tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post2439467311113784199..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: Jury SummonsErnie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-58696474433678605422010-12-13T18:46:16.216-08:002010-12-13T18:46:16.216-08:00An innocent Irishman?!An innocent Irishman?!Skepticklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-64188298005646741562010-12-12T21:24:53.384-08:002010-12-12T21:24:53.384-08:00Kristabel
I wrote that line in complete innocence....Kristabel<br />I wrote that line in complete innocence. Upon rereading, it occurred to me that maybe I should change it, but the sick humor side of me decided to leave it, even if I was the only one to be tickled by the double-entandre.<br />To those still confused, “dalliance” can mean “to have an flirtatious episode or an affair”, or it can mean to be, “a trifling waste of time”. In my particular case they would be the same thingErnie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-49712825696345546352010-12-12T20:28:25.127-08:002010-12-12T20:28:25.127-08:00Ernie; If you go to the big house for christmas. I...Ernie; If you go to the big house for christmas. I know you will enjoy turkey under lock and key. To work off the food(or pay for it) they will take you out to jacobs ave to cut weeds in those fashionable Cal-Trans coveralls. And don't worry about bath room breaks. They have an A-1 potty hooked behind the van. Please wear a red santa hat so we can honk,wave and throw cookies to you as we pass by.LOLcharlie two crowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-24116714474573590392010-12-12T20:15:03.667-08:002010-12-12T20:15:03.667-08:00Cousin reminds me of the time our car went to Beve...Cousin reminds me of the time our car went to Beverly Hills without us. Got a parking ticket from there in my husband's name & I demanded he explain to me what the heck he was doing in Beverly Hills when I thought he was working in Branscomb...hee, hee. A simple phone call cleared up that misunderstanding, though. (The same guy in BH shows up on our credit report once in awhile, too... luckily, he has a good address!)<br />I've been called for jury duty four times & excused each time: once because the selection was completed before they got to me; once because I had taken evidence photos for the CHP; once because of my association with the hospital & once because the case was settled before court that morning. <br />(I've been told that one can be excused for announcing that the defendant must be guilty or else s/he wouldn't be on trial but I really don't think I could ever say that with a straight face.)Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-69731425926818304642010-12-12T17:42:42.580-08:002010-12-12T17:42:42.580-08:00Ice-cream has a habit of melting down in my dallia...<i>Ice-cream has a habit of melting down in my dalliance.</i><br /><br />This might be my favorite line you've written so far. I love, love, love your letter.<br /><br />You know, I've only been summoned once - over twenty years ago. It makes me sad. And a little paranoid.Kristabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431072549600609945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-4679971961717129772010-12-12T15:51:15.500-08:002010-12-12T15:51:15.500-08:00I am surprised you even responded, I normally take...I am surprised you even responded, I normally take the summons and respectfully discard it at home, so no homeless folk take it to eureka and try to steal my identity for the five bucks a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-61256966820686726692010-12-12T08:44:10.253-08:002010-12-12T08:44:10.253-08:00Jeeezzz...Ern. That was a lot of wit!! Cracked me ...Jeeezzz...Ern. That was a lot of wit!! Cracked me up. Our car once was in SF without us and also got a ticket. I called all of the numbers on the summons to explain this, but there was no human to answer the phones. I did not pay the bill and never attended. I later heard there was a scam and people were sending the fine in, but it wasn't legit.<br /><br />Logical reason for serving on a jury was explained to me: If you're ever on trial, who do you want on the jury? Uh, I certainly didn't want some of the people I was facing in the selection room, lol... take it as a compliment, lol.<br /><br />After receiving numerous summons, I wrote my excuse on letterhead asking them to call me during the summer months. This worked until I finally was called and spent 5 days during ice and snow conditions, in Ukiah, on a trial.... that exempted me for a while.<br /><br />You can get out of a trial by stating hardship as Ernie did, or that you know someone/something related to the trial but you still have to appear to tell them.<br /><br />CousinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-80181396069448774802010-12-11T20:41:07.317-08:002010-12-11T20:41:07.317-08:00Rose
After reading your comment, maybe I should de...Rose<br />After reading your comment, maybe I should demand a jury trial, then hold out for a really good plea bargain, but then I would miss out on the cookies in jail. Oh, what a tangled web we weave.<br /><br />Ben<br />If YOU were in jail I would make you homemade cookies! Would you like a recipe?<br /><br />Kym<br />I agree that if they wanted the courts to be in Eureka, they should provide the juries. It doesn’t make sense for everybody to have to travel all the way to Eureka. I seems to me that it would be simpler for a judge and a couple of lawyers to get on the bus that they provide for Southern Humboldt and come on down. It wouldn’t cost the county a penny more.<br /><br />OMR. <br />Santa’s sleigh blew a head gasket. We were able to get one and put it on. We were out taking a test ride. The reason that the hood was off is that we have to re-torque the head two more times after warm-up and cool-down. We will be hauling Santa around Redway on Saturday the 18th of December. Old flat head motors were famous for blown head gaskets and burned valves. The people that we got the head gasket from said that we should re-torque it every time we change the oil. Hummm… Are we supposed to change the oil???<br /><br />Oregon<br />Glad that you were worried about me. I just talked to somebody that wrote a four page letter requesting a dismissal. He had a lot of the same reasons that I had, but he lacked humor. He called the next week to ask about his request for dismissal. They told him that it was denied. When he asked if anybody read his letter and asked about their reason for dismissal, they told him that they didn’t know, but it was denied.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-41622843194226043802010-12-11T13:55:11.218-08:002010-12-11T13:55:11.218-08:00Ernie's excuse #16-- I ride around in antique ...Ernie's excuse #16-- I ride around in antique fire engines in the rain... without wearing a hat.olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-53150968893215236252010-12-10T23:54:51.906-08:002010-12-10T23:54:51.906-08:00Ernie, you should get a literature prize for that ...Ernie, you should get a literature prize for that letter. I laughed out loud again and again.<br /><br />Also, not that I'm bitter but I think that since north Humboldt has co-opted the courts, they should furnish the juries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-26687006359149695232010-12-10T21:50:45.999-08:002010-12-10T21:50:45.999-08:00Maybe we can get the women dressed in black that s...Maybe we can get the women dressed in black that stand out side the court house to protest your cause. I'm sure one of them can bake cookies.charlie two crowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-52241001466206693442010-12-10T20:56:33.715-08:002010-12-10T20:56:33.715-08:00Ernie, you know everyone in the county or know som...Ernie, you know everyone in the county or know someone who does.You can get excused because you know the defendent or someone related to the defendent!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-87236077971340357872010-12-10T19:25:38.514-08:002010-12-10T19:25:38.514-08:00Ernie... I can't find peanutbutter/oatmeal coo...Ernie... I can't find peanutbutter/oatmeal cookies at Chautaqua... Help me out.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-19354126412818731522010-12-10T16:09:49.513-08:002010-12-10T16:09:49.513-08:00i don't think they would have picked you anywa...i don't think they would have picked you anyway. you are like me. like that place in reno where everyone lines up but never gets chosen. they tell you to be honest and tell the truth. the only thing is. they can't handle the truth. so they never pick me.spyrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685726716755909658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-54485397260530978632010-12-10T15:12:28.240-08:002010-12-10T15:12:28.240-08:00I have never received a jury summons, ever. I have...I have never received a jury summons, ever. I have always had a drivers license and have always registered to vote.<br />I did get drafted once though. Dang government anyway.<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-81011407163137333692010-12-10T15:09:42.254-08:002010-12-10T15:09:42.254-08:00They can't make anybody watch Joy Behar. That&...They can't make anybody watch Joy Behar. That's cruel and unusual punishment!<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-11562590211277251072010-12-10T15:06:16.097-08:002010-12-10T15:06:16.097-08:00LOL
There's no point in going in anyway - the...LOL<br /><br />There's no point in going in anyway - they plea bargain or dismiss everything in the "Morning Dismissal Calendar," after they make you sit there and watch the video and Joy Behar.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023852057418281003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-68370968403200309932010-12-10T14:53:31.686-08:002010-12-10T14:53:31.686-08:00Their jury-selection process baffles me. I've ...Their jury-selection process baffles me. I've lived in this county for 20 years. In that time, my wife has received 15 summons. They seem to beckon her every year. In the spring of this year, I received my first summons. I indicated on the form I needed to postpone my time of service until May and, of course, I haven't heard from the county since.<br /><br />I cannot believe the selection process is completely random. If it is, my wife needs to start playing Lotto pronto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-35891080722912584422010-12-10T14:05:06.113-08:002010-12-10T14:05:06.113-08:00I thought you were working really hard or on a vac...I thought you were working really hard or on a vacation in some exotic land but no, you have been writing a letter to the the court clerk.<br />At least in my mind, the question has been answered. whew!<br /><br />Oregon<br /><br />P.S. Very good letter Ernie:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-60082424937219509102010-12-10T13:23:11.371-08:002010-12-10T13:23:11.371-08:00And whole milk.And whole milk.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.com