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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Re-officially a bonafide North Carolinian
(C&P from my blog) Today I took a little trip to the happiest place on earth: the NC DMV.I'd been putting it off for months and months (and months). I was dreading getting an NC license even before moving last July. Why you ask? Well, that's because in order to get an NC driver's license, one must pass a written exam chock full of the most inane questions imaginable (if you are interested just look at the sample test). Est no bueno.So today I decide once and for all to bite the bullet and just go get it done during lunch. I gathered up my NY license, passport, proof of insurance, proof of address and SS card (I of course forgot the last piece at home and had to go get it before heading to the DMV... thanks for the sandwich Mark). Documents in hand I go up to the desk and lay them all out. On a whim I mentioned to the front desk person, "Oh, I doubt this will help, but I actually have my old NC license." She looked at me and smiled (yes, some DMV workers are actually capable of a facial expression other than a scowl). "Honey, this license expired less than a year ago. You can just get it renewed." Baffled I asked "Does this mean I don't have to take the test?" She just looked at me and nodded. Then I fought back the urge to jump across the counter and bear hug this woman; I had to settle for a little happy dance instead.I took my number and sat down. Then I realized, "Crap, the old license is in my maiden name (also including my original first name) and my NY license is in my married name." Sure enough, I needed some sort of documentation for the name change. I then had to make a tough decision: go home AGAIN and get my name change document or stay and take the test as a New Yorker.So... I went home and got the documentation. What can I say, I'm a wuss (just ask Mark). Mark had the documents waiting for me, I grabbed them and drove like a crazy person back to the DMV. Huffing, I threw my documents up on the desk. Within 15 minutes I was the proud owner of a temporary NC license. Totally worth it.Now Mark is calling me a cheater... he's just jealous because he actually has to take that stupid test 
Re: Re-officially a bonafide North Carolinian
Hahahahaha, this is awesome. The NC Driver License Exam is seriously INSANE. I'm so glad I got that over with a year or two ago lol.
I'm glad you were able to get your license w/ no hassles (or tests, yay!).
I used this really awesome cheat sheat and got 100% of the answers correctly... I think it was from someone named Tom or some site called Tom-something or other. I tried to find it again and I think you actually have to pay for the sheet now, which sucks.
Yeah, I have this sheet. I was still able to get it free some how (through an archive maybe?) so if anyone needs it, let me know and I can email it
You were lucky! When I loved back home from DC I had to change over my license. Being a native North Carolinian I still had to retake the test b.c my license had been expired for a couple of years. And failed twice.
So glad you didnt have to take that stupid @ss test.
YGM!
Yeah, that's the one I have. You have to pay for it now though
I took the test 2 years ago and DH only had to renew (we went at the same time)
so right beside the computers were chairs for people waiting to receive their new license, i was on the computer closest to the chair and DH sat right beside me.
admittedly, I didn't study.
Soooo of course some of the most ridiculous questions came up, like why the eff would I know that, or even NEED to know that...and so I whispered to DH
"pssst: do you know___?"
"715, I'm not going to help, that's cheating"
"it's your fault I have to take this test, I would've stayed in VA if I knew I had to go through this"
"fine, it's 'c'"
"OK, are you sure? because if I miss one more I fail"
"are you more sure about any other answer?"
"good point, ok..........S*IT! I failed, this is your fault...I didn't even miss 2 when I took this test as a 16 year old"
"how's it my fault?"
"you made me move to NC"
"you're the one who didn't study"
"you're the one with an ugly picture on your new license"
HAHAHAHAHAHA! That's awesome
I mean, I'm sorry you didn't pass it, but I think it was worth that hilarious exchange!
I had a NC license when I lived here in 2001/2002 with my maiden name. When I moved back in 2007 I did not have to take the test again. Not sure if I needed other documentation then my OH dr lic to show my name change.
I am also not sure when my original NC dr lic expired, it might have been 2007, so maybe that is why I did not have to take the test again. I do know that I kept the same number because my number is much lower than DH's (he had never had a NC lic).
Glad you had an "easy" time. I was so stressed about the test, and it was super easy. The WV written test is 100 times harder.
What is a temporary license? They gave me my regular one when I went back in April.