Replacing lost items

[mw_europe]

We wait our turn in the department for lost or stolen ID cards, tubes of fluorescent lighting overhead, gray institutional carpet underfoot.  21 people are waiting to be called. We read and re-read posters titled:  Have You Ever Wondered Why Is The Wait So Long?, fingers curled around handles of umbrellas or clutching paper cups of coffee, now

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[phqbethel108]

Been there done that, not with a lost id, but getting a new one. Recently in fact, my husband got his status changed to retired and we had to drive 4 hours to Spokane to get our ids, we waited 2 hours (luckily they had a tv playing kid movies), and then it took literally 5 mins to do. But I do remember how stark the offices were in Germany. We were civilians so we were only a little ahead of you in the queue. :D