"lonestranger" (lonestranger)
05/13/2014 at 13:26 • Filed to: None
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"lonestranger" (lonestranger)
05/13/2014 at 13:26 • Filed to: None | 3
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Well, almost. Twenty years ago today, I was old enough to get my learner's. I got it a few days later, and got my full DL a few weeks later. There was no graduated licence, no services card, no enhanced licence with a chip, no raised print, no holograms, no magnetic strip. It wasn't even plastic. It was a laminated piece of cardboard with a film photo stuck to it.
Happy Birthday to me. I feel old.
505Turbeaux
> lonestranger
05/13/2014 at 13:29 |
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I had the same thing, for a year until they made it in plastic. A few years before me it was a piece of paper. 19 years as of a few months ago for me! Now we can collectively say...
HammerheadFistpunch
> lonestranger
05/13/2014 at 13:31 |
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Old man Ranger....
says the guy who's rapidly approaching the same milestone.
RacecaR
> lonestranger
05/13/2014 at 13:44 |
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This made me realize I have been driving for nearly 21 years now. Crap.
McMike
> lonestranger
05/13/2014 at 13:46 |
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I save all my old licenses when it's time for renewal. I just wish I had my first two.
Back in the 80s, Virginia had this paper/plastic hybrid. There was a laminated card with your photo, as well as a printed, folded paper section with your information They both fit in this little envelope. I can't even find a photo of it online.
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lonestranger
> McMike
05/13/2014 at 13:48 |
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Damn, I wish B.C. let me keep them. They wouldn't let me keep my old Alberta licence plate, either. Bastards!
ttyymmnn
> lonestranger
05/13/2014 at 13:49 |
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When I got my first license thirty years ago in VA, the license was a was clear vinyl with a pocket on opposite sides. One side held the photo card, which was a composite of your photo, state seal, and handwritten name and date. The other half held a three-fold cardstock insert with address, donor info, etc. Laughingly simply to forge.
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McMike
> lonestranger
05/13/2014 at 13:52 |
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When I was in my 20s I went through some different hair colors and styles. Whenever I made a drastic change, I "lost my license" and went to DMV and got another one.