Friday errands - Part 2

I will never complain about Virginia DMV again, I will never complain about the Virginia DMV again, I will never complain about the Virginia DMV again, I will never complain about the Virginia DMV again...

I get to the vehicle place (by the way, it is in every way like a 3rd world country facility....people crammed inside, non-working fans, paperwork everywhere, people typing on half-broken typewriters, trash on the ground....).  Luckily I don't have to wait too long before a bunch of the men start shooing others out of the way for the "boss meri" to come through.  Yeah, in situations like these, I will cut to the front of the line...sorry.

They tell me I need to go have the car inspected first.  Oh crap.  I call my pal over at PNG Motors....he says they can do it, and since I've already had it all looked at, basically, they can just sign the papers.  I have no idea where they're located, but he gives me the general area...I drive around...asked a few people and finally found it.   The lady in the office gets me the paperwork and sticker, I pay, blah, blah.... I ask the guy about the car again and tell him I really need help with the locks.  He heads outside to look at it, turns the locks a few times, says its not fully engaging.  I just want it to lock.  I don't care about the automatic part anymore!!! Anyway, he does something underneath the steering wheel and presto....locks are fixed.  I now can LOCK THE DOORS!  Manually, but it works!

I head back to the car place, they're closed.  I go into the other door.  They're officially closed, but the remainder of the people are there getting pictures done, etc.  Finally a guy comes to help me and basically tells me now I need to go to the insurance place.  And where is that?  Oh, second floor of the ANZ building.  I pay them, they give me another sticker, I then come back to this car place and pay them and get a third sticker and then I'm fully registered.  Okay... so one day of errands wasn't enough.  I guess that's my Monday afternoon.....  Although I really, really, really, really want to get my CARGO and HOUSE KEYS!  When it rains, it pours....but, alas, yes, I am in Lae!