I am so happy today. I had a bit of luck.
I got a speeding ticket in December and decided to fight it – cannot afford the points on my license. My hearing was this morning in a town some 50 miles away. I woke up early and scrambled to get everything together and myself ready so I could leave early enough to make it on time. I didn’t want to go, especially when my husband told me the roads were bad but I went.
I almost turned back as soon as I left my driveway – the roads were bad and I had trouble getting traction. I pushed on. It was slow going; there were points on the freeway where I was crawling along at 10 mph. I must have seen 4 or 5 cars that had slid of the freeway along the way. I called the court to let them know I was running late; they were really nice about it – the lady I spoke with told me to take my time, we could reschedule if need be, once I got there.
Finally I did make it. I was probably 20 minutes late and I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to go through with this today or reschedule. Lord knows I really didn’t want to go down to court again.
I entered the court room prepared to be told I would have to reschedule. there were about 5 people sitting around but no magistrate. I looked around for the cop who wrote me the ticket – no one in uniform or familiar. Could I be so lucky?
A few more people entered and sat down. A court secretary came in and asked if a few people were present – me being one of them. Eventually the judge came it. She called the first person – a lady slow to recognize her own name. She went up to the podium; the judge told “The officer who issued your ticket failed to appear, your case is dismissed. You’re free to go.”
I was on edge with anticipation then – could I really be so lucky? The judge called me next. I went to the podium, afraid to approach because as I got closer I noticed a huge, creamy spider on it. “Yikes” thought I. It must have been a sign of good luck because the judge said to me “The officer who issued your ticket failed to appear, your case is dismissed. You’re free to go.” I hesitated, not really believing, but then said “Thank you” and left trying not to do a happy dance out the door.
Wahoo! When I got out I stopped to put my coat on and a man came out after me. He looked at me and smiled, “That was painless. Cop must be out because the roads are so bad.” Thank God! In the morning what I thought was a really bad thing – the icy roads – turned to be a blessing in disguise. I love blessings in disguise!
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