Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Traffic Court

This is how Traffic court works.
First you need a ticket.
The nice police officer will give you one; you don't even have to ask!
Now be sure to read all the fine fine print on your ticket. Someone went through a lot of trouble to write all that and it would be insulting to them to not read it.
Done? Good.
Now you will have to wait two months. I know the waiting is hard but remember at the end of the waiting is Traffic Court.

...INSERT TWO MONTHS OF WAITING HERE...

Today's the Day, you are going to Traffic Court!

First make sure you show up at the right time. The ticket says five o'clock so you should get there a little early so that you are not late.

Once you've arrived you will discover that you will have lots of company, a couple hundred other people wanted to go to traffic court today too! You just know you will all become buddies and close pals!

The police officer at the door says "Empty your pockets of all metal" and "I have to x-ray your book." Oh what fun!

Take the elevator.. its slower, you can't enjoy things if you rush.

Now you can talk to the nice court officer. She wants to know who you are. Tell her and she will announce to the judge that you've arrived!

Now you must sit in court. The judge says "I don't want to repeat myself so everyone listen. You have the right to have a lawyer present. I cannot appoint one for a traffic ticket..." and so on.

The judge wants everyone to be happy so he starts taking traffic cases.

Old Man is first. He can't hear too well. The judge has to repeat what he said. Finally the judge suggests that the old man talk to the corporate council and work out a plea bargain, in fact he suggests that to everyone and starts calling names and people practically run out to the hallway. You do too. Thats where the fun is.

Ok, now you get to wait. The benches are too crowded so you'll have to stand. Now take your book out and start reading. Read. Read. Read. Every so often the nice court officer lady will come out and call names. Isn't this exciting.

After two and a half hours it will be your turn to see the corporate council.

Whats that? Adjourned until the end of March so you can get more paperwork to show him? Yay You WIN!!! You get to play Traffic Court again next month!

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