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surprising service
Jan. 12th, 2005 11:37 pmThe passport folks bounced my application because they didn't like my vintage 1960s birth certificate (stamped and signed but not embossed). So I sent off for a fresh copy.
A few weeks after I mailed the application I got a postcard telling me that I should expect it to take six weeks. Five days later I received the birth certificate, which is now on its way to the passport folks for round two.
Granted, I did write the certificate number at the bottom of the application (I had the information, after all, so it couldn't hurt), but still, this is much better response than I would have expected out of any bureaucracy, let alone a large county in a large state. I'm impressed.
A few weeks after I mailed the application I got a postcard telling me that I should expect it to take six weeks. Five days later I received the birth certificate, which is now on its way to the passport folks for round two.
Granted, I did write the certificate number at the bottom of the application (I had the information, after all, so it couldn't hurt), but still, this is much better response than I would have expected out of any bureaucracy, let alone a large county in a large state. I'm impressed.