Our Epic Quest and the Oracle of the DMV

WLBOTT engaged in a epic quest yesterday, fully consuming the corporate offices (hence no BLOTT). We were in search of the Lost Texas Driver’s License.

Phase I: Panic

Phase II: Fear of Consequences

If you’re not wealthy or well-connected in Texas, you don’t drive without your license.

Phase III: Sally Talks Us Down

“Everybody just take a chill pill.”
Sally T. Intern

Phase IV: WLBOTT Visits the Oracle of the DMV

We began our journey seeking the official advice of the State of Texas.

Located near Dalhart, we hoped the Oracle of the DMV would provide assistance.

Phase V: WLBOTT is Rebuffed^[1] by the Oracle of the DMV

But she is an angry Oracle, and an angry Oracle is she. Our meticulously entered TDL information did not match her ancient scrolls.

We were banished for a full 24 hours from making any further contact with her.

^[1] WLBOTT Bonus Word-of-the-Day

Phase VI: Banishment and Refuge

After being banished by the Oracle, we took refuge in the Whataburger in nearby Amarillo.

The Whey We Were

Further sanctuary was found at the XIT Museum in Dalhart.

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the XIT Museum is to preserve and teach the history of the Dallam and Hartley counties and the XIT Ranch.
XIT Museum

Actual photos of the DMV Oracle refugees engaged in a hands-on cheese experience.

Semi-Sequitur: Dalhart, TX

Dalhart is a city in Dallam and Hartley counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. The population was 8,447 at the 2020 census.

History
Founded in 1901, Dalhart is named for its location on the border of Dallam and Hartley Counties; its name is a portmanteau^[2] of the names of the two counties. The city was founded at the site of a railroad junction, which heavily contributed to its early growth.

Dalhart was in the center of the Dust Bowl, an area adversely affected by a long period of drought and dust storms during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here, Tex Thornton, operating on the now debunked concussion theory, coaxed today’s inflation-adjusted equivalent of $1 million from the locals on claims he could fire rocket-powered explosives into the clouds and cause rain.
Wikipedia

^[2] WLBOTT Double-Bonus Word of the Day: Portmanteau