And today's good news from the mailbox...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
1

…is a summons for jury duty.

:mad:mumble mumble mumble THWAP (that was me kicking the mailbox)

So I have ten days to send the paper back and currently I am scheduled to serve some time in June…

I’m not sure what exactly it is I am so aggravated about… I guess just the dealing with one more crazy complication to life. On the other hand it might be kind of neat, and I know it is my duty as a citizen, and I’m cool with that.

2

I just got a letter from REI, apologizing for a possible error in my 2009 dividend…and a $25 gift card.

I don’t think they made an error, but that $25 is an awfully nice gesture.

3

I got summoned to serve on a Federal jury. Seems an American Indian was in possession of a machine gun while on an Indian Reservation.

I was bumped during jury selection, as was anyone else who:

Had any familiarity with firearms
Had ever been in the military
Worked for the government (any branch)
and some more criteria I can’t presently remember.

Anyway, all that seemed to be left were females with children.

:confused:

The dude was found guilty.

4

I didn’t get any mail today. Maybe that’s a good thing.

I hope you get an interesting case. Or maybe you won’t have to be on a jury at all. I’ve been called for jury duty three times, but I haven’t had to serve on a jury yet.

5

All that came in the mail for me today was a steep medical bill (sigh) and a disc from Netflix (NCIS season 3 disc 4, yay). I wouldn’t mind serving jury duty right now. Every time I’m called I end up excused during voir dire.

6

Interesting would be good; I hope it’s not anything too violent. I’m pretty squeamish.

The summons actually ended up being one of the more benign pieces of mail… the rest were bills.

7

Now, see, that kind of mail I could deal with. :smiley:

8

I don’t know anything more about jury selection than what I see on TV shows, which I am betting is inaccurate, but still… this can’t be the kind of jury his attorney was hoping for…

9

I NEVER get called for jury duty…pout.

I did get a check in the mail from Norwegian Cruise Lines for $5. They apparently overcharged on some Mexican tax that doesn’t take effect for another year. Next time I see the person who paid for the cruise, I’ll give him $5