10/14/06--Yet more....Tales of the Courthouse....#837

So one of the great characters in the history of my stay at the courthouse has been Leni.
She's an in-court clerk like I am, with even a more.....hmm.....checkered history (that's the best I could come up with) than me.  She has this amazing ability to always get herself either in some sort of hot water or bizarre situation.  Trust me---its a gift.

So here's the details of Leni's latest story....believe it or not...its 100% true.

She pulls into the courthouse parking lot the other day and as she turns her car off, for reasons unknown to anyone, her power locks jam.  Her car door is locked shut.
She sits there and fiddles with the lock, trying to get the thing to work.  She's beginning to sweat and sees a car pull up a few spots away from her.  She begins to pound on her windows, in hope that the other driver will hear her and come over and help.  The guy driving the car comes over and is apprised of the situation.  He tells Leni (and trust me, she's one of those women who NEVER, EVER wants to sweat) to turn her car back on so she can at least have the air conditioning going.  Leni thinks this is a terrific idea.
She quickly begins to cool down as she talks to the guy outside the car and they try and figure out what in the blue hell they can do about the situation.  The guy offers to go into the courthouse and advise the members of the sheriff's office there of her situation, in hope that someone can help her get out of her car.  He leaves and a few more minutes go by.  She calls up her supervisor to advise her that she is having a car problem in the garage and will be in the office soon.

Are you staying with me?

Next, as she sits there, she begins to wonder where in the heck the members of the sheriff's office are to help her.  Her car engine is still running, wasting gas....but she doesn't want to get too hot...........and it was at this point that she decided to....you guessed it...........

Roll down the windows.

She still doesn't understand why she was marked as being late that day.

Later,
Jeff