"The only duty for the day is to mail a letter."  I recall having to do community service in lieu of paying the fine for a traffic ticket.  Old lady up at UH said to empty the trash cans on 3 floors at Hamilton Library.  I had to clock in 3 hours for credit that night--from 6 to 9pm.  I cranked out all 3 floors and  came back to the lady just after 7pm.  "Boy-san...you working too fast...you gotta take your time and stretch it out..."  She ended up sending me home and I still got credit for the 3 hours.