probably.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back everyone. My name is Dan Ray. I'm the

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<v Speaker 2>host of this program, night Side with Dan Ray, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about something that maybe some of

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<v Speaker 2>you have experienced up close and personal. I was told

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<v Speaker 2>by a couple of friends of mine this week that

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<v Speaker 2>they could not get an appointment at the Registery of

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<v Speaker 2>Motor Vehicles or at Triple A in order to get

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<v Speaker 2>their real ID license. Now, if you're familiar with this,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll follow along, but if you're not, let me explain

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<v Speaker 2>that in the wake of nine to eleven, the horrific

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<v Speaker 2>event of September eleventh, two thousand and one, when this

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<v Speaker 2>country was shocked by planes flying into not only the

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<v Speaker 2>Pentagon that Field in Pennsylvania skang Skill, Pennsylvania, but also

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<v Speaker 2>into the World Trade Center, the two big World Trade centers,

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<v Speaker 2>which had been the skyline of New York. People in

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<v Speaker 2>authority said, well, we have to make sure that nothing

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<v Speaker 2>like that ever happens again. And one of the ideas

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<v Speaker 2>that they came up with was that every American who

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to get on an airplane, either domestic or foreign,

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<v Speaker 2>or any American who wanted access to a federal building

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<v Speaker 2>would have to get a driver's license, which was called

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<v Speaker 2>the real ID driver's license in all fifty states, didn't

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<v Speaker 2>matter where you lived. So I'm looking at my driver's license,

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<v Speaker 2>which I've had now for several years, because the first

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<v Speaker 2>deadline for the real ID licenses were October was October

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<v Speaker 2>of two, and of course what had happened earlier in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty was the arrival of COVID, so the deadline

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<v Speaker 2>for the real ID driver's licenses ended and it was

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<v Speaker 2>basically said, we'll put it off. So they've had four

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<v Speaker 2>or five deadlines, but this deadline is an actual real deadline,

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<v Speaker 2>and it has caused a lot of problems at not

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<v Speaker 2>only the registry offices where in the year that you

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<v Speaker 2>have to get a photograph on your license generally well,

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<v Speaker 2>licenses are in Massachusetts. I can't speak for the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the country, but a five years so when you

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<v Speaker 2>get a license is good for five years. If you

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<v Speaker 2>get a license. Let's keep it simple. Let's say you

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<v Speaker 2>get a license this year, you don't have to renew

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<v Speaker 2>it for five When you renew it, if you haven't

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<v Speaker 2>had a picture taken in ten years, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>get a picture taken, and that means you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>win the registry. Well, to turn your license into a

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<v Speaker 2>real ID driver's license, you got to have a picture.

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<v Speaker 2>They want to know who you are, they want to

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<v Speaker 2>know what you look like. So the rush is on.

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<v Speaker 2>The rush is on. And there has been a good

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<v Speaker 2>friend of mine who told me that he spent the

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<v Speaker 2>entire day one day calling registry offices around the Commonwealth

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<v Speaker 2>in the hopes of getting a license. Again, just the

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<v Speaker 2>idea that hey, it's got to get done now. If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have a real ID, you can't fly on

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<v Speaker 2>an airplane unless you carry your passport. If you want

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<v Speaker 2>to go into a federal office building, you can't get

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<v Speaker 2>into the office building unless you have a driver's license

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<v Speaker 2>with this in Massachusetts, it's a gold circle with a

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<v Speaker 2>white star up in the upper right hand corner. So

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<v Speaker 2>I have a real idea. It's a pain in the

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<v Speaker 2>neck to get one, by the way, I'll get into

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<v Speaker 2>that in a second. However, just to get an appointment

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<v Speaker 2>has been nigh on impossible. So this friend of mine

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<v Speaker 2>told me, I guess it was Monday, that he had

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<v Speaker 2>spent much of the weekend just calling around to registry

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<v Speaker 2>offices and there was nothing available. Finally got an appointment,

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<v Speaker 2>but at the Registry office on Nantucket. Not particularly convenient. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're living in Nuntucket in the late winter, early spring,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure that the population has not increased dramatically throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the winters. Yere all set but everyone else. And so

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<v Speaker 2>today the Registry said, we're going to now start taking

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<v Speaker 2>walk ins. However, be prepared to wait. I mean the

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<v Speaker 2>idea of setting up an appointment. If you set up

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<v Speaker 2>an appoint for three o'clock, you arrive at five to three,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully you're out of there by three point fifteen. So,

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<v Speaker 2>as I understand it, people whose licenses are not expiring

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<v Speaker 2>for a couple of months or even a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>years because of this deadline, which is May seventh, seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's, you know, a little more than two weeks away.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a on the Registry Motor Vehicles website there's this

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<v Speaker 2>two page explainer and it's it's it's unbelievable. It's as

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<v Speaker 2>beginning May seventh, twenty twenty five, you will need real

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<v Speaker 2>idea or other acceptable ideas, such as a valid passport

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<v Speaker 2>to fly within the US access certain federal facilities or

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<v Speaker 2>military bases. So documents must comply with the following criteria.

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<v Speaker 2>They must be originals. Photocopies will not be accepted. Eliminated

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<v Speaker 2>documents will not be accepted. A single document cannot be

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<v Speaker 2>used to meet multiple proof requirements when applying for real ID.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're missing a required document, your credential will not

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<v Speaker 2>be processed. So you have to have, amongst other things,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to talk about Massachusetts, but this is

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<v Speaker 2>a federal proof of lawful presence, proof of date of birth.

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<v Speaker 2>All documents must be valid and unexpired. One document required,

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<v Speaker 2>so they give you a whole bunch of options here,

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<v Speaker 2>proof of lawful presence, a US passport or a passport card, original,

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<v Speaker 2>a certified vision of a version of a US birth certificate,

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<v Speaker 2>and it goes on. You know, it has to list

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<v Speaker 2>your full name, your parents, the birth certificate to parents' names,

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<v Speaker 2>et cetera. Puerto Rican birth certificates. It gets into it

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<v Speaker 2>gets into the weeds here, okay, consular reporter birth abroad

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<v Speaker 2>a CRBA. Politicians or rather these these bureaucrats love acronyms.

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<v Speaker 2>Permanent resident card issued by the Department of Homeland Security

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<v Speaker 2>or US Citizenship and Immigration USCIS Form one DASH five

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<v Speaker 2>five to one. In addition to proof of your birth okay,

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<v Speaker 2>to prove who you are, et cetera. Your current name

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<v Speaker 2>much matched the name on your lawful president documents. When

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<v Speaker 2>applying for real ID driver's license. That could be a

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<v Speaker 2>problem if you don't have your marriage certificate. What about

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<v Speaker 2>if you're divorced the divorce degree your previous name must

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<v Speaker 2>be included in the divorce degree a court document. Then

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side, proof of Social Security number. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the Solid Security Number number card cannot be laminated. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>how many people have their original Solid Security card? I

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<v Speaker 2>would bet not many. And if they haven't, the probably

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<v Speaker 2>eliminated a W two form that displays a nine digit

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<v Speaker 2>sold Security number that would work an SSA ten ninety

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<v Speaker 2>nine form, on and on and on, and then proof

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<v Speaker 2>of Massachusetts residency Massachusetts are in the issue documents current

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<v Speaker 2>driver's license, current Massachusetts ID card, liquor ID not accepted,

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<v Speaker 2>current learners permit, and on and on. It goes state

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<v Speaker 2>and federally agency issued documents to prove your Massachusetts residency. Property,

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<v Speaker 2>real estate tax for current year, excise tax for current year,

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<v Speaker 2>Court correspondence stated within sixty days, so if you've been

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<v Speaker 2>arrested within sixty days are okay. Bills must be data

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<v Speaker 2>within sixty days. Utility bills, Medicare, hospital and health insurance statement,

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<v Speaker 2>cell phone bill, insurance bill, lease a mortgage, financial documents,

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<v Speaker 2>Federal tax documents from the immediate prior year, current pension statement,

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<v Speaker 2>pay stump data within data within sixty days. School issued documents,

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<v Speaker 2>including for any university, college, or trade school, official school

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<v Speaker 2>transcript for current year, tuition for current year, insurance related documents. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>this is so complicated. I know when I applied for

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<v Speaker 2>mine several years ago, I showed up and I needed

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<v Speaker 2>more documents. I had to go back home. So anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to open up the phone lines, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you've been able to get your real ID card license,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd love to hear how easy it was. If you've

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<v Speaker 2>been in line most of the day, love to hear

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<v Speaker 2>what the weight's been like. I'm going to open up

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<v Speaker 2>the phone lines. I want to give you the heads

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<v Speaker 2>up that it's not as if if you don't have it,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say wait until after May seventh, because I

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<v Speaker 2>think the crush that is on now would probably abate

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<v Speaker 2>after May seventh, six, two, four, ten thirty six one seven, nine, three,

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<v Speaker 2>one ten thirty. Feel free to join the conversation if

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<v Speaker 2>you had an experience, good, bad, or ugly. Love to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from you coming back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray. I'm w BZ,

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we have a bunch of lines lit up,

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<v Speaker 2>only one line is opened. Six one, seven, nine, three,

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<v Speaker 2>one ten thirty. Let me start it off with Bob

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<v Speaker 2>and Raynham Massachusetts down in the southeast corner of the state. Bob,

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<v Speaker 2>have you got your real ID yet?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>Dan, I actually got it yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow?

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<v Speaker 5>Wow?

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<v Speaker 2>It was How easier? How difficult was us? Was it?

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us the truth?

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<v Speaker 4>It was a piece of cake.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, I I was.

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<v Speaker 4>I was actually running errand and I saw the the

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<v Speaker 4>RMV sign and I said, oh boy, I got to

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<v Speaker 4>get a real ID. So I walked in the front

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<v Speaker 4>door of the as a kid. At the counter, I

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<v Speaker 4>waited like three people. I said, Hey, how do I

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<v Speaker 4>get a real ID? Can I make an appointment to

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<v Speaker 4>get a real ID? He said, can you come back

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<v Speaker 4>later today? I said, yeah, sure, And I went back

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<v Speaker 4>at three twenty and I had my real ID by three.

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<v Speaker 6>Now he gave me.

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<v Speaker 4>He gave me a he gave me a form at

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<v Speaker 4>noontime that I had to fill out. And I knew

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<v Speaker 4>about all the pieces of ID I needed, and I

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<v Speaker 4>brought all those and yeah, it was a piece of kick.

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<v Speaker 2>How tough was it to pull the pieces the I

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<v Speaker 2>d pieces together. I went to a triple A office.

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<v Speaker 2>This would have been at least three or four years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>It might have been the first or second deadline. And

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<v Speaker 2>they were very, very particular about what what type of

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<v Speaker 2>document you brought back. I brought my passport, I brought

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<v Speaker 2>my birth certificate, but apparently all I needed was one

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<v Speaker 2>or the other, so it only count the passport and

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<v Speaker 2>birth certificate only counted for one. But I needed, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, you know, a real estate bill to prove

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<v Speaker 2>that I lived where I lived although the address was

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<v Speaker 2>on my license. Did you do it in one that

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<v Speaker 2>one visit? Did you bring? Were you small enough to

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<v Speaker 2>bring everything back you needed?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? I actually I actually did. The hottest thing for

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<v Speaker 4>me was finding my birth certificate. But I as soon

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<v Speaker 4>as I found that, I used that. I used a

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<v Speaker 4>utility bill I used. I do actually have my original

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<v Speaker 4>Social Security number believe it or not, Social Security CAD

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<v Speaker 4>and really.

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<v Speaker 2>When you were a kid, you mean.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, it's pretty counted and torn, but it's behind

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<v Speaker 4>my license and my wallet, so I always know where

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<v Speaker 4>it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, okay, that's good. That's you know, you get it

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<v Speaker 2>replacement card for that. By the way, if you if

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<v Speaker 2>you write to sold Security or you called SO.

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<v Speaker 4>Security, yeah we'll give you.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll give you a nice, clean, new copy that you

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<v Speaker 2>can keep as a you know, as a as a

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<v Speaker 2>as a backup. So it worked for you. Okay, that's

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<v Speaker 2>great to hear, Bob. That's a good story. Now I

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<v Speaker 2>believe that they give you a temporary license and then

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<v Speaker 2>your final I D Real ID license comes to you

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<v Speaker 2>in the mail. Correct.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's true. I got a paper paper photo ID

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, gotcha. Perfect? Okay, Well, you did it. You

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<v Speaker 2>You saw an opportunity, and I congratulate you on it.

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<v Speaker 2>I really do any other tips you would give was

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<v Speaker 2>was the was the R and V location that you

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<v Speaker 4>I think I lucked out a little bit. I went

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it. Thanks so much. So I have a

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<v Speaker 2>if you would go to cut number twelve for me. Uh,

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<v Speaker 7>It's May seventh, and yes, we are seeing very strong,

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<v Speaker 7>those reservation systems that we offer maybe a challenge. You

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<v Speaker 7>so people are grabbing slots, but there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 7>There's some misinformation out there, some confusion, and I take

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<v Speaker 7>that they're the driver's license in their wallet's going to

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<v Speaker 7>be no good after May seventh, and that's not the

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<v Speaker 7>case at all. A lot of people don't realize that

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<v Speaker 7>it's literally to board a domestic flight or go into

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<v Speaker 7>after May seventh. If you're going to be flying, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>May tenth, and you don't have a real ID, yeah,

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<v Speaker 7>if you have a valid passport, that will also work

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<v Speaker 7>on getting on a plane. So what we are seeing

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<v Speaker 7>is there are folks that want to get the real

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<v Speaker 7>or it's a real sense of urgency. But when you

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<v Speaker 7>talk to them, it's like, no, you still have a passport.

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<v Speaker 7>You use that passport. Just wait till it dies down.

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<v Speaker 7>I think after May seventh we will see numbers kind

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<v Speaker 2>As Mark she dropped last night during our eight o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>hour from Triple A, and what Mark said was good advice,

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<v Speaker 2>no question about that. However, if I'm traveling domestically, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>I really am not. I I like to put my

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<v Speaker 2>an international flight, I use it. Uh. So that's why

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<v Speaker 2>come back. Got Maria, got Doreen, got Bernie, and I

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<v Speaker 2>Night's side, talking about the rush to get real IDs licenses. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a real deadline. They've had previous deadlines which

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<v Speaker 2>they have changed and delayed. This is the real deadline

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<v Speaker 2>May seventh. Can you get the real idea after May seventh? Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but depending upon when you get it, you might have

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<v Speaker 2>so to go onto federal buildings. You know your schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>You you you know your needs better than me. Join

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<v Speaker 2>the Conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>Night Side with Dan Ray. I'm Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go to the phones here. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to go to Maria in Tewkesbury, Massachusetts. Hi Maria, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for calling in and thank you for holding on. How

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<v Speaker 2>are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 6>Good?

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<v Speaker 9>How are you?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing just great. So what has been your experience?

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been in a in a real id line

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<v Speaker 2>today or this week?

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<v Speaker 1>So?

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<v Speaker 9>Uh no, I think your previous caller is very lucky

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<v Speaker 9>to get in.

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<v Speaker 8>This was actually my son.

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<v Speaker 9>And who needed to get his real life d and

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<v Speaker 9>his license was expiring, so you know, he went through

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<v Speaker 9>the process of doing the application online and once you're finished,

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<v Speaker 9>they send you a link to make your appointment.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll tell you the.

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<v Speaker 9>Link was worse than trying to get concert tickets. It

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<v Speaker 9>would be he would click on the link, and all

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<v Speaker 9>these registries would show up and none of.

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<v Speaker 10>Them would have appointments available.

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<v Speaker 9>They just say no appointments available, no appointments available, and

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<v Speaker 9>they tell you that every hour more appointments are released,

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<v Speaker 9>So you need to go back to this link every

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<v Speaker 9>hour and just keep clicking on it. And it's almost

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<v Speaker 9>like you'd see an appointment and then you'd go to

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<v Speaker 9>Brabit and it would be gone.

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<v Speaker 3>It was insane.

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<v Speaker 10>So what we ended up doing is I ended up

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<v Speaker 10>adding him to my Triple A and we did get

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<v Speaker 10>an appointment at Triple A, but it was still two

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<v Speaker 10>weeks house, so it was okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's got the appointment for two weeks. Uh does

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<v Speaker 2>will will he get a license before before his old

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<v Speaker 2>license expires? Is will he cut that close?

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<v Speaker 9>He got his license on April ninth? Okay, so yep,

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<v Speaker 9>but he his license had expired ten days and there

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<v Speaker 9>was nothing we could do about it. He actually walked

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<v Speaker 9>into a registry just to make sure he couldn't just

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<v Speaker 9>walk in, and he was turned away at the door.

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<v Speaker 7>Nope, you need to make an appointment.

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<v Speaker 2>So even telling them that hey, my license has now

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<v Speaker 2>expired at the registry, they said, no, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>get out of here. Basically they knew that he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to drive home with an expired license exactly. The

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<v Speaker 2>Registry has never been the epitome of efficiency in Massachuset sits.

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<v Speaker 2>But this, this has been a tough, tough few weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>And I suspect it's only going to get worse between

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<v Speaker 2>now and in May seventh. And if people can hold off,

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<v Speaker 2>you think the best advice I could give them would

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<v Speaker 2>be to hold off until after May seventh, because I

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<v Speaker 2>think some of those those those locations might may loosen up.

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<v Speaker 2>Then congratulations in helping your son. That you're a good

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<v Speaker 2>mom to do that. Get him under, Get him under.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I make a suggestion to you. I have all

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<v Speaker 2>my kids under my triple A because even if they

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<v Speaker 2>are a passenger in a car and and and they

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<v Speaker 2>and and the car has a flat tire, Uh, they're covered. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really a pretty good deal if if you can.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it costs a little more, but it's not

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<v Speaker 2>that much more.

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<v Speaker 4>And and it's great to have children.

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<v Speaker 9>They're they're both under it now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's a great I think it's great suggestion,

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<v Speaker 2>And I make it again. You know the cost of

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<v Speaker 2>a single membership. Then you add the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>family on. And what I found out is that they

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to be in their car or a car

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<v Speaker 2>owned by my family. My understanding is that they're driving

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<v Speaker 2>with their buddies up to Maine or down to the Cape,

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<v Speaker 2>and their friend's car, you know, runs out of gas

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<v Speaker 2>or has a flat tire, they can use their Triple

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<v Speaker 2>A car to get them to get everybody back on

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<v Speaker 2>the road, which is a great deal when you think

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<v Speaker 8>I agree.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks so much. Thanks Maria, very nice to talk with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a happy Easter if you celebrate Easter.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, thank you, hid you as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Bye, Thank you much appreciate it. Good night. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>let me go next to We're going to go next

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<v Speaker 2>to doren In. Yeah, Dorena is in Chelsea. Hi, Doreen.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you?

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<v Speaker 11>How are you?

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<v Speaker 4>Dan?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great. Did you get your new license or no?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 8>Because I belong to Triple A Okay, and I can

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<v Speaker 8>wait a couple of years because I'm not traveling. I

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well that's that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, and the only thing I would travel on, well,

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<v Speaker 8>I like buses, cars and trains.

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<v Speaker 2>You like to have your feet or at least the

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, and I like ships, but I already went to

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you got some pictures, right, got some postcards? You're

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<v Speaker 8>In the end, I wanted to say something to you

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<v Speaker 8>before I leave.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm not I'm not kicking out of it. I

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<v Speaker 2>was going to tell you one thing before you say something.

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<v Speaker 2>If it's okay, The only thing is that you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to need. If you have to go to a federal

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<v Speaker 2>office building, it's the same as flying on a plane.

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<v Speaker 2>So without the the real ID. If you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the JFK building or the o'neio building downtown

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<v Speaker 2>for any reason, bring a passport with you because you

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<v Speaker 2>got to got to have something to get in.

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<v Speaker 8>After me, Well, I have a birth certificate and my

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<v Speaker 8>Social Security number and.

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<v Speaker 2>That I hope that would work. I hope that would

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<v Speaker 8>Well ahead of time, I have to walk up, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>walk up to the real you know, I usually go

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<v Speaker 8>to Saugust.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so what were you going to tell?

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<v Speaker 12>You?

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<v Speaker 2>To ask me something? And I interrupted you, and for

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<v Speaker 8>I know a future a mutual friend of yours store

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<v Speaker 8>painting or painting company that found a baseball card of yours.

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<v Speaker 2>A baseball card of mine.

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<v Speaker 8>Yep, three baseball players on the card baseball and he

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<v Speaker 8>works for the company. Mister Rossy. He did your apartment

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<v Speaker 8>in Boston. I think, well, I had apartment.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh, okay, uh. I got to be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I lived in Boston back in the seventies and eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>him the car.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I talked.

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<v Speaker 8>I talked to him.

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<v Speaker 4>I gave him your name, your number to.

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<v Speaker 8>Call in, I says, because you know I love to

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<v Speaker 8>talk to car show.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I love to talk to him. Thanks, Doreen. That's great.

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<v Speaker 2>I should give you like you should become my my public,

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<v Speaker 2>my pr representative. You're you're outspreading threading the word of Nightside,

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<v Speaker 2>and I really do appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, thank you, Thanks Dorene.

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<v Speaker 2>We will so I'm not on a baseball card. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what baseball card.

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<v Speaker 8>No, no, no, no, it's three three baseball people on a

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<v Speaker 8>cat and one I'll say CALIU scrampsky.

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<v Speaker 2>And I gave it to the guy.

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<v Speaker 8>No, he found it in your apartment, okay did he?

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<v Speaker 2>He was?

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<v Speaker 12>He was painting.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, and you have you are a lawyer, attorney, yes,

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<v Speaker 11>I am.

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<v Speaker 8>And he founded around amongst the books. It fell on

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<v Speaker 8>the floor.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. I I hope he gave it back to me.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, good, great, Well that's great.

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<v Speaker 2>All the more reason have him give me a call

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<v Speaker 2>because I want to thank him. Okay, thanks, thanks, Dorry,

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<v Speaker 2>and I loved your call. Thank you so much. Have

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<v Speaker 2>a great weekend and happy Easter.

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<v Speaker 11>Okay you too, Bye bye, Thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Dory, and good night. Okay. I had to figure

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<v Speaker 2>that one out. Okay, all right, six one, the only

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<v Speaker 2>line opened, six one, seven thirty. I got Ellen, I

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<v Speaker 2>got Bernie, and I got Tim, and I got a

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<v Speaker 2>little room for you. If this continues, we'll take it

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<v Speaker 2>into the ten o'clock hour. If it doesn't, we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to switch to President Trump versus Harvard University. It is

463
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<v Speaker 2>a match of the Titans, that is for sure. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>break it down for you back on Nightside right after

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<v Speaker 2>this quick break at nine, You're.

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<v Speaker 1>On night Side with Dan Ray on w Boston's News radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we're gonna get everyone in. Let me go to

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<v Speaker 2>Bernie up in New Hampshire. Bernie, how things in New

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<v Speaker 2>Hampshire are the real id?

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<v Speaker 5>Hey?

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<v Speaker 3>How are we doing tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>Dan? I'm doing great. Great to hear your voice. Bernie,

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<v Speaker 2>you got real idea up in New Hampshire as well,

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<v Speaker 2>I assume right deadline looking at Yes.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, I got mind the same as you, probably three

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<v Speaker 3>years ago when my license was due.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>The way I got it is I have this wife

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<v Speaker 3>who keeps records and everything in boulders and everything is

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<v Speaker 3>like anything you need.

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<v Speaker 5>She said, Bernie, you take this stuff to the registry,

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<v Speaker 5>you go up to the town, you give.

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<v Speaker 3>Them this stuff and you'll get the real I D.

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<v Speaker 3>And thankfully, my wife is so meticulous that stuff like this.

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<v Speaker 3>That's all I had to do. I walked up and

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<v Speaker 3>I gave the nice lady at the counter my stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>and next thing I know, I had a real I D.

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<v Speaker 8>Because I'm Bernie.

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<v Speaker 2>Bernie, You're you're You're one lucky guy.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't believe me.

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<v Speaker 3>Believe Dan you that was the understatement of the evening.

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<v Speaker 5>Because I tell my friends and work when when you

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<v Speaker 5>know what, the day my wife dies she's gonna go

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<v Speaker 5>to heaven and beat a paint and saint of wives

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<v Speaker 5>and pull their hands out because of their husbands, and

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<v Speaker 5>they all Saint.

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<v Speaker 3>Bernie, she's already a saint living with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I was gonna say that, I I I sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>say that to friends of mine, their wives, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll say their name, and I'll say you're a saint,

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<v Speaker 2>or or I'll say to someone like you, Bernie, you've

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<v Speaker 2>married well, and you know what I'm saying, you've married.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, absolutely, yeah, you don't have to explain that quick story.

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<v Speaker 3>We went passports three years ago, Brus and she had

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<v Speaker 3>a she had an envelope for Bernie, an en below

506
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<v Speaker 3>Fort Frank and en below for Olivia. And she just

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<v Speaker 3>handed us the envelopes and we walked up to the couch.

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<v Speaker 3>That's how it works in my house.

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<v Speaker 2>You're blessed. You're blessed. You you must have done something

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<v Speaker 2>right in this life to deserve your wife, Bertie. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me put it like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, yeah, no, I believe me when I tell you

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<v Speaker 3>I am the most blessed man alive.

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<v Speaker 5>Dan.

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<v Speaker 3>You have a great Easter holiday you.

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<v Speaker 2>Too as well, Bertie. Okay, have a have a safe

517
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<v Speaker 2>and happy and uh and holy ees to thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much. We'll talk so thanks Bertie, thank you all right, say,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you send for us? Okay? We oh, I will,

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<v Speaker 2>I will hands of that young marine. Okay, thanks so much,

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<v Speaker 2>but good night, we're gonna go next. That got Tim

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<v Speaker 2>and Wilburn. Tim, do you get your your ID, your

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<v Speaker 2>real ID yet? Or no?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes I do?

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<v Speaker 11>Anyhow, here is my experience. I went to the registry.

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<v Speaker 11>I went to the registry right. I was there for

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<v Speaker 11>almost three hours to get an appointment to get the license.

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<v Speaker 11>So any three hours I was breathing fire. So I

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<v Speaker 11>got the appointment like it was two weeks later.

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<v Speaker 4>I went home.

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<v Speaker 11>Breathing fire and I start on a friend of mine.

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<v Speaker 4>He said, go to Triple A. I went to Triple

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<v Speaker 4>A up in Burlington. All I needed for I showed

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<v Speaker 4>them my ID, my draft card and my SO security number.

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<v Speaker 4>I was there for twenty minutes.

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<v Speaker 11>I got my picture ID. I'm all set.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Tim, that was that was my experience. You had

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<v Speaker 2>a better experience than I did. But I did do

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<v Speaker 2>Triple A. This was two or three years ago, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's still when you look at the materials and they

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<v Speaker 2>give you all these options. It's like looking at a menu.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to see your top three items on

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<v Speaker 2>the menu. I don't need to see salads, appetizers. I

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<v Speaker 2>know what I want to eat, you know, And that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>You look at the menu and it's like what you know?

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<v Speaker 2>Or or you look at you say do you have

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<v Speaker 2>a beer menu? They hand you a beer menu and

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<v Speaker 2>there's eleven hundred beers you know, I've never heard of.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, do you have cause light?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we do. I'll take a course light. Simple as that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know why? Kind of a simple guide, Tim, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a simple guy, you know.

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<v Speaker 11>So I why does it say on my license?

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<v Speaker 3>Right?

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<v Speaker 4>Not for the Federal ID.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no idea. I'm looking at my license here

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't see that, my friends.

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<v Speaker 11>For federal ID.

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<v Speaker 2>Set on the front.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't need one anyhow.

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<v Speaker 2>No, but is that on the front of the back

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<v Speaker 2>on the front. Nope, like that I got? I got it,

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<v Speaker 2>says Massachusetts driver's license. It has the date of issue

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<v Speaker 2>as the date of expiration. It tells me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I have an S number, my date of birth and

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00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:18.759
<v Speaker 2>that's about it. You know, when my picture birthdate, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have anything that says not for federal ID. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a different type. All right, Tim, bring it,

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<v Speaker 2>bring it to the to the big Brunch on April

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seventh. I look at it for you.

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<v Speaker 11>Okay, I'll be well on my night's side, tea shooting.

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<v Speaker 11>Happy Easter.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy Easter to you as well, Tim, Thanks much, stock

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<v Speaker 2>soon have a great night, good night. All right, let's

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<v Speaker 2>keep rolling. You're gonna go to Ellen in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Ellen,

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<v Speaker 2>you're next do nights. I go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 12>I just had a question.

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<v Speaker 8>Sure I have jewelry duty.

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<v Speaker 12>Yes, May fourteenth, I don't have a federal ID.

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<v Speaker 6>Doesn't matter, I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it doesn't matter because you have your driver's license,

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<v Speaker 2>which is a regular driver's license, right, and you'll show

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<v Speaker 2>up and they will welcome you with open arms. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>are you going into a federal grand jury or into

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<v Speaker 2>a state grand jury?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 12>It's Brockton Court.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that's state. So you're all set. That's state. If

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<v Speaker 2>you had been subpoena to appear, you know, for a

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<v Speaker 2>jury being possible in a jury in a federal courthouse,

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<v Speaker 2>you would need the federal ID.

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<v Speaker 12>I would and could I just comment on but not

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<v Speaker 12>for Brockton.

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<v Speaker 2>You're all set for Brockton. Go ahead, make your comment,

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<v Speaker 2>go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 12>On my license, it does say not for Federal ID.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, okay, maybe Tim is. Yeah, that's why I asked.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have to look at Tim's license when when I

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<v Speaker 2>see him in a bunch of other Knights that listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>In April twenty seventh, at the Newralei Restaurant in Westwood,

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing a Sunday brunch there for night side listeners,

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<v Speaker 2>and I.

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<v Speaker 12>Have to say, long time listener, first time call.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to get your round of applause. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>that Dan Kadana has the Yeah, he's got the digital

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<v Speaker 2>studio audience with a with a round of applause. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you so much, Allen. That's great, love your call. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you very much, and.

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<v Speaker 12>Please thank you, thank you for answering my question.

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<v Speaker 2>Ye're very welcome. Thanks. Okay, good luck on jury duty.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks good night. Let me go to Joe and Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>Joe your next time nights. I go ahead, Joe, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if Joe is not there, we'll put Joe on hold

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<v Speaker 2>and try to get him back. And let me try

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<v Speaker 2>to get Abraham and New Report. Abraham, how are you tonight? Welcome?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm doing great. Dan, how about you?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm great. We're a little tight on time. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna be the last caller of the hour. What's

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<v Speaker 2>your question or comment or experience?

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<v Speaker 6>My own experience. I'm a renta and I get most

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<v Speaker 6>of my mails sent to my PO box just because

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<v Speaker 6>it's safer, and in order to get my federal or

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<v Speaker 6>my real ID bring my whole basic file cabinet with

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<v Speaker 6>me to the register. It's pretty hard because when you

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<v Speaker 6>get stuff to your PO box, it doesn't have your

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<v Speaker 6>residential address. I have a cable bill going to my

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<v Speaker 6>PO box, but it has the service address is my

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<v Speaker 6>residential address?

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<v Speaker 2>That don't work?

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<v Speaker 6>But you won't accept it. They won't REGISTERY doesn't accept it. No,

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<v Speaker 6>same thing. What's renters? Same thing? What's renters insurance? The

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<v Speaker 6>policy goes to my PO box, but the insured address

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<v Speaker 6>is my residential address. Wouldn't accept that either. That's the

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<v Speaker 6>last thing I wanted to say. Oh, it was frustrating.

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<v Speaker 6>Luckily I brought my file cabinet at three, so I

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<v Speaker 6>was able to. But the last comment is, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>I remember years ago the Republicans were against the National

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<v Speaker 6>ID yep, and now it seems like that's what we

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<v Speaker 6>have as a national ID.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the Republicans after nine to eleven were

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<v Speaker 2>convinced that we had to have something, and that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>what I think happened. I think that they changed their

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<v Speaker 2>mind on that, to be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, yeah, I've changed their mind on it. Anyways, Dan,

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<v Speaker 6>hope you have a nice night. Thank you for taking

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<v Speaker 6>my call.

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<v Speaker 2>You too, Thanks very much. Abraham, we'll talk soon. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you celebrate Passover Easter? What's your holiday this week?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm nationally more Native American. I use it a ne

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<v Speaker 6>Abraham because it's the father of all three religions.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotcha.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, Christianity. So enjoy your weekend karaoke or when I

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<v Speaker 6>call it for radio station.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, great, all right, very nice to meet Abraham. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope you call it again. Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>For those of you on the line, Scott, Joe, and Tony,

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<v Speaker 2>say there, we'll take some calls on this in the

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<v Speaker 2>next hour. It may and if you want to get

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<v Speaker 2>on folks six, one, seven, two, five, four, ten thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like to leave callers hanging. So Scott, Joe

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<v Speaker 2>and Tony we got you covered right after the ten

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock news, and we have one line at six one seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five four ten thirty and one line at six

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<v Speaker 2>one seven, nine three one ten thirty. We will get

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<v Speaker 2>to Donald Trump and Harvard University before the night is over.

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<v Speaker 2>I promise we'll be back right after this