I was once Called to Serve in a Jury Pool for a day, several years ago, -and so Served. I Luckily was *Not* Called in that day to Serve on a Trial! (I was also Releived that I was Called on that Occassion for Civil Trial Possibility, -Not Criminal Law Possibility. For any of you not all that Familiar with the Law, -and I myself am Far from being any kind of Lawyer!, -This means Contract Disputes and the like, -Not Criminal Felonies, Misdemeanors, Sentencing, and the like.). I just sat in the Pool Room all Day! They had a TV, Coffee, and a Vending Machine or two. And Chairs and Tables to sit at. And some Newspapers and Magazines, a la your average Waiting Room. But that was about it! For God's Sake!, -Take along something to Read! Or Crossword Puzzles or Word Searches or something. As Permitted. Certain Reading Material would probably be Prohibited, -while Serveing on Jury Duty. (We've all heard of News Blackouts and the like, -in reference to Juries).And at the End of the Day, _ I too got Paid something like Less than the Pay of a Weed Pulling Kid!, -as Susan mentions. (God I'd Love to be a Weed Puller! In and of itself in its Own Right!). Between watching News Reports of a Hurricane on the TV, and doing whatever Permissable Reading and Writing as I was doing, -I made it thru the Day Long Boring Wait quite Allright!

I once heard or read something on the astonishing Chances *Against* one ever being Summoned to Jury Duty! I forget the particulars, -but suffice it to say they were Astounding! But it Happened to me!

And Fortunately for me, -I had given some good due, "Preparedness Pre-Thought" to it, -over the years, -should I ever someday be so Called. At least you're then not going into it all Totally Blind and Cold!

*Juries Make me Nervous!* As do a Goodly Many other things, -in our otherwise Quite Fine, all round Legal Systems! Not so much in connection with Serving on one, -though that certainly exists too! But More if I ever had to Face one as a Defendant! God Forbid! Especially as an Actually Innocent Defendant! as Good to Great, and Crucially Vital as Juries in many ways actually are!, -They in Many Ways make me Nervous!, as well! They Really can Very Much Decide just the Heck What They Want! This can be Solely in their Own Comforts and Interests!, -and at the Expense of Your's!!! Then there's Further Potential Nightmares!, -such as a Judge's Possible Directed Verdict!

Juries make me a Good Deal Mighty Nervous! But What Else are we gonna do!?, -Not have them!?

An Interesting and Enlightening Civic Duty and Experience for Sure! But I'm Glad I was Called my Just Once! And Hope I am Never Called Again!