First Monday of the new year I was called to jury duty, and I was actually looking forward to it. On the first Monday of the month. our county court selects grand jury members, which means you serve five days a week for the month, up to 8 hours a day. I was looking forward to the pay($25 a day) and the experience. However, just like 90% of the people called, I was not selected. So I have completed my civic duty for the next two years, just by showing up and being willing. And they will pay me $10 to cover my expenses. ($5 for a day's parking.) It was interesting to hear the reasons people had for being excused. One woman was self-employed, running a nursery. If she was unable to work for 40 hours of every week in January, she would ". . . be unable to put food on the table or pay the mortgage." Another woman said she would be unable to deal with domestic violence cases. She was nearly in tears. And a guy was scheduled to fly to Japan tomorrow to manage his company's branch office. Yep, I would say those are valid reasons for excusing people. I would have been glad to take their places, but I was not chosen. Sigh.
So I am free to nap, knit, play with knives, or spend hours at the sewing machine. But first, I MUST write my Christmas thank you notes. I'm such a bad rude person!!
The photo, by the way, is of my hand-spun, jello-dyed, original design poncho and hat. It's oh so cozy, but may have had something to do with why I wasn't selected.
Does it taste like Jello? Will it fade? It looks very comfortable and cool too. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI've been called 13 times to the jury, served 9. I dislike all the sitting, but it would be a great place to sketch.
I've been called and excused several times...I always wonder why. The poncho and hat sure looks cozy and bright!
ReplyDeleteI have been called to sit on a murder trial. Sound interesting? Three weeks of complete boredom. It's not nearly as interesting (or fast moving) as on television. I did the Federal court thing as well. Every other day for 3 weeks I had to check in. I never got called for that one.
ReplyDeleteOnce I gut turned down for the magazines I read (and the fact that I don't have a bumper sticker!)
I finished my thank you notes last week--what a relief.
ReplyDeleteI wish you had been chosen--your observations would have been hilarious.
Oh well, just keep knitting.
Lovely poncho. It's almost as bright as you.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they thought you would use the experience to write a book.
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