Post #1897896
2026-04-30 06:26 UTC
So I applied for a passport. Wow. Minor papercut-level annoyances abound. Also expensive.
Applying was merely filling out and printing the form (which took an hour and research to find my parents’ birthdates) taking my old passport (good thing I still had it) and driver’s license (which is Enhanced, but NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO VOTE), etc. Passport photo $20. They then got me an appointment when walk-ins, which are welcome, were not, and charged me $10 for doing so. (1/3)
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@haineux@mastodon.social 2026-04-30 06:26
Then driving across town to get to the one post office that was still open for passports, being told they closed at 3 despite posted closing at 6, getting helped anyway at 4:30 after two families of a billion kids and parents had appointments… Fees basically $200. Because there shall be no financial hurdle to voting… (2/3)