Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Are all SSA offices like this?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 411229" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I detest dealing with- our local SSA, truly truly truly. I don't know if it's just this office, or if they're all run this way (and if they are... it's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous).</p><p></p><p>thank you lost his SS card, and I lost mine probably 20 years ago. Since he has to get a new one, I decided to go up with him. Oh. My. Goodness. Windows 1-10, plus A-F. Of these 16 windows, all but 3 are closed. There are probably (no exaggeration) 50+ people sitting in the waiting room. We got our # at 9:44. At 11:15, I said "I'm outta here". Because they don't call you in the order you arrived. Noooo, that would make too much sense. If you need a new card, you get a number with- an A in front of it. For everything else, you get a regular #. We were waiting on A163 when I arrived. They called zero (count them, zero) A numbers in the first hour. But they called regular #s 44 through 63, including at least 8 people (I was counting) who got there *after* us. Then they called A163 through 167 - I was 169. </p><p></p><p>I had to wrap some raffle gifts, drop them off at Weeburt's school, and pick him up early, so I left thank you there, took Boo and went out to the van to start wrapping. Murphy's doggone Law strikes again. By the time I had finished wrapping and was heading out of the parking lot, here comes thank you bopping on out. Sure enough, about a minute after I left, they called A168. ARGGGHHH!!!</p><p></p><p>They gave him a notice that said "by law" they are only allowed to issue 3 cards per year and 10 per lifetime per person. Something about that really triggered my difficult child side. I told thank you I was *really* tempted to go up there every 6 months to get a new card (and take up knitting or needle pointing or basket weaving to prepare for the ridiculous waits) and see what they say when I need card #11. I mean, really - what can they do??? Say sorry, you don't get another one???? What a bunch of bologna.</p><p></p><p>There has got to be a better way to do this - like maybe take people in the order they come into the stupid office?</p><p> <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/rollingpin.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rollingpin:" title="rollingpin :rollingpin:" data-shortname=":rollingpin:" /></p><p></p><p>I seriously need a vacation in a warm spot with a *lot* of drinks with- umbrellas in them. My tolerance for pretty much everything is hitting an all time low. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/beach.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":beach:" title="beach :beach:" data-shortname=":beach:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/hawaii_girl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hawaii_girl:" title="hawaii_girl :hawaii_girl:" data-shortname=":hawaii_girl:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wine:" title="wine :wine:" data-shortname=":wine:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 411229, member: 8"] I detest dealing with- our local SSA, truly truly truly. I don't know if it's just this office, or if they're all run this way (and if they are... it's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous). thank you lost his SS card, and I lost mine probably 20 years ago. Since he has to get a new one, I decided to go up with him. Oh. My. Goodness. Windows 1-10, plus A-F. Of these 16 windows, all but 3 are closed. There are probably (no exaggeration) 50+ people sitting in the waiting room. We got our # at 9:44. At 11:15, I said "I'm outta here". Because they don't call you in the order you arrived. Noooo, that would make too much sense. If you need a new card, you get a number with- an A in front of it. For everything else, you get a regular #. We were waiting on A163 when I arrived. They called zero (count them, zero) A numbers in the first hour. But they called regular #s 44 through 63, including at least 8 people (I was counting) who got there *after* us. Then they called A163 through 167 - I was 169. I had to wrap some raffle gifts, drop them off at Weeburt's school, and pick him up early, so I left thank you there, took Boo and went out to the van to start wrapping. Murphy's doggone Law strikes again. By the time I had finished wrapping and was heading out of the parking lot, here comes thank you bopping on out. Sure enough, about a minute after I left, they called A168. ARGGGHHH!!! They gave him a notice that said "by law" they are only allowed to issue 3 cards per year and 10 per lifetime per person. Something about that really triggered my difficult child side. I told thank you I was *really* tempted to go up there every 6 months to get a new card (and take up knitting or needle pointing or basket weaving to prepare for the ridiculous waits) and see what they say when I need card #11. I mean, really - what can they do??? Say sorry, you don't get another one???? What a bunch of bologna. There has got to be a better way to do this - like maybe take people in the order they come into the stupid office? :rollingpin: I seriously need a vacation in a warm spot with a *lot* of drinks with- umbrellas in them. My tolerance for pretty much everything is hitting an all time low. :beach::hawaii_girl::toast: [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Are all SSA offices like this?
Top