Silly me. I thought I could head down to the local DMV office during lunch and get my motorcycle endorsement. I completely underestimated the number of lines and the speed at which they would move. As my 1:00 meeting got closer and closer I realized I wouldn’t finish the tests by the time I had to leave. At 12:50, I was about to leave, having done nothing but wait in lines for 90 minutes. It was pretty disappointing. But then I checked my email and saw a message from my boss telling me not to worry about the 1:00 meeting… he was going to reschedule it to 3:30 to allow me to stay there and take the test (so I wouldn’t have to re-wait those 90 minutes some other day).

Finally, they called my number. The written test was a joke. I had never picked up the motorcycle handbook, but managed to pass the test on my first attempt. I had been putting off taking the test until I thought I was ready to pass the skills test. Yet another silly mistake. At the completion of the written test they told me the soonest they can schedule me to take the skills test is sometime in September. That’s right. I have to be content with a learners permit for the next 6 weeks. That means no passengers and no riding my scooter at night. Oh well. I guess it just means I’ll be that much more prepared for the skills test when I finally get to take it. And I’ll be legal riding around town between now and then.