I could not believe it when I went to Wal-Mart to buy a few things, and when I went back to the car it would not start. I think that the gas line was frozen, so I went into Wal-Mart and bought a can of dry gas. I put the dry gas into the gas tank, and the car still didn’t start. Well, I decided it was time to buy a new battery, so I went back inside the Wal-Mart and went to the automotive department and told the employee that I needed to buy a new battery and have them put the battery into the car. I explained that the car was in the parking lot and that they needed to go out to it because the battery in the car had died. The employee told me that they would only install the battery for me if I brought the car inside their garage. Well, I had no way to move the car into the garage, so I told them that they had lost the sale, and I would just get a jump start for now and buy the new battery someplace else.

So out to the parking lot I went. I popped the hood of my car, got my jumper cables out and started to hook them up to the dead battery. There was a nice young man just getting out of his car parked right in front of my car (talk about great timing!) I asked him if he could help me out with a jump start, and he did. He hooked up the cables, and started my car no problem. I offered to pay him for his trouble and he refused. So I gave him a big ol’ hug and thanked him so much.  Then I drove home and told my hubby what had happened. He used to work in that Wal-Mart in that automotive department. He told me that he was going to call the store manager and raise some cain.  Come to think of it, I didn’t hear that phone call; I’ll have to ask him if he ever made it! One thing is for sure, that Wal-Mart will not be selling me a new battery – we will buy it elsewhere.

I plan on eating a dough boy and sausage sub for dinner.  There is nothing quite like fresh fried dough.  Proceeds always go to charities so it is a win- win situation.  Perhaps I will take a ride in a balloon this evening and watch the sunset.

I will start by saying that I can understand why some people believe that it is a non- system due to a loss of faith and repeated reports of injustice.  The criminal justice system is not perfect.  The world is not perfect.  No system is perfect.  There are going to be hick- ups in every operating system.  What is important to remember is that the criminal justice system does operate according to the rules established by our government.

Not everyone agrees with all rules and ordinances that aid in governing our country.  These rules follow a specific network of patterns and within each network division a process.  The United States of America has by far one of the best criminal justice systems in the world.  If anyone has any doubt, trying looking up the justice system in Afghanistan.

Everyone deserves a vacation once in a while.  Some people I think deserves it more than others however, that is not for me to decide.  Some people just seem to work harder than others and therefore tend to be burnt out quicker from everyday life.

The biggest part of getting away on vacation is being isolated from everyone in my everyday travels.  Seeing new people and experiencing new things is going to be awesome!  Not having to actually go to work for a few days will also be very nice.  I can do whatever I want it do, when I want to do it and I won’t have to report to anyone!

So, I had to come up with the next best thing and that was to purchase another grill.  A family member of mine had heard of my dilemma and decided as an early birthday present to give me some cash toward my new grill.  I went down to the hardware “toy” store and began my search for my replacement or spare grill.

As I waswalking down the aisle the charcoal grills caught my eye.  Specifically, a nice new red one caught my attention.  I looked over the others surrounding it but I kept coming back to the red one I first saw.  It was the perfect size, not to mention great price!

I decided to take it and loaded it up in my truck after purchasing it.  On the way home I swung by the local meat market and picked up a couple of juicy steaks.  The grill once I got it home worked beautifully and made the steaks extra tasty.

The city it was issued in apparently is “hard- up” for money because they start their parking tickets at $30 and if they are not paid within 30 days then it rises to $60.  I think that this is pretty darn steep.

The situation of the alleged violation boils down to a new city ordinance. My friend had taken five minutes to run into a store to pick up one item and came out with a yellow slip of paper on their windshield.  The ticket indicated that they were not allowed to park facing the wrong direction.  My friend was furious.  So, what they did was to go into the police department and asked to speak with the officer who issued the ticket.  Luckily, she was in and upon my friend entering the room she knew immediately what my friend was there for.  She actually offered to take back the ticket since it was a new city ordinance.  This was very nice of her but still does not explain why the cost of such violations is so high?

At any rate, my friend while flustered for a few minutes got out of the ticket and now they know not to park facing the wrong direction again in that city!