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What is especially annoying is that the USCG just changed from a form that you could fold, stamp and mail with the scanable id and signature on the outside. This could simply be scanned without much handling.
Now they require you to mail the form back in an envelope. Not only you you have to supply the envelope, but the processer has to open it, unfold the form and create a trash pile of envelopes.
Sounds like we are back to the wonderful world of “reinventing government.”
Quent -
I’ve always put the form in an envelope anyway. I don’t trust a folded
piece of paper in the mail sorting machines. Also, I don’t like my
signature so easily available to anyone with a pen knife and a penchant for
larceny.Bob
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 12:48 PM, quent wrote:
What is especially annoying is that the USCG just changed from a form that
you could fold, stamp and mail with the scanable id and signature on the
outside. This could simply be scanned without much handling.
Now they require you to mail the form back in an envelope. Not only you
you have to supply the envelope, but the processer has to open it, unfold
the form and create a trash pile of envelopes.
Sounds like we are back to the wonderful world of “reinventing government.”
Quent_______________________________________________
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Why not just fax the renewal form?
Silverheels, P-424 #17
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I received that too. I frankly don’t care if they add a $26 fee as long as they make it easy to renew. Considering the cost of running the boat, it’s down in the noise.
I just renewed my master’s license. They now look exactly like a passport but with a red cover. It has a pocket in there for putting your TWIC. I don’t know what I’ll do with the wood frame I put on the bulkhead next to my nav station where I displayed it previously. Perhaps I’ll post a photocopy of the new license.
Rich
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I just left my most recent license certificate in the frame on my bulkhead –
as decoration, and because I’m used to it being there. Pretty soon only we
“old salts” will have them.Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
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