State of Michigan

Thank you Wonderful State of Michgan Driving board.

Once again, I am the Underdog

I did this to myself. I made the choices. I made the mistakes.

I keep telling myself this.

One thing keeps popping back into my head......It's just not fair.

I truely believe that I got what I deserved for my poor lack of judgement in my youth, however I am no longer making those choices. I am no longer choosing to be an irresponsible idiot. If only I could get the state of michigan to see.

They refused my application for clearance of my license. Completely understandable. See if you have any incidents in the state of michigan involving alcohol, you are branded an alcoholic. No matter what your drinking habits, lifestyle or even if it was an isolated incident.

So here it is. I am an alcoholic. I am someone who cannot resist a drink. I cannot walk by a bar without stopping in and drinking til I pass out. I cannot walk by a liquor store without buying as many bottles as I can afford. I cannot stop once I start. I am a raging alcoholic. ........NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

None of these things are true. I haven't consumed alcohol in such a long time. It's been so long that I don't even remember when I drank last. Yet This is how the state of michigan sees me. Alcohol is so non-existant in my life that It hasnt even crossed my mind unless I was thinking about the driving board or the state of Michigan.

I live in a town of alcoholics. There's 3 things to do here. Drink, drug or make babies. Considering I want no part in any of that, I do not socialize much. Yet the state wants Letters from people who I have interacted with during recreational times. Here's the catch...they have to live near me and have personally witnessed my behavior. Well considering the only social interaction I have is with the 2 people that submitted letters to the state, and the rest are ALL OVER THE WORLD, it is virtually impossible for me to meet the state's requirements. Yet in order to gain my license back I have to form social relationships with people that I have no interest in. People who drink or formerly drank. I'm sorry but I really truely feel that in order to gain my license back I have to LIE to the state of michigan or socialize with people who will encourage me to attend social gatherings in which alcohol is involved! In this town there are House parties or the bar. Wow....what a concept. Since I am not of a significant Financial standing, I cannot attend the tea parties, golf outings or other activities which consist of things not related to alcohol. Since I have no license, it limits me to the confines of my own house and anywhere I can take myself by foot power. Now those of you that know me realize there's no way in hell I'm gonna walk somewhere unless its important. For me, socializing is only a keystroke away. Talking to someone involves a phone or a keyboard. It involves being online and not leaving my chair. It consists of logging on and sitting home where I will not be around alcohol. Where Boredom and booze is not a factor. Yet this does not fit into the state's plan. If it were up to the State of Michigan, they'd have me out and about to congregate places where alcohol is readily available. Since We as adults are limited to establishments or social gatherings of a large scale, there is no real place for us to "Hang Out" or get to know someone besides places that adults come together. Now ask yourself this....where do adults go outside of thier house to meet other people. To form Friendships. Work? bah....most of those I've worked with are people that I want to leave at work at the end of the day since my jobs have been limited to entry level menial jobs due to my lack of a license. Jobs only Teens and Wasteoids have obtained. Jobs that only those who are desperate delinquent or dumb have taken. So we move on to the next place that we as Adults go. The bar. Well DUH MCFLY....that one's definitely out. Where to next? .....There isnt anyplace. ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE within this town for an Adult to go to have social interaction with another human being outside of establishments that sell alcohol. Damned if I do, Damned if I dont. I choose Isolated Sobriety in the confines of my own home over social interaction with others in physical presence. So what now State of Michigan? Are you going to set up Socials here in Russell Kansas so that I may be able to fall within your guidelines? Are you going to give me ideas as to how to meet these people that are supposed to write these Letters of reference for me? At least require something that is actually possible. Not fictional situations and fictional people. Follow the right path and it will lead you to rejection by the state of michigan. Break the rules and you will be able to lie like everyone else.

This just goes to show how Screwed up the state of michigan and all its rules and regulations truely are. In this day and age it has become such a police state that even if you do make a mistake, you are stuck within the system, eternally damned or destined to financially fall from anything resembling stability. You are literally prevented from taking care of yourself without bending or breaking the rules unless you have a LOT of people who are willing to support you, transport you or better yet...lie for you.

God forbid anyone ever try to stick to the right path in the state of michigan. If they do, they'll end up moving out of state. Even then the dictatorship that michigan has become will follow you no matter where you go. You cannot escape the grasp that the lovely glove state has. No wonder its shaped like a hand. They've been jerking me around ever since I was born. Squeezing me by the neck since I could pay taxes. Wringing every last dollar out of me that I made when I COULD find employment. Least they could have done if they wanted my money so bad was to allow me to be employed. Yet there are not enough jobs. Even if there was one the public transportation is limited and when available will squeeze what little money you do have left right back out of you. Between cost of living, Raise in utilities and fines, fees, taxes and transportation cost, I'd be paying to work. It would make more sense to file for welfare, HUD and be unemployed. Even if I wanted to go through all of that so I could be seen as a respectable human being it would be impossible to find a job. Why get out of bed?

Do something State of Michigan or we'll all be on welfare at this rate.