Might have worked in the past, but no longer.

Didn't work for me when I was a contractor, didn't work for my brother who owns a repair shop.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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As well it shouldn't!

Judge made and open call to all prospective jurors about self employment. Asked if missing a day or two of work would cause us or our customers undue hardship.
I could have lied and stated that I had emergency repairs to make, or some such, but didn't really see the need.
Being part of what's right in this country is important.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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I like convicting people.

They should pick retired old people to be on jury's, they are old and wise and have lots of time to do that kind of thing.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

It would turn my world upside down if I had to sit on a long case. Thankfully I've never been called.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Don't remember the exact words of the Joke on the Wall in the Jury Room.

But it was something like this:
The Repeat Offender insisted that that Honest and Decent People could not be on His Jury because He was entitled to a Jury of His Peers.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

I got out of it once for i assumed this reason. Would have enjoyed serving on the jury, but it did present a potential loss of income for me, especially if the case dragged out for a while. They seemed to simply dismiss anyone who was operating a small business and was an owner/partner ect at the time. No one who answered in that way was selected at least. I guess there were plenty of other people though.

Questioning process was interesting though for selecting jurors it seemed to me. There were no questions like "would you convict" ect, nothing that directly related to a court or a trial.
There were weird questions, like "what kind of bumper stickers are on your car?" ect. It was pretty much, what do you do, and then weird questions like that.

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its interesting the wrangling that goes on selecting jurors though. My friend was telling me about a jury duty deal she was ultimately not selected for, I guess it was a rape case. And things were getting pretty heated, the prosecution lawyer was looking for young women on the jury and older men who had daughters, and the defense was looking to put older women and young men she said. There apparently was quite a bit of horse trading going on, people dismissed, returned, dismissed, traded for other people, arguing going on between the lawyers, ect.

It had never occured to me just how much the makeup of a jury of your peers can really alter the outcome of the case, but sure, it definitely makes sense when you consider it. Im not sure how she learned what the case was actually supposed to be about, im assuming from some other jurors who got selected and told her later. (hopefully not during the proceedings)

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I was in a jury pool......got sent to a courtroom to answer questions for a lawsuit case. I was self employed at the time, but really under-employed because I didn't have any active projects.

I was past president of my area's small business association.
I was also past president of my neighborhood association and very active in historic preservation.

The case was some type of lawsuit.....anyway, one side asked me a bunch of questions about my involvement/leadership in my community. I got thrown off by the lawyers.


So --- when are you going to start posting a bunch of worthless stuff????

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Well, I was going to, until I got pulled into jury selection just after lunch.


Went til' 4:30 in the afternoon yesterday. The case was domestic violence, and the jury was 100% female.

On the juror questionnaire, one of the questions was "Have you, your family, or close friends been arrested for any crimes? If so, elaborate."

I summarized to the most recent stuff, and had a few things down... "DUI, reckless driving, speed in excess of 100, speed contest, street racing, and evasion of police..." One of the court clerks asked about this list, and commented "you should find a new group of friends!" LOL

I got dismissed from that jury selection...

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Tsk Tsk! You should be punished by being forced to drive a detuned toyota yaris!

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

That would be a clear violation of his 8th Amendment rights....

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Now --- that's the kind of stuff I expected to hear. I've got a few items in my past to write down.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Here, the survey is only shown to the attorneys in the cases, not to the court employees, unless you actually get picked -- guess it's for privacy reasons.

I've been summoned for Jury Duty next Friday. Not sure what they can possibly do at the end of a week?!!

Also, I'd be apprehensive about being prosecuted in court with a "jury of your peers"...individuals unfortunate enough to not find a way to get out of jury duty!?

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car