Just checked AAA Southern California and their site says Real ID has to be done at the DMV.
I am not a native English speaker, but his dad is. And yes the kiddo was born and raised in the US, English is the only language he knows fluently.
Congrats to your son! Mine hopes to get to the 1500 mark but may be difficult. Because he will be majoring in CS, he would have a harder time than his sister (D19) who applied to L&S and she got 1540.
@Knowsstuff I recommended tutoring also but for now he is frowned upon the idea. Maybe in a year or so I’ll try again.
@doschicos I know he should be fine. But he has his eyes on the schools his sisters applied and accepted, but for CS so it would be very very hard for him to get into those (CMU is an example - I told him the chance for him to get into CMU for CS is almost nil, but will see)
Is there a deadline for this?
I guess the real id process must vary from state to state. In VA, I had that option when I renewed my drivers license. There was an online process you could do ahead of time to make sure you had the right documents. I didn’t even get a chance to sit down and wait when I got to the DMV. The actual license was mailed out a few days later but they gave you paperwork to use in the meantime.
10/1/20
If you have a passport you can use that to board a plane.
New question or request- any recommendations of electric cord covers. My D has a new puppy and he likes to try to chew the cords.
@Nhatrang Some states have been Real ID compliant for a long time. If you have a star on your license, you are already covered. We just happened to move to a state that wasn’t and is just now scrambling to meet the federal guidelines.
You really need to get him to stop chewing them instead of covers.
Get bitter apple spray and spray it on the cord and also follow these tips. Putting him in a spot where he is isolated safely when he can’t be watched and providing him with appropriate things to chew on would be a good start.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/common-dog-behavior-issues/destructive-chewing
I wish I knew this with my puppy! I am literally texting my sis and BIL this trick - they are having a very hard time with their puppy chewing on everything in his sight.
We used to put dog treats in an old sock. Tie the end and put a few of those around the house so he will search for them. Then it will chew the treat out but make sure he is not eating the sock per se
So how do you get your dog to know socks aren’t for chewing? Seems like it would be confusing. This sock is okay but not this one… hmmm.
Better to just by a Kong or something along those lines.
We keep appropriate chew toys all over the place and substitute whenever ours go after furniture or whatever. I ended up using command hooks and tucking our computer cords just under the window sill to get them off the floor and away from our puppies.
Our almost-2 y.o. boy likes chewing cord wood. Tossing a stuffed camel his way and sounding excited about it usually does the trick.
I think it’s 10-01-2020
@doschicos. 2 different dogs over 24 years. Both trained but both Aussie Shepards. and never went after anything that wasn’t theirs. Plus why would they want my socks when they can have a torn sock with a treat in them… Lol.
But yes, Kongs with some peanut butter in them works well. ?.
We have a basket in our den with all their dog toys and stuff animals etc. My dog actually goes through it to pick what he wants to play with. Plus we have toys etc all around the house
I do NOT recommend doing this, but it worked with a stupid cat we had. That cat decided to chew on Christmas lights cords the first time she saw a Christmas tree. To teach her a little lesson, Mr. plugged the lights into a variable transformer and began to gradually increase the voltage while the cat was indulging in chewing the wires. At about just above 15 volts (I think) the cat jumped up, hissed and swatted at the lights. Chewing problem was solved. Once and forever. That cat was immune to bitter apple. 
Our dog was smart enough to be able to tell the pair of ratty shoes that was his to play with from the other shoes by the front door.
Former dog was also never stopped by bitter apple.
Im at my beach house and I don’t have any garlic salt or garlic powder, but I do have a head of garlic. I have a recipe that calls for a teaspoon of garlic salt. Short of heading back out to the grocery store, what can I use?
^^My dh, the chef in the family says to use 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Good luck!
Use a clove of the fresh garlic. Mince it, then mash it with the flat part of a chef’s knife, then add salt and again using the flat part of a chef’s knife make smoosh it into a garlic salt paste.
Here’s a video that shows you the technique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIsL7_hW254
I have always bought my jelly roll pans (flat pans used for roasting veggies, etc.) inexpensively at Home Goods or Marshalls. In fairly short order, they’re discolored and sometimes rust. I’m happy to buy more expensive ones but don’t know what I’m looking for…perhaps a certain metal? Or a certain coating? I do use them when broiling so they have to withstand a high level of heat. Any suggestions?