Phew No jury duty for me

[qtkitty]

THANK GOODNESS!!

I sat in there for hours then they called all the people who were supposed to be there for 1:30pm together and told us to go home the civil matter they were trying to get jurors for had settled.

One of the other ladies was going through a similar situation as mine she had driven an hour the night before to drop off her little one at her parents. Last time she had gotten a waver because she was breast feeding.

[Megareader]

I remember when my dad got his jury duty summons...he had been dead for 6 months! Death...now that is one excuse the court can't argue with!

[cissylu]

I was lucky and got of having to show up.

[Kellili]

I have actually never been called. *knocks wood* (I'm PG and really don't want Jury Duty anytime soon!)

[momof2joys]

I have never been called or even summoned for duty!!!! Hopefully I won't either!!

Glad that you got out of it though!!!

[angrypuppy]

I quess I'm a contrairian. I had jury duty a few weeks ago and was happy. My job treats like military leave. We are pay protected and given the days off. All I had to do was call in each night to see if I needed to report in the morning. I didn't have to go all week, but still got the time off work with pay.

My wife laughed at me about 9 months ago, I called to volunteer. They said no then.

[Texasgirl]

When we lived in Houston if you had a child under a certain age you where able to exempt out of jury duty.
When we moved to the country we found out that you call the day before and there is a recording telling you weather to show up are not.
Sure makes it nice.

[HisDaisy]

I am glad to hear that you go not have jury duty. You seem to have enough on your plate to handle any more.

[qtkitty]

if i would have had jury duty ellen would have ended up going to stay with my mom and grandmother and i wouldn't have seen her til the trial was over.

I would have had to keep working nights and go to court during the day because i couldn't afford to take the time off since you only get $12 a day thats not enough to pay my bills.

[ladykemma2]

i guess i'm weird. during the school year i postpone until summer. i get called at least once a year.

in the summer i'm like Horschack in Welcome back Kotter "ooooh oooh pick me! pick me!"

i usually get to the courtroom doors, then the person "plea bargains". i have gotten to the jury selection pool (2-3 days) for a capital murder trial and for an unlawful termination suit. i wasn't selected and got to go home.