Can we talk about the time I finally got a straight answer from a city clerk?

I needed a specific permit form for a home project and called the office like 5 times, getting transferred in circles each time. On the last try, I just asked 'Can you please give me the exact website link and form number I need to download?' and the guy actually did it. Has anyone else found that being super specific with your question is the only way to get help sometimes?

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kevin_lane1mo ago

Wait, you actually got a form number? I mean, I've had them send a link before but never the specific number. That clerk must have been having a seriously good day.

alexpalmer1mo ago

Right? It felt like winning a weird bureaucratic lottery. Usually they just send you into a help page black hole. That clerk was definitely on a mission.

kai_ramirez381mo ago

Got the same thing last month with a parking ticket appeal. Lady on the phone actually read me the exact paragraph from the city code that applied, saved me like two hundred bucks. Felt like finding a cheat code for real life.