tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post4542837667299835008..comments2024-03-27T23:42:36.619-05:00Comments on Mock Ramblings: I want braaaaaaaains...Michael Mockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-49804216044686395782011-09-27T08:48:46.228-05:002011-09-27T08:48:46.228-05:00It should be just a one day deal, unless I actuall...It should be just a one day deal, unless I actually get selected, in which case one trial. I actually did get selected once before, on a trial which took about three days and ended with a hung jury. (Apparently we had very different ideas of what constituted "beyond a reasonable doubt".) <br /><br />Fortunately, I can bring the laptop, so if I get really bored I'll watch a movie.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-25594899682701103292011-09-27T07:07:58.176-05:002011-09-27T07:07:58.176-05:00Ew, allergies. Mine are all mild, too, but I never...Ew, allergies. Mine are all mild, too, but I never know what will set them off. That's a bummer about the jury duty. How likely are you to get out of it?emilypersonhttp://from1angle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-11693077342478889862011-09-27T00:20:03.590-05:002011-09-27T00:20:03.590-05:00I'm not sure it's possible for us jumped u...I'm not sure it's possible for us jumped up apes to actually annoy the Great Old Ones, but frankly just getting their attention is quite bad enough.<br /><br />To be fair to the people running jury duty, while deferrals and excuses can probably be sorted out well in advance, they have no way of knowing how many people are to going to call in sick or just not bother responding to the summons until the day before. Confession time: The last time I had jury duty, I got selected as an alternate. Then the day the trial was scheduled to start, I had some kind of gut issues. These things usually sort themselves out by the early afternoon, but by then it's too late to come in, so I called in sick. I've never done that for jury duty before, and it's not the first time I've actually been selected.<br /><br />Is this a one day/one trial deal or are you stuck for longer even if you don't get selected? Everywhere I've been summoned has been one day or one trial.Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.com