This Is How We Do It
I couldn't sleep, so I woke up early and decided to handle all the moving administrative tasks I'd been putting off.
Four tasks: health insurance, driver's license, library card, postal service.
Health insurance: After logging into healthcare.gov and going through multiple screens about a non-window qualifying event (moving, in this case), I finally get to the change coverage screen, but New York isn't there as a resident state. That's when I find out New York has it's own healthcare change, and when I'm directed to it, it's down for maintenance.
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Driver's license: I need a NY online ID first, so I go through the registration process, then go to the DMV site. After filling in information on half a dozen screens for a driver's license exchange (uploading photos of my old license, etc.), I hit a screen where they want a photo of my Social Security card. Wait, what? I haven't used my Social Security card in at least thirty years and have no idea if I still have it. I'll look for it later. Application stalled.
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Library card: I successfully registered for an online NYC library card. Hooray! I went to Libby to update my cards so I could access the huge online library that New York City presumably has and was told I need a PIN number in addition to my library card number. How do I get a pin number? By visiting my local library branch in person.
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Postal service: I wanted to confirm my change of address so my online preview is restored, and I also wanted to extend the length of the mail forwarding service. After entering screens of data, I finally get to enter my payment information for the forwarding extension. I login to my bank account to make sure the address on file (my new one) EXACTLY matches what I enter into the payment screen because I don't want the charge rejected.
It's rejected anyway.
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So that's how my day's going and it's not even 6 a.m. yet.
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