Well, my day was spent in a court room… waiting. I was called up for jury duty today. After picking up my group number (40) and eating breakfast, I was asked to grab my things and head out– one of the first 2 groups chosen for the day. I was so happy – I though I was gonna be done by 10:30a and have the rest of the day to myself.
Wishful thinking.
I was carted away on a bus that is usually saved to take inmates to trash-by-the-roadside day pickups to another courthouse… this time instead of the civil “whatever” cases I might get in the big downtown courthouse, I was in the domestic violence courthouse. Fun times.
We were seated in a coutroom and told if we were not picked today, we would be able to go home under the one day/one case rule.
And then we sat. All. Day. Long. They let us go to lunch, but when they finally called 14 people of the 40 -odd of us sitting there to be questioned I was ready to be D-O-N-E.
By the by, did I mention that cell phones and computers must be off all the time in the courtrooms. I about went nusts. NO TWITTER????? They must be mad.
To make a long story even longer, They only got through the first 14 people, and they did not keep them all.
SOOOO… that means I have to go back there tomorrow to see if I maybe will be on the jury.
Did I mention if I AM picked, I will totally miss my holiday party at work on Friday?!?
Fun times for me!!!
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