An Old Friend Gave me a Good Laugh

16 years ago

Some of you may remember that Mom died Thanksgiving night.

Well, what did I get in the mail today? But a Jury Summons for her. Not only is she too dead to serve, but at 86--would have been 11 years too old if she WERE still living.

Of course, I realize that computers send out those things, but I sat down and immediately wrote a letter to the county assignment judge. Who just happens to be a fellow I went to high school with, whose family owned the hardware store where my dad shopped for his business, and whose father was involved in the same civic club as my dad.

And I did fill out the questionaire for mom--listing her current address in the change of address space (XXX Cememtery). Couldn't help myself, I'm afraid.

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Cherryfizz
16 years ago
LOL I did that for my Mom when she got a jury summons 5 years after she died! LOLOL

I still get mail for my Dad or telemarketing calls and I have been known to give them the telephone number of the Cemetery Office.

My Dad has been dead since 1984 and I get credit card applications addressed to him all the time - he didn't have credit cards when he was alive, he doesn't need them when he is dead. LOLOL

Anne
workoutlady
16 years ago
You can be too old to serve on jury duty?Â I did not know that! It is funny how you responded.
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jannie
16 years ago
My husband got a Notice of Jury Duty about ten years ago. To get out of it, he sent them a copy of his father's death certificate. Can you guees, they were Senior and Junior? It worked, they didn't send him any more letters.
Lindsey_CA
16 years ago
Jannie, that's disgusting, and possibly against the law.
jannie
16 years ago
I agree it's disgusting. I told him not to do it. I've never minded going on jury duty. I hate to admit it, but DH also blamed some old parking tickets on his dead father.
Lindsey_CA
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Jannie, you can tell him that I checked with my hubs, who is an attorney, and what your hubs is doing is most definitely a crime, and he could be arrested for it.
azzalea
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16 years ago
Scissors--I'm sure the rules vary from state to state, but here anyone over 75 doesn't have to go to jury service. But you have to request that in writing, ahead of time.

Jannie, that's terrible. But on the other hand, maybe it's for the best--I'm not sure I'd want to trust my future to someone who had so little regard for right/wrong and the law--so maybe it's a good thing he didn't go. He probably wouldn't have made a good juror.
joyfulguy
16 years ago
They call for old uncle a lot - I've kept the phone number - and when I tell them that he's not available, can I, his nephew, help them, they tend to get a bit skittish. Will call later, etc.

Usually eventually I tell them that he inhabits a box underground, didn't leave forwarding address/phone No. ... and I don't think that he's much interested in credit card, avoiding bankruptcy, participating in a survey, subscribe to a magazine, getting super-duper long distance service, etc. ...

... telephones can do some wonderful things, these days, but I haven't heard of them being able to get through to uncle ... or my Mom, Dad, brother, etc. ...

... well, not up till now, at least ...

... but who knows what they may be able to arrange in future (or claim that they have).

By the way ... didn't some of those TV evangelists give us the impression (if not almost the assurance) that they had a direct line to heaven??

Oh? ... They still do? Well, fancy that!!

And some of the politicians tend to agree with them? Well, fancy that!!

Enjoy what's left of your weekend, everyone.

ole joyful

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