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Mar. 28th, 2019 12:27 pmMe a month ago: Crap, a jury duty summons postcard. Last time was excruciating and pointless. *sigh* Still, it's my civic duty and it's super important, and also there's the off-chance it'll be something I can make a positive difference in, so I guess it's on.
Me filling out the online registration: Oh, hey, they have "other" as a gender selection option! That's pretty neat :)
My phone on the sixteenth: *ping!* This is your reminder text to call the number on your summons postcard the evening before you were called to serve, in ten days' time!
Me: Well, I'm glad I signed up for text message reminders, since I know I need them, but I could still live without the low-grade background anxiety this entire mess is giving me.
Me on the twenty-fifth: Okay, it's five-thirty; the postcard said to call after four-forty-five, so it's time to do the thing.
Phone: *ring* *ring* Hello! If you were called for jury duty on March 26th, 2019, all cases have been settled and you don't actually need to come in! This also counts as serving for you, so we won't be contacting you again to possibly serve for another few years. Thanks!
Me: ...While that is a significant load off my mind, it's also rather frustrating that I spent all that time anxious over extra nothing, instead of ordinary nothing. I'm taking the win anyway.
Me filling out the online registration: Oh, hey, they have "other" as a gender selection option! That's pretty neat :)
My phone on the sixteenth: *ping!* This is your reminder text to call the number on your summons postcard the evening before you were called to serve, in ten days' time!
Me: Well, I'm glad I signed up for text message reminders, since I know I need them, but I could still live without the low-grade background anxiety this entire mess is giving me.
Me on the twenty-fifth: Okay, it's five-thirty; the postcard said to call after four-forty-five, so it's time to do the thing.
Phone: *ring* *ring* Hello! If you were called for jury duty on March 26th, 2019, all cases have been settled and you don't actually need to come in! This also counts as serving for you, so we won't be contacting you again to possibly serve for another few years. Thanks!
Me: ...While that is a significant load off my mind, it's also rather frustrating that I spent all that time anxious over extra nothing, instead of ordinary nothing. I'm taking the win anyway.
