From January 2000 to present, for various reasons, most of them as stupid as the plight that enabled my dilemma, I have battled the DUI school. Finally though, after yet another visit to the Marin courts and another visit to an all to familiar judge, the battle is drawing neigh to a close.
Yes, the judge offered me yet one last referral into the DUI school; "This is the last one Lou. Next time it will be 19 hours in the county jail". I couldn't help but to suppress a smirk, 19 hours indeed. I'd gladly have spent 19 months for the entire affair to disappear and find a drivers license in my wallet. But suppress a smirk I did, for to do otherwise would surely have offended my benefactor.
This particular judge, whom I have known and visited so many times in my youth that I cannot remember the amount, had shown me mercy and kindness. It really was piratically a pleasure as he reminisced our times together silently, and remarked about how long its been since our last chat. That in itself was fairly gratifying.
So, last night I made my transfer from the Sonoma DUI school, to the same in Sacramento. Another $180 just to exit one and enter another. If this was any private business, that business would be in front of the senate on counts of racketeering, but this is the government itself, and seemingly above the law in this respect. None the less, I suppose I don't have a right to complain.
Anyway, I did my last intake into the Sac DUI class. What a pleasure to know that I'll only be making 5 measly visits to the class I have come to loath more than almost anything in my most recent past. Only $100 more dollars from my pocket, and 7.5 more hours of my time, and I'll be eligible to spend another $500 or so to have my CA drivers license reinstated. This single act of stupidity will sing to the tune of more than $2800 before the song is over. What the hell do I care, money comes and goes like the weather. I don't really have the right to complain.
I figure 7 years and $2500 and more is more than enough to pay for my first and last DUI.
No, I really don't have the right to complain.