We hate it when that happens...

In preparation for our weekend in warmer climes we had to renew our passport the other week. So we were less than pleased to read this today:

About to fill out an application for a new passport? It might be worth waiting a few hours at least.
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain is expected to announce late this afternoon that it will now be possible to renew adult passports online and a drop in fees.
That will mark the culmination of a delayed $42 million project to overhaul the Passport Office's technology, carried out with the help of contractor Hewlett-Packard.
It currently costs $150 to renew an adult passport, rising to $300 for a fast turnarond and $600 for a next-day service. 

We love doing things online. We would have loved to have been able to do our passport renewal online too, and saved a few bucks. Sheesh; we might even have shouted She Who Must Be Obeyed a cocktail at sunset with the money we saved!

Ah well; mustn't grumble...