No, not the three little words you are probably thinking of. Although, normally, those are my favorite words in the English language. I’m not talking about “I Love You” today.
Today, I’m talking about these three little words – “Do. Not. Report.” These are my most favorite three little words in the English language right now. I have a month-long jury summons for federal court, and I have to call in every evening to see if I have to report the next day. I’ve been doing it since August 31, and so far I have not had to report. So, these three little words “Do. Not. Report.” that the little automated voice says to me each evening are now music to my ears.
I don’t mind the thought of jury duty. I have no problem doing my civic duty. The thing I have a problem with is this not knowing. I don’t know until each evening if the next day I will be able to do whatever I have planned or scheduled, or if I will have to shuck it all and go to the federal court. This involves getting up about 2 1/2 hours before I normally would (YUCK – and yes, I know, I’m spoiled that I get to sleep in on a regular basis). Then, there’s the whole morning getting ready thing, and then the fighting commuter traffic thing that I have gotten really used to avoiding.
Anyway, I’m just really hoping to hear “Do. Not. Report.” again today. Wish me luck!
Good luck hope you hear the 3 little words you are hoping to hear!!!
Holy crap, you have to call every night? Is that the norm there??
Well if you do have to go I hope you get an interesting case. I’ve gone through that for our local court and my husband got out of Federal when he was chosen just after he had to report to Ft. Sam Houston. The commute from Texas to Tennessee would have been just a little much. 😉
How frustrating! I can understand why it’s a hassle.
Don’t ya just hate getting the federal summons? I’ve been summoned in the county one and it was bad enough. My wife has been summoned for federal court and thankfully all she heard was “Do Not Report”. Hope that’s all you hear for a month!!
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