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- The Forgotten Hell--Jury Duty -
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Monday, April 17, 2006
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Well, I missed work today due to jury duty, which was something else! I've served on a city jury before, but this was my first county jury summons. I was supposed to show up at 8:30 a.m., and my well-meaning family told me that I should get there very early to get a good parking spot. So I got up at 5:15 a.m., left at 6, and showed up at 6:30--way too early! It gave me some time to read and all, and then we finally got called in. It was almost 10 when they finally called my group. We were told to report back at 1 p.m. So I got a few errands done and worked out, grabbed lunch, then headed back. We finally got in the courtroom after 1, and we went through the whole voire dire. The prosecution took over an hour, we had a 20 minute break, then came back for more questioning. We were dismissed about 5, 5:15, and we weren't called back in until after 6. After much nail-biting, the twelve jurors and 2 alternates were called, and I was not on the list--THANK YOU LORD!!!
And on top of all that, my sinuses are acting up, so I'm extremely stuffed up, can't breathe well, and I'm sure I sound really funny. My coworkers and clients should love me tomorrow...
Well, have a great evening! I'm going to become dead to the world.
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