Friday OT - Life Hacks

[CycloneErik]

Are you not able to make an appointment at those locations? Ever since COVID we've made appointments for our DMV visits & are in & out in ~15 minutes.

I once waited a few minutes. That's my worst personal Ames story.
Asian students have a lot of negative stories with the Ames station.

 

[VeloClone]

Weird taking your 8yr old to the DMV but whatevs

I had to take an 11 year old to the DMV ... for a passport.

 

[Fishhead]

Parking at a store/mall with angled parking? Park in an aisle that the one way goes away from the store. That way, when you go to leave, better chance of avoiding pedestrians that are leaving the store while you leave the parking lot.

But what about when you arrive?

 

[Sparkplug]

DMV - drive to a rural county near you. Completely worth the time and gas and whatever fee they may charge.

Warren County charges non-county residents a $10 fee

 

[JP4CY]

Recently learned this one but am now doing it: when I travel to a large city I'll try and get a hotel (with a small fridge/mico) room near a grocery store. Sometimes a salad, yogurts, fresh fruit, and of course beer storage is a huge benefit if I need to work or watch kids in the pool.

I freeze water bottles for the cooler before going boating.

I buy Christmas presents all year if I hear someone say something that they could use, a band they like, etc.

Buy meat in bulk. We rarely use our oven if the weather is nice enough to grill.

 

[JM4CY]

Warren County charges non-county residents a $10 fee

Those charges are worth it

 

[ackatch]

You must have worked in a fancy store if you had a diary cooler- my simple Fareway just had a dairy cooler.

With the DOT- I actually renewed my license online this time around. You can only do it every other time, but it worked amazingly and would recommend that vs dealing with waiting or appointments.

It WAS fancy. Who wants to write in their diary in the warmth?