first it was just me and the judge chatting...
"garnet...harry, harry..um...garnet..."
"yes, i kinda have a mixed-up name.."
"yes...ok...so the charge against you is driving while under suspension. how do you plead..?"
"guilty....but not intentionally"
"ok. so i see you've taken care of the previous tickets and you're up to date there...um...ok. so since this is your first offense and there's nothing else i'm going to reduce this to a traffic ticket, charge you $XX and there will be no criminal record of this. are you ok with that?"
"yes your honor"
and then from the side bar....
"your honor we have issue with this reduction since he has had three other driving under suspension charges before this one..." (this is the local prosecutor)
"sorry" (me)
"we i don't see anything here in front of me" (judge)
"let me make sure your honor i may be looking at the wrong case...i'm sorry, i was looking at Goddard not Harry"
(me) "we kinda look the same..." cue the sound of mishi laughing in the back of the court..along with the court clerks and the judge.
"ok, are you prepared to pay this today"
"yes your honor"
"ok, take this outside, pay it at the cashier and then come back in and show the court clerk and you're done"
"thanks"
and that was that...then it was off to bellingham for some shopping and lunch at the newly reopened casa que pasa.....
thanks to mishi for driving me across the border...just in case i still wasn't allowed to....
g. xo
mishi rocks out at ross dress for less.
trying out the kid's cars at bellis fair.
good snacks at casa que pasa.
the lovely blaine courthouse.
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