Journal: Jury Service
I got a quite a shock, I was called up for jury service on Monday 28th March 2011 to appear at Hamilton Courthouse. Our small town of Huntly had not been in the Courthouse circuit before. After making some enquires I found Huntly was now included.

Reading through the document information, a phone number jumped out at me, to ring for enquires if I had a problem. I certainly had a problem and I rang the 0800 number. The operator replied and I told her I had a jury service  problem. Before I could say any more she cut in and said "I'm putting you through to Paula. Paula came on the line and asked me what my problem was. I gave her my name and jury service number and said " if the trial lasts into the afternoon I would, in all probability, fall asleep as I usually do after lunch". There was a pause on the line as she digested the information. Paula then said " how old are you, sir. I replied  "I'm 77". "Just a moment" she said and then said  "Ah yes, I've found you, no trouble, I will cross you off the list. She went on to explain to me that everyone over 65 has the choice to sit on a jury or decline irrespective of age . Even me at 77.

My trouble was that my prescribed medication causes me to usually have a nap after lunch for at least 30 minutes and longer if I have been busy during the morning.