New York doesn't care if you're a citizen for many things, as long as you are a resident. I wonder if the proportion of non-citizens with driving jobs is higher in NYS....

(A co-worker of mine has to get a new birth certificate because he was born in PR, and his doesn't have the right kind of watermark or something. Seems to me having a birth certificate that's the same age as you would be LESS suspicious than having a brand-new one, but hey what do I know.)

I think that's stupidly true for everyone born in PR, right?

Well, a SS wouldn't necessarily prove citzenship, but it would prove you were here legally, which is (I assume) what they care about.

Right, you don't have to be a citizen to get a drivers license, just a legal resident.

Trudy, I think you'll find doing two 10-hour days the easiest.

Driving 11 1/2 hours back from North Carolina wasn't bad at all, although my circumstances were different in that I had another person with me.

Still, I recommend books on tape/CD. Makes the time go SO MUCH FASTER.

Still, I recommend books on tape/CD

By all means! I don't remember what radio station coverage was like on the east coast, but driving in the western states I needed something because I'm not a huge C/W fan and sometimes that's all I could find. Or Rush Limbaugh. ::gag::

I think that's stupidly true for everyone born in PR, right?

Yeah, everyone born after a certain date. (Not sure what the cutoff is.)

I'm gonna pimp Audible for audiobooks without having to carry around a bunch of CDs. Most rental cars these days will have an aux-in jack for your iPod, and if you're the only one in the car with opposable thumbs you don't want to be switching out CDs.

Libraries also have downloadable audiobooks for free.

Right, you don't have to be a citizen to get a drivers license, just a legal resident.

And a passport proves both. If anything, it's overkill.

(Though in all honestly, I *love* listening to crappy C/W stations when driving through the middle of nowhere. It's a total guilty pleasure.)

Also, if you haven't done audiobooks while driving before, I highly recommend getting a book you enjoy that you've already read. Otherwise, I find them distracting, especially when not used to driving while listening.

I wonder if the proportion of non-citizens with driving jobs is higher in NYS....

Than in Texas? I'm not sure.

The whole needing a SS card has made us think about whether or not I really want to legally change my name to Jon's. I was hanging on to Morgan on my SS card for that reason.

DJ, I have Morgan relatives! In WV, not Texas or LA, but still.