It's not the realID thing. I'm not sure what triggered it, but I have to do the in-person thing. It might be I hit my limit on renewing online and need a new picture.

I filled the form in online. I didn’t get real ID but needed to order a fresh birth certificate. I started earlier than you.

I made an appointment at AAA. The RMV form I’d filled in online got to the necessary status the day before my AAA appointment.

Here is one note on electronic form design:

The RMV form has lots of fields, but father’s last name is immediately to the left of gender.

Well my dad was male so I kept picking male, and the form wouldn’t get processed.

Day or two before my AAA appointment, I got a clue and updated the form to my gender.

Another note: on the eye test, I found out last summer that I have cataracts. A month or two ago, I finally saw a surgeon. Takes a very long time to see a surgeon.

Anyway, she let me know my vision was awful and I needed glasses to drive. The glasses made a great difference.

So my prep for renewing my license started last summer and continues. After surgery this coming summer, I’ll find out if I still need glasses. If not, I’ll have to update the license.

I’m a planner type so as I said, I had an idea that my night vision was sh*t, and I’d noticed bright lights getting extra sparkly recently in daylight. So I was super concerned about driving and was not driving at night at all. Concerned about whether I could respond as needed to the need, if a friend had trouble or there was a bad situation at work.

I’m sure if you fill in the form online and book at AAA today, you’ll make the deadline, as long as you have a current passport or birth certificate.

Thanks. I'll give this a shot.

I'm also going to try just showing up.

I can't get my head around that they'd put you in this sort of situation of a long wait without allowing for a grace period for dolts like me.

Keep checking back. They release appointments throughout the day during the week on a rolling basis. You'll find one if you check often enough.

Sorrento’s will always be my go-to for pizza, with New London (west acton) as a very close second for mozzarella sticks - I never liked TC haha

Yea but can’t hate on a sandwich at TC Landos.

From what I’ve heard some don’t require an appointment for certain things, but some are appointment only, like cape cod is appt only and Plymouth has walk in availability

Just get it by email and skip real ID. The feds kicked the can to May 2025 anyhow.

Dearly departed

Welcome to central mass (yes still metro west but…it may as well be central west with the food scene).

The food in many towns around there is hit or miss…I’ve lived here for a decade and still can’t get used to it. Lots of good options when you find them, but when it’s bad, it’s bad.

Many good options in Hudson, and less than greater than is one of the best!

The owners of Woods Hill also own Adelita…

Moved here from San Francisco, I had no idea how good I had it... food scene is super limited.

The bar has a great vibe, the cocktails are adequate!

And no impact to insurance as far as I know. Inspection stations will place a light meter behind the windows to confirm what % tint you have if the inspector thinks it’s borderline.

Yep, and the fact that there are near zero places to Uber eats from hahah

Just moved here from Quincy. Loving everything...except the food. My god, the food scene here is terrible!

Sobre Mesa in Sudbury. Surprisingly good cocktails. Recommend the Cold Snap.

Can confirm. Long gone.

Great food, great drinks, and actually, great ice cream too.

Is Blue Coyote still there? Loved that place (granted, I moved out of Acton over a decade ago).

Love woods hill!

Logan’s Table, Bocado , or Brady’s in Leominster

I’ve heard good things about the cocktails at Rail Trail Flatbread in Hudson.

Went to the Evergreen Room in Hudson last night for the first time and it was WONDERFUL!