Went to the Desoto County Tax collector. I just knew it was going to be difficult, time consuming just an outright nightmare. I had refinanced my car and I needed to get the title changed for the financier. I went in with three papers in my hand. I had the title, the letter from the one that did finance the car and a letter from the one that will finance the car.

A little over 10 minutes later, I left, job done. No waiting in line. No big complicated forms. I signed my name two times and that was that.

I’m still thinking it over. I really wished all government agencies were run like that. And besides all that, the woman that helped me was friendly, even put up with my jokes with a smile. Now that is asking a lot.

Then too, I am considering what the same task might have been like if I had to go to the Shelby County office. First, I know there would have been a wait. I know because I have seen the long lines on TV. I am sure there would have been complications. Those folks up there in Shelby county don’t know how to issue a permit to cross the road without something filled out and notarized in triplicate. And then of course the cross woman at the counter would tell me I went to the wrong desk. My name ends in R. Naturally, I should have known better. (just a guess. It does seem to be what those folks are having to go through just to get a new plate. Amazing how those dems can foul the simplest things up.

Sure glad I didn’t have to learn all this first hand. Ten minutes is better than an hour.