Jury Duty

Well you gentlemen are retired.  I wouldn't find serving if it would not affect my co-workers.  I know it's my civic duty and all but I'm going to try to get out if I can.  

Been called a few times (Lee County,FL)

Be in Ft,Myers courthouse by 8 am..PIA right there through the ghetto to find jury's parking lot.Hopefully not raining as it is quite a walk to the building and get through security on time..

Could be a crowd of 250 or more and once settled into the room you notice these are all working people who do not want to be there and $15 a day is a joke...Thinking to myself If I was ever wrongly accused of a crime,how much time would these people spend on my case or thiers,which is getting the F outtha here asap?

Horrible experience here..You are being Legally held against your will.

Guy I work with actually got picked on a Friday out of the group to continue on to the next day on a monday..He had to buy clothes that fitted the courtroom standard and shoes also iirc...Guy did not need that extra expense/trouble in his life at that point..

I'm cool with civic duty et all but we should be able to schedule our own time to be called and employers be forced to comply with that..Pay some retired to be on a short list..make them an option for both sides of the case(s)..

I'd throw away the summons also if I was not sure the next time I roll through a stop sign or some garbage and there is an arrest warrant out on my DL....

Leaving this courthouse here at 12 pm is like nailing a 10-1 at the track...Freedom!

My father -in-law got summoned a few years ago, about a year previous to that he had surgery to remove a tumor from his brain and they drilled through his skull. he had a soft spot in that area afterwards, when the judge asked if anyone has reason to be relieved from jury duty he jumped up and said "Ya I got a hole in my head" he was immediately dismissed no questions asked.

Yes he had to buy shoes and a collared shirt(s) and he did live with his mother for a time.Brazillian guy who worked the cruise shipsMost people you work with in the food service industry do not own GQ worthy warddrobes inc myself.

Ok, I got you. 

Got my $60 check for three full days service.  No Mileage Pay.

Bank of America made me produce my Drivers License, a Credit Card, and I had to Fingerprint the check to cash it.

This is why I never do business with these Corporate Fukks.

Ridiculous.

In the Bay Area, they mail the summons twice. Once about a month out. Then again close to the week of possible service.

I don't have any accounts with Bank of America which the State of CT check was drawn.  Just think that it is ridiculous that I showed two forms of valid ID and then also had to put my thumbprint on the front of the check.  If I deposited that check into my savings account it would take those Corporate Fukks a week to clear the check.

You mean they didn't ask you for a blood and stool sample?  Hahaha

Same thing happened to me at a TD Bank.  I left a $2K CASH DEPOSIT on a car at a dealership.  To make a long story short the deal fell through and I wanted my $2K back.  The dealership gave me a TD Bank North Check which I immediately took to a TD Bank and those crooks charged me $7 TO CASH THEIR OWN CHECK.

Thinking this has GOT to be wrong I called the State of CT Banking Commission.  To my horror was told this is a perfectly legal banking practice when you do not have an account with that particular bank.  It's very easy to see who our State Representatives are working for because it certainly is not the people.