Oh nothing really just wanted to share

In all seriousness I'm actually looking forward to it. There are two murder cases slated during my summons period so it might get interesting.

As for the Sasquatch sighting : the guy who called the Finding Bigfoot team said he saw footprints in the snow that were at least eight feet apart and one clear print near the road. Thing is last January with this supposedly happened we had two feet of snow on the ground and there would have been 'drag marks' and not just prints. It was most likely a Snowshoe hare had passed through the area and the guy had been imbibing in a little Winter warm up liquid.

 

It is really ironic because my wife and I were talking the same thing if I knew they would ever be in this area. Who'd of thought they would actually show up here. I have a ghillie suit and it's not that hard to add pads to a pair of boots and strap on a pair of plasterers stilts. Bang on a tree and let out a scream now and then. Maybe next time.

 

I must have a target on my back. We've lived in our county for 22 years and I have been called to serve as a juror in the local circuit court four times, while my wife has never been called even once. A couple of years back, I was called to serve on a federal grand jury, to which I reported. We were told that we would have to serve at least five days a month for six months. We were in session for five days the first month. My company only provides five days of jury duty time per calendar year, so the balance of days in the following five months would be on me, either through use of vacation days or just not getting paid anything above the $10/day plus travel offered by the court.

But then I found a way around all this. Armed service members and volunteer firefighters are exempt from federal jury duty. I called the office of the court and explained that I was a volunteer FF and offered proof if they needed it. Thankfully, I was dismissed from further duty and did not have to use my vacation days for jury duty.

 

In the fifty-three years I lived in Illinois I was summoned twice. I've been here 4 years. The first time was for a week and I spend two days, 6 hours & 4 hours each day sitting in a back room before being sent home. The second time I was involved in a strike against Caterpillar and I sent a note saying I was probably not in a 'good' frame of mind to sit on a jury. I was released.
I'm not too fond of being told I have to be available for two months and call each day to see if I'm needed. After age 70 you can ask to not serve and automatically be exempt. I've got a ways to go to reach that point. Being retired I like to have the option of traveling if and when I want.

 

I'd consider doing that Poppy but don't think they'd notice anything out of the ordinary.

Toki, I agree with you they could be more civil and have us report at a decent hour of the day. One thing about this land is those in vaulted places actually believe they know best.

I love my Country, it's the people that control it that I have problems with.

 

Project Vigil: D-Day 2014, The saluting boy on Omaha beach


https://youtu.be/8k9Si28k0Fk

 

Hey, That's what we're having today.

 

You can never be "retired too long".

I giggle every time I see stuff like : TGIF or No it can't be Monday already!

All my tomorrows are Saturdays

 

I've been retired for 13 years. I've forgotten what it's like to work. There isn't enough money in the world to make me go back.