Huh.Since I moved to Maryland I have been called to jury duty once, about 15 years ago, and haven't been called since. Granted, I'm in a different county than you, sara...
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Sheryl - Jul 28, 2014 4:54:08 pm PDT #3037 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Jesse - Jul 28, 2014 5:07:05 pm PDT #3038 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The thing is, my neighbor A has been called once in the same amount or more of city residency. B has NEVER been called and he's been Bmore 30+ years and this address 20.
Yeah my mother gets called like every 5 years, and my father maybe got called once.
sarameg - Jul 28, 2014 5:10:48 pm PDT #3039 of 30000
City's was notoriously messed up.
Consuela - Jul 28, 2014 5:22:51 pm PDT #3040 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So Dad had an MRI on Saturday, and this afternoon I learned that he had a stroke sometime in the last month. I feel like kind of a crappy daughter: turns out his wobblyness wasn't just a result of catching norovirus two weeks ago. Not much to be done other than take aspirin and keep an eye on him.
To bring this together with the current topic: he got a jury duty notice for August 11. He really can't get himself there, and I can hardly take time off for that. I may see if we can delay it for a year, and see what happens.
In better news, I had a lovely dinner with Vonnie last night, at which we realized we hadn't seen each other in about four or five years, which is ridiculous.
lisah - Jul 28, 2014 5:29:55 pm PDT #3041 of 30000
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I don't even know what happened. It was awful. No way I got the job.
Meh. Sorry it didn't go well.
Found out today that my neighbor passed away while we were out of town. She was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer the same week that Bob was diagnosed with his cancer in Feb 2010, the week we had 2 huge blizzards. She'd held on pretty well, more or less, even after it metastasized to her brain a couple of years ago. She kept working for a long time. I can't remember if I said here but a couple of weeks ago I found her after she'd fallen getting back up on her porch while trying to walk her dog. She'd just gotten out of the hospital and was clearly very weak. I offered to walk her dog in the mornings for her (she had a dog walker coming in the afternoons) and did that for a few days until her daughter texted to say that she and her husband were taking the dog to live with them. Man. Fucking cancer. She was a nice lady and a good neighbor. She got to see both her kids get married at least, last year.
sarameg - Jul 28, 2014 5:32:51 pm PDT #3042 of 30000
There is often an age limit where they can opt out preemptively-was just talking about this to my mom. At 69, she's not yet eligible in NM, but they've got a monthlong window where you have to call up everyday and she has a hernia surgery scheduled in that window- after she had to defer because of travel. And she had the same problem a couple years ago . It's like they find a warm body and weight it.
You might also cite medical.
And don't feel bad. I mean, my dad basically detailed a possible stroke in email to mom and it took him 2 weeks to see a goddamned doctor, even with us hectoring him ( and he kinda didn't talk to me for a bit..) It's hard.
sarameg - Jul 28, 2014 5:34:27 pm PDT #3043 of 30000
Oh, lisa, I'm sorry. I remember her.
bon bon - Jul 28, 2014 5:45:14 pm PDT #3044 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I think I did the math once on LA County jury summons and you have a good chance of being called annually.
Cass - Jul 28, 2014 5:46:06 pm PDT #3045 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
She'd held on pretty well, more or less, even after it metastasized to her brain a couple of years ago.
Cancer is so brutal. I'm particularly hateful of brain cancer. I'm sorry.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 28, 2014 5:56:40 pm PDT #3046 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
It's 74 degrees F and 53% humidity. Perfect weather.
And I went "gack! That's so humid!" That's the difference with a desert.
Ahahahahahaha.
I'm so sorry, lisah. I'm glad she got some time after the cancer metastasized to her brain, at least. Fuck you, cancer.