Jury duty. Nabbed. Dang! Do you have any interesting jury duty stories to share?

[Lucas_Jackson]

@billy-jack

A number of years ago, one of my brothers, an old-time pilot with something like 30,000 hours, bought an airplane from a private seller in our state. Then he found out that the airplane he bought had the wings from a completely different kind of airplane.

In other words, it was not possible to fly the airplane legally.

Wait, what!? how the heck do you swap airplane wings?

[Loach]

@Lucas_Jackson

@billy-jack

A number of years ago, one of my brothers, an old-time pilot with something like 30,000 hours, bought an airplane from a private seller in our state. Then he found out that the airplane he bought had the wings from a completely different kind of airplane.

In other words, it was not possible to fly the airplane legally.

Wait, what!? how the heck do you swap airplane wings?

Preferably on the ground.

[Railer13]

@Lucas_Jackson

how the heck do you swap airplane wings?

Remove the three screws that hold the wing to the fuselage.

[JKellyMap]

It’s all ball bearings nowadays.

Fletch - It's All Ball Bearings Nowadays

[billy-jack]

@Lucas_Jackson

Wait, what!? how the heck do you swap airplane wings?

I think that it was probably for a different, but similar, model by the same manufacturer, but I’m not sure.

I’m not sure which aircraft it was. He had a Bellanca (I think a Decathalon) and a Maule Super Rocket.

[Bullitt]

Well hey! My check for jury duty service arrived in the mail: $20.44.

Woo-hoo!!!

[Ulf_the_Unwashed]

Go wild, man!

[Spiderman]

@billy-jack

By the way, I remember news reports some years ago about one trial in which one juror had both a law degree and a medical degree.

There’s one law firm that advertises on TV/Radio that they have five doctor-lawyers, which is the most of any firm in the country. Seems a kinda pointless statistic; are all five going to work on my (hypothetical) case?

@Loach

You find out the day before if you have to come in (used to be a phone number you call and hear a message, now it’s an email).

When you have to call in, they just list a phone # for you to call; how do they have your email address? What about all of the people who don’t bother to fill out the pre-questionnaire & send it back; does that mean they get out of it because they never get an email?

[Loach]

@Spiderman

When you have to call in, they just list a phone # for you to call; how do they have your email address?

When I got the mailed notice there was a webpage to visit and fill out a questionnaire. One of the questions was your email address. I also had to watch the video which I guess streamline the process on the day that you go there.

[Loach]

@Spiderman

What about all of the people who don’t bother to fill out the pre-questionnaire & send it back; does that mean they get out of it because they never get an email?

Not filling out the questionnaire is not replying to the summons. So I’m assuming the same thing that’s always happened when you don’t reply to a jury summons. Probably nothing.