Call to duty

OK, so I was called for jury duty Monday morning. I get there early, file into the 2^nd row, and patiently wait for 8 am.

At 8:07, the room is filled with about 255 people, and 2 judges come in. The main one reads the reasons for exemption, which are on the summons, that everyone has received and filled out or they would not be in the room, right? Then at 8:20 we get a 25 minute break. I need to be at work, and they don’t seem to be in any hurry to get me back!

Once we finally get rolling they took 20 people right off the bat. BAMM - they are on their way over to the court house to do their duty and get back to life, and I am wishing I was with them. We wait again ... they finally come in and announce that the next group will need to come back Tuesday at 9am, and I DO NOT want to be in this group!

Thank goodness, I am spared. We wait again….they come in and call out about 40 and leave with them and we wait…then they come again and yammer some words about some  court and I am paying absolutely NO attention because I rarely ever sit still that long and I am on the verge of being loony. They called all but about 22 of us; yes my happy hinny is still glued to the hard plastic chair, waiting, waiting, and waiting!!!  They come in and say they need more for the Tuesday 9:00 group…they get about 10 more…YES spared from that group again. We wait more; they come in again and tell us we are the lucky ones. When they call our name, we are to go to the desk, pick up a certificate that states our duty has been served and we are free to leave. My odds of that were .004%! I missed 3 hours of work and I my tail end was asleep BUT BOY AM I LUCKY!!!!

So if I’m blogging about civil service, why is there a photo of pots???? I got to do the pots because I had jury duty. 

Tom’s maintains  Glenna Goodacre Blvd. I asked if I could make up the missed  hours on my day off, as to ensure my pay check would be sufficient enough to feed my tiny Labs’  for the week. Our foreman in charge gladly accepted my offer and asked me to re work the pots at the entrance, which happens to be my most favorite thing EVER!!! I am pumped. I load the plant material the night before so I can go straight there early before it gets hot. I will be able to enjoy my morning and stay on budget. I’m loving it…7:15 suns just creeping up; very little traffic; all of GOD’S glory in the serenity of the morning with my 2^nd favorite thing, plants. WOW! That didn’t last long, by 7:45 traffic is picking up and at 8:20 a road crews starts sawing on the road with a very loud machine that is 20 feet away! Then I had to be sure I was decent every single time I bent over, (which is a lot when doing pots), because the road crew is practically in my arm pit!  Then I move on to trimming the plants back off the curb and I can’t believe the maniacs that turn off University and gas it heading east on Goodacre! I almost had to throw myself back into the flowerbed more than once! So….what does this say about me? I love plants enough to risk my life???? Could be; however, it was fun being by Tech, my home for 8 years! It would be my pleasure to arrange pots for you!

I am really good at dodging traffic if you have some by the street or at a business! Call the nursery for a consultation (806) 799-3677.  Stop by and let’s compare jury duty stories!!! Until then, Vronka, just glad to be alive, Tom’s Horticulturist!