I'm home!!!
The probation officer was very kind today and not only that, the other probation people who were waiting with me said that she was one of the best ones to have so I guess the judge was right. She's restored a bit of my faith in the legal system by being so understanding today. I told her that I literally had 7 dollars so she didn't even ask me to pay her which was good because I wanted that stupid 7 dollars. She was so sweet that I think I will have the other probation transfered to this county so that I can abide by the rules and attend the monthly meetings. Also, it as easy to not pay Cobb as it is to not pay Bartow.
On the way home, I stopped at a convenience store to get something beside water to drink and as I was looking at the drinks, I looked for one that was under a dollar. I saw all the drinks that I usually grab without considering price because I like them but they were a dollar and a half and that was too much to pay for a drink when I only had 7 bucks. It's odd the silly things that we take for granted when life is going along swimmingly. I don't mind having to walk everywhere that I go, that's actually pretty pleasant as long as the weather is nice.
There was a man at the probation office today who had to take a drug test and he had a result that I didn't even know was an option. It was "faint". They had him come back and wait in the lobby so even he didn't know what they were going to do about that. I've given plenty of drug tests to people and I've never heard of a "faint" result. They've always been either negative or positive. Although I was quite secure in my clean urine today, it's a good thing that I didn't have to donate to the cause because I also found out that if you have to take one, they charge you for it and if you don't have the money, they make you wait there until someone brings it to them. If no one does, you go to jail. At least that's what the folks in the lobby said. By the way, the "faint" result dude said that he walked past a bus stop where someone was smoking pot and he inhaled a bit. Even I'm not naive enough to buy that lame excuse, although, you never know.
There's always a lot of chatting going on in the lobby and today wasn't different. Everyone shares their stories and today there were a few of us chatting away about what we've been through. There was a mother there with her 20 year old son and when it was his turn to go in the back, she thanked us for talking about what we've been through because her son, "thought that probation was a joke".
Well, if we helped him at all, I'm glad because it isn't the least bit funny. It's sort of like having one foot in jail and someone behind you pushing you in.
I'm relieved that my probation officer has been so cool about everything, I can certainly work with someone who is willing to work with me. Especially when they have the power to toss my ass in the pokey. The fact that the lady was so nice today, even though I couldn't pay her, makes me wonder if the people in jail were being honest when they said that they were there for not paying their fines. It SEEMS to me that if you work with the probation people and make an honest effort, they will work with you. Of course, I'm a sucker and I just believed the people who told me that. That doesn't mean that they were necessarily lying, it just means that I wonder about it now. I'm so honest about things that I always assume other people are being honest as well. I should have learned by now that there are some people on this planet who aren't what they appear to be. Whatever, I'm going to wait and see what happens to people who can't pay. I don't see me paying much anywhere in the near future so I will most likely find out what happens sooner or later.
OK then, I just wanted to let you know that I wasn't in jail. I can relax a bit and try to get my house cleaned up now. Tomorrow I will start trying to tackle the terms of the probation, it's too late to walk anywhere today.
See ya,
Meg
The probation officer was very kind today and not only that, the other probation people who were waiting with me said that she was one of the best ones to have so I guess the judge was right. She's restored a bit of my faith in the legal system by being so understanding today. I told her that I literally had 7 dollars so she didn't even ask me to pay her which was good because I wanted that stupid 7 dollars. She was so sweet that I think I will have the other probation transfered to this county so that I can abide by the rules and attend the monthly meetings. Also, it as easy to not pay Cobb as it is to not pay Bartow.
On the way home, I stopped at a convenience store to get something beside water to drink and as I was looking at the drinks, I looked for one that was under a dollar. I saw all the drinks that I usually grab without considering price because I like them but they were a dollar and a half and that was too much to pay for a drink when I only had 7 bucks. It's odd the silly things that we take for granted when life is going along swimmingly. I don't mind having to walk everywhere that I go, that's actually pretty pleasant as long as the weather is nice.
There was a man at the probation office today who had to take a drug test and he had a result that I didn't even know was an option. It was "faint". They had him come back and wait in the lobby so even he didn't know what they were going to do about that. I've given plenty of drug tests to people and I've never heard of a "faint" result. They've always been either negative or positive. Although I was quite secure in my clean urine today, it's a good thing that I didn't have to donate to the cause because I also found out that if you have to take one, they charge you for it and if you don't have the money, they make you wait there until someone brings it to them. If no one does, you go to jail. At least that's what the folks in the lobby said. By the way, the "faint" result dude said that he walked past a bus stop where someone was smoking pot and he inhaled a bit. Even I'm not naive enough to buy that lame excuse, although, you never know.
There's always a lot of chatting going on in the lobby and today wasn't different. Everyone shares their stories and today there were a few of us chatting away about what we've been through. There was a mother there with her 20 year old son and when it was his turn to go in the back, she thanked us for talking about what we've been through because her son, "thought that probation was a joke".
Well, if we helped him at all, I'm glad because it isn't the least bit funny. It's sort of like having one foot in jail and someone behind you pushing you in.
I'm relieved that my probation officer has been so cool about everything, I can certainly work with someone who is willing to work with me. Especially when they have the power to toss my ass in the pokey. The fact that the lady was so nice today, even though I couldn't pay her, makes me wonder if the people in jail were being honest when they said that they were there for not paying their fines. It SEEMS to me that if you work with the probation people and make an honest effort, they will work with you. Of course, I'm a sucker and I just believed the people who told me that. That doesn't mean that they were necessarily lying, it just means that I wonder about it now. I'm so honest about things that I always assume other people are being honest as well. I should have learned by now that there are some people on this planet who aren't what they appear to be. Whatever, I'm going to wait and see what happens to people who can't pay. I don't see me paying much anywhere in the near future so I will most likely find out what happens sooner or later.
OK then, I just wanted to let you know that I wasn't in jail. I can relax a bit and try to get my house cleaned up now. Tomorrow I will start trying to tackle the terms of the probation, it's too late to walk anywhere today.
See ya,
Meg
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