What a week

I've mentioned that I am now working in American Citizens Services and this week the American Citizens have really needed a lot of services. This week alone, I have had 4 arrests, 3 victims of crimes (including 1 rape), 3 deaths, 5 emergency passports, 2 non-immigrant visas where the applicant has a claim to U.S. citizenship, and a pair of destitute Americans. All of these are around our monthly average, squeezed into less than 4 days.   Plus, one of our two ACS local staff is on vacation.  And it's only Thursday!