Dry Run

At the Vista Station. (Tomasito photo, 2010)

I have been selected by random to do jury duty next week.

To see if it could be done by bicycle and electric train, I went on a dry run yesterday to the Vista, CA Courthouse--and can report that it can.

The main difference it this trip from my others was that the train was full--mainly of members of "The Tattooed Generation"--people from about 16 years of age to about 30.

There was an armed security man aboard and the riders were pretty polite for afternoon on a Very Hot Day. For example when four obvious thugs got on, I said to myself--"Here comes Trouble"--the security--a big black man, moved right into their midst and they became the sweetest little sweetie-pies you ever saw.

Nothing like a uniform and size and strength and the law on your hip to calm things down.

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