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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Jury Duty: It's a Crime

The Commonwealth of MA must just love me because I've gotten called yet again for jury duty. They can call you every three years. Three years to the day, baby! Unfortunately MA is one of the states where taking care of small children is not an exemption. In fact, there was even a paragraph in my juror handbook entitled "Parents" saying that I needed to come in on my assigned day. However, if I am the primary caregiver for an elder person, I am exempt. I take consolation in knowing that if I serve four or more days I can collect $50 a day. You know because that will make a small dent in my bill to the lady next door who runs an in-home daycare whom I am most likely going to have to hire to watch my kids if my husband can't take off of work. I have no idea how I would get OS to and from preschool. Not that I'm bitter about the situation or anything. Actually the funniest thing is that for years I wanted to be on a jury but I was never served.

In other news, if I ever get to the point with knitting where I show up at the Y in a knitted workout shawl with a pocket for my iPod like the woman I saw at the Y today please get me help. That surely is a crime!

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: Massachusetts considers caring for the elderly more important than caring for children.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 8:54 PM   2 comments
2 Comments:

  • At 1/15/2009 11:01 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    I got called when my son was just a few weeks old. I was able to postpone for a year. Then I never had to actually go to the courthouse. I guess I was lucky.

     

  • At 1/16/2009 1:56 PM, Blogger Goofball said…

    really? caring for children is not an excuse?

    what type of case will it be?

     
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