03-03-2020, 03:25 AM
Just to find out how much the US government distrusts me.
So I just got back from applying for a passport. I doubt it'll actually be used, if I'm actually issued one, but having one solves a lot of potential problems.
$200. I could have pre-ordered a copy of 1817 and gotten more value from it. Or two other 18xx games and gotten them in about the same amount of time. (6 to 8 weeks for passport processing, my ass.) (For comparison, the backlog at Golden Spike Games is currently eight months.) Or three decent board games, which tend to cost upwards of $60. Hell, even half-decent games like Ticket to Ride cost $50.
But no. I decided to throw that $200 at the government for the possibility to do what? Thumb a ride to Mexico? Go to Canada to be denied a doctor's visit because I can no more afford it up there as I can here? It's certainly not so that I can continue to fly passenger airlines come October. That last time I flew was seven years ago, and that was because of a lack of choice. I'd sooner take a Greyhound than fly.
I don't know where I'm going with this post so I'll end it here.
So I just got back from applying for a passport. I doubt it'll actually be used, if I'm actually issued one, but having one solves a lot of potential problems.
$200. I could have pre-ordered a copy of 1817 and gotten more value from it. Or two other 18xx games and gotten them in about the same amount of time. (6 to 8 weeks for passport processing, my ass.) (For comparison, the backlog at Golden Spike Games is currently eight months.) Or three decent board games, which tend to cost upwards of $60. Hell, even half-decent games like Ticket to Ride cost $50.
But no. I decided to throw that $200 at the government for the possibility to do what? Thumb a ride to Mexico? Go to Canada to be denied a doctor's visit because I can no more afford it up there as I can here? It's certainly not so that I can continue to fly passenger airlines come October. That last time I flew was seven years ago, and that was because of a lack of choice. I'd sooner take a Greyhound than fly.
I don't know where I'm going with this post so I'll end it here.
Getting me free admission into gaming conventions for a decade