My bailiff’s been busy researching rental cars for his 18 yr-old son, who a couple weeks ago was involved in a car accident that totalled his car. Yesterday, my court reporter’s daughters were also involved in a bad car accident that resulted in bruising and stitches on the daughter driving, which accident also totalled the car, and the daughter was an inch or so away from possible death the way her driver’s side door was pounded inward. Both accidents involved my staff’s kids being t-boned in an intersection.

It just goes to show what a virtue patience is. Pulling out 5 seconds later isn’t going to make much of a difference in your day, but pulling out 5 seconds early may kill you.

They’re all now dealing with huge expense, transportation issues, insurance issues, and possible legal ramifications. I bet everyone wishes they had just waited a bit more patiently, gone a bit more slowly.