I hate the DMV – Written by a Guest Contributor
Over the past week I have been calling the DMV every day to see if they have gotten my record for completing my ASAP course. Most of the time when I call I get a message saying that because of high call volume I have to call back later. When I finally get through, there is always a wait of about half an hour. Today when I finally got through the representative pretended that she couldn't hear me and hung up. So I called back and after another half hour on hold found out that they didn't have my record.
A snow day – written by a guest contributor
So it snowed on Saturday. I really wish it hadn't. I called the ASAP place Friday night and there was a message saying that all classes were scheduled as usual.
The next morning I had a family member drive me to the office. On the way, it was snowing pretty heavily and I decided to try the ASAP number again. The message was thoroughly confusing. It said that classes on December 20th were canceled, but that normal classes would resume on Monday, December 21st. Since it was late January, they had obviously made a mistake. I decided too keep going and make sure the class was canceled in person.
During the first class orientation, they had stressed upon me the very strict attendance policy. After driving out to Fairfax in the middle of a snow storm, a note on the door told me that the day's Drunk Driving class was postponed.
Not only did this mean a wasted day. It also meant a wasted week. The ASAP class consists of 8 classes but is scheduled for 10 weeks. This is to account for any snow days or holidays. This just means another week before I can get my Drivers License back
Week 3 of ASAP – written by a guest contributor
This means that I only have 5 more classes left. I am already counting the days before I can take the drivers test and finally get my license.
The topic of class this week was kind of interesting. We ended up talking a lot this week about the progression of drug and alcohol use from adolescence. When a child is diagnosed as ADD or ADHD, he is more often than not prescribed a regimen of amphetamines. If that child starts experimenting with drugs or alcohol, he or she often doesn't realize that the ADD medicine has interactions with these new drugs and can be very dangerous.
The addition of stimulants like Ritalin or Adderol to alcohol increases some people’s tolerance to alcohol. In the past, heavy drinking may have caused a teenager to pass out. Now if he or she is prescribed amphetamines, they will often be able to stay up later, drinking even more. This could possibly get their BAC up to a very dangerous level.
Transportation to the ASAP class this week wasn't so bad. I didn't have to deal with the Saturday bus schedule. I asked my roommate to drop me off there and had a classmate drop me off at a metro stop after the class was finished.
