Ok, all together now…and a one and a two and a three and ”We’re having a heat wave…a tropical heat wave ♭”
Heard around the building:
“How was court?”
“Rough. The Judge was hot.”
And
“You see that lawyer? S’he’s hot…”
And
“There was a hot time in the old courthouse today.”
We are speaking of course of the REGJB air conditioner failure Friday which caused a cascading effect of issues including the literal meltdown of the REGJB computer network because the hamsters that spin the wheels that power the sophisticated REGJB computers overheated and the all the equipment including the hi-tech Compuserve dial up modems literally had a meltdown.
Judges over heated with each other trying to get calendars covered. County Court is in total meltdown with personalities overheating. More on that at another time.
What we know: There is no AC.
What this means: NO jurors on Monday but court will be open and gentlemen lawyers are expected to wear jacket and ties because this is Miami and common sense is arroz con mango. However, courtrooms 3-1 and 5-2 will be turned into coed saunas…bring towels and flip flops. $30/hour.
Yes dear readers, the Old Gray Lady is having some hot flashes. Try and sympathize- she’s getting older.
Actually for once, we were no required to wear jackets in the heat on Friday at the Courthouse- even Judge Hirsch, who normally melts down if an attorney is not dressed properly told all lawyers in his Court room to take off their jackets-as the Bard might say, hell has indeed frozen over.
ReplyDeleteMany fine lawyers have spent an entire career in this bunker. Now, crumbling and dilapidated, it struggles to reamin functional.
ReplyDeleteWhat is sadder? The fact that it is likely that the ASAs and PDs that started this fall, are likely to spend THEIR entire career in that same building.
Miami Dade County needs better.
Rice with mango. You might be on to something
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