off topic anonymous

I hear if they lock you down for the night, its movies & pizza !!

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I have sat on one jury. Pretty agreeable to all of us. I did get a good free meal out of it though!

I've only gotten one jury summons. It was for a higher level court that was over a hundred miles away and the trial was expected to last more than a month. For those reason I with regret filled out the form explaining no one else could do my job and being absent for a month would delay the research of many scientists for over six months. That released me from my only opportunity for jury duty.

I always have wanted to be on a jury. I have some sort of overdeveloped sense of right and wrong and so have little tolerance for dirtbags who flaunt our laws. Odds are pretty good that I will never serve on a jury.

Well much against my better judgement I rode a horse I had never rode before today. I figured all would be good with just a little walking or a slight trot but the SOB took off on a Gallup and I couldn't get the damn thing to stop. My foot was stuck in the stirrup and I knew I was going to die!

It's a good thing the Kmart Store Manager walked out and unplugged it.

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I miss those horses out front of the store,,,,

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For the last 35 years I have been cheated out of my Constitutional Right to Jury Duty. I had been served 3 times in the past & as soon as I show, they would see the police uniform & send me away with a , "You're excused, have a nice day." :(

Well, today showed me again,, that God has a sense of humor.

Last month a got my fourth jury summons for jury duty starting at 7:45am this morning. I'm retired & things will be different this time. I read all the rules that make you ineligible & none apply to me. :D

I bought a new shirt, got out my best slacks(only have 2 pair) & my dress shoes. Got a hair cut yesterday & slapped on some Pinaud before heading out the door this morning.

Lots of "talent" in the jury pool of over 300 people. ;) I'm checking out the sites & wondering if I can truly be unbiased when I see the accused.

A young man walks by in the large waiting room where we all are sitting waiting room assignments. He's a juror too. He was wearing a sleeveless dirty T-shirt, a silver ring hanging from his nose, a "man-bun" on his head & sandals. I just shook my head & had several unflattering thoughts about him.

About 15 minutes later I start walking to the front of the room toward the restrooms. I feel something slapping the bottom of my left foot. The sole of my dress shoe had come completely off !! I don't have anything to fix it with,,, my duck tape is in the 4Runner 2 blocks away .
By the time I finished in the restroom & walked back to the rear of the waiting area, my right shoe sole was falling off too !!

My dress shoes were over 15 years old & I only wear them to funerals or weddings.

I get called by a lady to the front, no soles on my shoes, very embarrassing, she says Mr. Corley, "The defendant took a plea, you won't be needed. Have a nice day."

I walked through the court house & two blocks to my 4Runner with no soles & cheated again. :(

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Shoulda worn sandals john

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

For the last 35 years I have been cheated out of my Constitutional Right to Jury Duty. I had been served 3 times in the past & as soon as I show, they would see the police uniform & send me away with a , "You're excused, have a nice day." :(

Well, today showed me again,, that God has a sense of humor.

Last month a got my fourth jury summons for jury duty starting at 7:45am this morning. I'm retired & things will be different this time. I read all the rules that make you ineligible & none apply to me. :D

I bought a new shirt, got out my best slacks(only have 2 pair) & my dress shoes. Got a hair cut yesterday & slapped on some Pinaud before heading out the door this morning.

Lots of "talent" in the jury pool of over 300 people. ;) I'm checking out the sites & wondering if I can truly be unbiased when I see the accused.

A young man walks by in the large waiting room where we all are sitting waiting room assignments. He's a juror too. He was wearing a sleeveless dirty T-shirt, a silver ring hanging from his nose, a "man-bun" on his head & sandals. I just shook my head & had several unflattering thoughts about him.

About 15 minutes later I start walking to the front of the room toward the restrooms. I feel something slapping the bottom of my left foot. The sole of my dress shoe had come completely off !! I don't have anything to fix it with,,, my duck tape is in the 4Runner 2 blocks away .
By the time I finished in the restroom & walked back to the rear of the waiting area, my right shoe sole was falling off too !!

My dress shoes were over 15 years old & I only wear them to funerals or weddings.

I get called by a lady to the front, no soles on my shoes, very embarrassing, she says Mr. Corley, "The defendant took a plea, you won't be needed. Have a nice day."

I walked through the court house & two blocks to my 4Runner with no soles & cheated again. :(

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John, You're a trend setter!

Kinda makes me wish I had mom and dad's old station wagon.

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:hmmm: :shrug:

Many memories in our old station wagon. Thing was so tough it took 1 deer, 2 t-bone's and over 200k to put 'er out of 'er misery.

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Much as i malign it, for it really is a bag of crap, the commodore has done 260,000 km. Every so often something stops working and i have to decide whether to fix it or just bypass it.