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london_toby t1_ja85qw8 wrote

Reply to comment by joymarie21 in Things DC does really well by erichinnw

My biggest surprise of moving to DC? How nice the people working at DMV are! And efficient! I went to two locations for different issues: taking driving test, getting my license, registering out of state car etc and everyone was so nice and helpful. And know what they are doing! Unlike NYC DMV …

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demarginator t1_ja854tp wrote

Just came back from a great trip in NYC. Each time I return to DC I remark how much I love how many more trees there are here, and just how much greener it is here in general. NY has some amazing parks, but we have trees everywhere.

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joymarie21 t1_ja84ey2 wrote

Moving a lot of the annoying bureaucracy online has been so great. I just paid my auto registration/inspection fee/neighborhood parking pass on line and got my registration card and sticker in the mail in a few days. I remember when you had to spend at least half a day at the DMV to do anything.

I had to go there in person to the DMV a couple of years ago to update my license to a real ID and it wasn't bad at all. Waited less than an hour, all the employees were helpful and cheery. The DMV used to suck so bad.

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CrankyBloomingdale t1_ja818sj wrote

Wait you can’t “have your cake and eat it too”? 82 was a turd and now servers are having a “hey…wait I don’t get tips on top of that 20% service fee “🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️moment. Tipping now goes away and I thank each and every owner who has removed the tip line ( examples - 2 Amys, Duck and the Peach) and explain the costs are now “baked in” (and I wouldn’t care if an x% service charge now covers 82 compliance - no need for additional).

To the jackalopes who pushed this - you get what you get 👍 and now that you are making higher $$$ there is no need to tip.

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