Mundane News

[summerdays]

I've just been summonsed for my 3rd jury service in late July. I looked online and had a look at the courts. Zero cycling provision visible. So I phoned up the jury team, who confirmed that there was no provision. As I'm still not very good at walking with my fractured metatarsals (though gentle cycling is fine) so I'm minded to ask for a deferral on mobility grounds, exacerbated by the complete lack of cycling provision. It probably won't bounce the courts into this century but being a reluctant juror might just return the disfavour.

I was called several times to the coroners court, and each time I turned it down due to not being able to get there on time by bus (it was an into the city and then back out sort of route), and the lack of provision for childcare. The third time I was given little notice and had work commitments that couldn't be covered by other staff as it was at our busy time of year. If I was a cyclist at the time of the first two callings I could probably of got there on time, but I've no idea if there was cycle provision.

 

[Illaveago]

I know which one is most fraught with danger and the likelihood of death...

We considered it's close proximity to the sun but we will be taking hats and some sun cream.

 

[Speicher]

Whether or not a court has provision for cyclists can depend on who you are. I had to go to the Mags court at Haywards Heath for a couple of days, and it is a fair step from the station. The barrister acting for the person went from the station on his Brompton, which was allowed inside and stored under a flight of stairs. The second day, no such privilege was afforded to me.

Why didn't they allow you a Barrister?

 

[Illaveago]

Well that was a pleasant surprise. I have just come back from taking some scrap metal over to a scrap metal place. I rang them up to ask them if they took old car batteries in and they said yes, so off I trundled. They weighed out the scrap separately, copper pipe, electrical cable, car batteries and when I looked at the receipt, £17.00 for 2 car batteries! I can remember a time when you used to get 50 p, admittedly 1 was quite large but the money will go to pay for a cycle wheel that I have just bought. Now that is what I call recycling.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Oh well, my application for deferral on mobility grounds is in the reply paid envelope ready for my next journey past a post box. Thanks @User for the very helpful information. I'll let you know whether I manage to avoid spending my birthday in a stuffy court room....

 

[Smithbat]

I have never ever been called for Jury Service, my dad has been called twice.

 

[potsy]

Good luck!

Was ok in the end, the big big big boss came in for a rare visit.
My immediate boss and me were the only ones from the shopfloor invited to the meeting

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I have never ever been called for Jury Service, my dad has been called twice.

I've done it twice and this will be my 3rd (hopefully after deferment or accommodation for a bike). It's actually a mixture of fascinating (following the arguments, negotiating your assessment with the jury, watching which jurors are following reality) and painfully boring for prolonged periods (take a good book). And if you can cycle there you get paid the princely sum of 9.6p per mile. That's almost £1 a day for me!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

But, if you tell the usher the day before that it is your birthday, the judge will lead the singing of happy birthday at the start of proceedings.

I'll ask for a video link to the court.

 

[raleighnut]

Maybe Shaun should take the "Like" button away.

Some of us could be heading for bankrupcy.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40097792

 

[EltonFrog]

It's Wednesday! I'm on the bi g machine.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I have never ever been called for Jury Service, my dad has been called twice.

That's like Mrs GA, called twice, and myself, called once. In the County McLean, you have to be there for a week, and most of the time is spent in the jury room, awaiting empanellment, you serve on several cases, if needed (I served on one, waited rest of the time.) Sometimes you get sent home by midday, and if you call in the morning, you may find out you don't have to serve that day. Big, forbidding building, not like the old Italianate courthouse we used to have(now the county museum)but there is provision for bicycles.

 

[Smithbat]

I've done it twice and this will be my 3rd (hopefully after deferment or accommodation for a bike). It's actually a mixture of fascinating (following the arguments, negotiating your assessment with the jury, watching which jurors are following reality) and painfully boring for prolonged periods (take a good book). And if you can cycle there you get paid the princely sum of 9.6p per mile. That's almost £1 a day for me!

If I was called it would be 38p for me!!!

 

[Katherine]

Was ok in the end, the big big big boss came in for a rare visit.
My immediate boss and me were the only ones from the shopfloor invited to the meeting

Well done then.

 

[Smithbat]

Note to self....

Do tell FT that window cleaners are coming today so she doesn't suddenly look round and there be a strange bloke at the living room window.