05-01-19 06:59 JOE MACKEY wrote to NANCY BACKUS about SSN (was: Re: Civic duty)
Howdy! Joe.

 JM> {at}MSGID: 
 JM>   Nancy wrote --

 > I think as the licenses come up for renewal, they're being replaced
 JM> with licenses that can serve as the Federal ID

 JM>   Mine is up for renewal in January.

 >  JM> At one time my SS card said "Not for ID purposes"
or the like.

 > Yeah... it was never intended to be used for ID except for the SSA...
 > but, ironically, I first got my SS number when I needed it for my
 > college to use as my ID number for them.... :)

 JM>   I got my first one when I had my first "real" job,
passing papers.  I
 JM> started working at 13 mowing lawns but that was all cash, under the
 JM> table, going door-to-door.
 JM>   The military used to have their own ID numbers (serial numbers) but I
 JM> understand that was replaced with one's SSN a few years ago.  Makes
 JM> sense, fewer numbers to remember.

When I was at the Naval Recruit Training Center in Illinois in late 1959.
An Instructor told Us about the Military was now putting some money from
the Monthly Pay into Our Social Security account.

As I recall, He said the Government had just started doing that,
they didn't do that earlier.  Or something like that...

I didn't have a problem with remembering My Service Number and S.S. Number .

I even remember the Card Number on the Captain Midnight Secret Squadron Card
I joined in the late 1950's.

And if I ever forget the Alphabet backwards I'm in REAL TROUBLE.
In the Navy I was  typeing things like:

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOGS BACK.

I thought to type the Alphabet out and try to type it BACKWARDs.
After I got the first Z to A line finished, I could look at that line to
type it another time, then another time, etc.

I typed ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA many many times. OVER AND OVER.

When I started trying to say the Alphabet backwards, I used to twitch.

My Left Little Finger moved when I said Z, the First Finger on My Right Hand
moved towards the left when I said Y, and so on.

I don't twitch any more when I say it to somebody, and I can say Z to A in
about 3.5 seconds on a good day.

In the past 57 Years I have been beat THREE TIMES by Girls in the 8th Grade.

There is always Someone or Something that keeps Ed humble.


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