Jury Duty - only half the torture it once was

Betty · 02-26-2007, 12:06 PM

Here I am - serving my jury duty while surfing the web with the provided wireless connection.

It's actually not nearly the torture it was last year without the computer. I'm pleasently suprised. Day off work is nice - just farting around on the intertubes doing absolutely nothign productive!

Snowflake · 02-26-2007, 12:49 PM

Well, that's totally cool.

When I get called back into the SF jury pool, I hope to have this option! I do not hold too much hope since, they were still sending jury summons to me 4 years into being a resident of VA, even though I'd told them I moved.

Hope you don't get picked Betty and then have to close your laptop

Betty · 02-26-2007, 01:01 PM

Haven't been picket yet. Just waiting for word that I can go to lunch or leave for the day. Come on leave-for-the-day!

katiesue · 02-26-2007, 01:18 PM

Good luck. I go in on Monday.

BarTopDancer · 02-26-2007, 04:24 PM

I was so excited when I found out the courthouse had a wireless connection. And a wired connection. It was only $6 for the day. I waited awhile because I was afraid of Murphy. But it made the day a lot easier.

Morrigoon · 02-26-2007, 05:24 PM

The wireless is $6 too?

Betty · 02-26-2007, 05:43 PM

The wireless is Riverside is free and it works in both juror rooms. It is a bit intermittent though.

And I did get to leave at noon and had a nice afternoon all to myself.

katiesue · 02-26-2007, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

The wireless is $6 too?

That's what I was going to say. It's bad enough here in San Diego that they don't pay for parking (or provide any) and you don't get paid for the first day either. It shouldn't cost you to do public service.

frodo potter · 02-28-2007, 10:07 AM

In OC they pay for parking and the connection is free but you still don't get paid for the first day. I of course got picked for the first jury I was up for and had to serve but only for 2 days.

BarTopDancer · 02-28-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

The wireless is $6 too?

Yup. It's $6 to obtain internet access period. And there aren't any open connections near the Santa Ana courthouse.

At least parking is free (validation).

02-26-2007, 12:06 PM	#1
Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Jury Duty - only half the torture it once was Here I am - serving my jury duty while surfing the web with the provided wireless connection. It's actually not nearly the torture it was last year without the computer. I'm pleasently suprised. Day off work is nice - just farting around on the intertubes doing absolutely nothign productive! __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Well, that's totally cool. When I get called back into the SF jury pool, I hope to have this option! I do not hold too much hope since, they were still sending jury summons to me 4 years into being a resident of VA, even though I'd told them I moved. Hope you don't get picked Betty and then have to close your laptop __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Haven't been picket yet. Just waiting for word that I can go to lunch or leave for the day. Come on leave-for-the-day! __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Good luck. I go in on Monday. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I was so excited when I found out the courthouse had a wireless connection. And a wired connection. It was only $6 for the day. I waited awhile because I was afraid of Murphy. But it made the day a lot easier. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	The wireless is $6 too? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	The wireless is Riverside is free and it works in both juror rooms. It is a bit intermittent though. And I did get to leave at noon and had a nice afternoon all to myself. __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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frodo potter Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 84	In OC they pay for parking and the connection is free but you still don't get paid for the first day. I of course got picked for the first jury I was up for and had to serve but only for 2 days.
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