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Title: Jury Duty
Post by: Fellfrosch on November 03, 2003, 04:51:18 PM

Haha! They thought they'd removed all internet access from this public computer, but I'm too smart for them.

So here I am at the court house doing Jury Duty, where I will likely be at least until Wednesday. I'll try to make sure we still get articles posted, and i'll do my best to keep up my 2000 words a day for NaNoWriMo, but we'll have to see. Just don't be surprised if I don't read or comment on anything for a while.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 03, 2003, 05:13:16 PM

Can I put in a request that they setting for TW(i)G get posted soon? I mean, I submitted it a week and a half ago, and you have it still sitting around. People wanna see it.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on November 03, 2003, 06:04:50 PM

Don't do it! Don't do anything that will distract us from NaNoWriMo!

Okay, kidding. Hey, Fell, when you get out of jail, do you want to tell us how you bi-passed their internet-blocking system?

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Fellfrosch on November 03, 2003, 07:29:25 PM

I bypassed it by knowing how to use Windows. Fiendish, don't you think?

And regarding Twig, quit your whining. It should be up tomorrow.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Lieutenant Kije on November 03, 2003, 08:43:09 PM

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Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: JP Dogberry on November 03, 2003, 08:58:37 PM

Would you like some cheese with that whine?

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Lieutenant Kije on November 04, 2003, 01:53:15 AM

It was my immediate, gut reaction to "quit your whining."  

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Spriggan on November 04, 2003, 02:41:35 AM

ya just think of it as a temp Job.  You are getting paid for your time.  That way if you wife ever mentions anything about not finding a job you can just say: "Hey I did work for the state for a few days."

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Fellfrosch on November 04, 2003, 03:07:03 PM

Juries only get paid in long-term cases, which this is not.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: EUOL on November 04, 2003, 03:30:26 PM

Wait a sec--they don't pay you?  How many days are you expected to be out of work?  For a person who depends on every paycheck, even a few days could be catastrophic.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: 42 on November 04, 2003, 03:50:57 PM

I think its required by law for the company to foot the bill for employees on short term jury-duty detail.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 04, 2003, 08:25:10 PM

don't know about Utah, but when my bike was stolen in Vegas, (and pres told us we should press charges) I went to court twice and testified, spent a total of like 4 hours of P-days in court, and got compensated by the gov't for it. Ok, no, it's not jury duty, but it was a small case and very little of my day. Someone should be paying you.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on November 05, 2003, 11:52:46 AM

"Welcome to [Utah] gentlemen."

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: Fellfrosch on November 05, 2003, 06:59:20 PM

As it turns out, we are getting compensated. It's not much, but given that I was expecting nothing it's plenty. The trial ended today, by the way, so now I'm free again.

Title: Re: Jury Duty
Post by: 42 on November 05, 2003, 10:07:53 PM

I was going to make a remark like: Well at least Utah doesn't spend money it doesn't like some states [meaning California].

I'm glad you got some compensation Fell.