Another Rainy Day in Georgia....

What a day already! Because of my absent-mindedness and my general lack of organizational skills, I just spent 2 hours and $250 at the lovely Recorders Court of Dekalb County. But more on that later.

Kung Fu and Saki
I had a very interesting experience last night with some new friends. It was a last minute deal, but we all got together to order chinese and watch a 'bootleg' KungFu movie. What fun! What a bad movie! The movie was kinda like 'Kill Bill' meets 'West Side Story' with some Disney effects. All subtitled, you actually had to watch the movie to follow the 'story line'. I found out they like b-movies and non-conformist-type movies, so I now have buddies to watch my weird movies and not be chastized for it! Yea!

Why I need a Palm Pilot
Actually, I have one, somewhere. My Day-timer works just as well, as long as I write stuff in it. I got a lovely speeding ticket on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It was only 70 in a 55, but it was at rush hour on a holiday evening. I wasn't being annoying, I was thinking about what I needed to get at the store. So my court date was in December. A short time later, I get a letter in the mail informing me my court date had been changed to February. (Feb 22) In the meantime, I had called to get the amount of the ticket, and wrote that down on the letter with the new court date, as I thought I'd lost my orginal citation. So I'm in the shower this morning, and I realized that today is the 22, so I had to stop by the courthouse and pay my ticket on my way to work. I waited in line for almost 45 minutes. At first, they only had 1 clerk working the window, but after I'd been there for about 25 minutes, they added another clerk. I didn't know what time I was supposed to be in court, so I'm hoping if I just paid at the cashier all would be well. So I get to the cashier, she runs my citation # (at this point, I've found the original citation, but misplaced the paper with the new court date and amount) and says to go to another window. It seems my court date had been moved to Feb 7. Since today is the 22, I believe I missed my court date. So I've been a fugitive for 2 weeks. It only cost me about $50 more (plus an additional $5 they don't tell you about if you pay on or after the court date). So all is well, I guess I have to call now and find out about this 'warrent'.

There really isn't an issue, I'm quite perterbed at myself for getting caught (I swear I never saw the cop!) but I pay enough taxes in Dekalb County that they could have another cashier! Also noted was a total lack of urgency. No one was moving at anything more than a leisurly pace. I know it's just their job and they could care less that I'm taking the hit on time and money here, but at least have some sympathy! Several comments were made about how no one even smiled. I know, it's the cashier's office and not a coffee shop, but let's make life a little easier for everyone!

Comic relief
I was standing in line with a group of really good natured people. There was some conversations, some sharing of stories, but one of the funniests ones was a gentleman who came up to the information window (with a clerk who's only job was to answer questions if someone was there.) and asked about his court date or something. All we (the people in line) heard was him saying '$226 for peeing in public? Damn.' I heard someone say 'He should have taken a dump too!' So next time you feel nature calling, take it to the bathroom!


More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'