Susan- I just can't fathom why! LOL
Good for you!
Question folks.... here in WI- once you are called you can RARELY/NEVER get out of it- (Less your dead LOL) but if you are called- you have to be free to serve a 2 week capacity. A friend had a 2 day trial- and had 2 days off...but she could have to go back next week- any given day. Is this the same everywhere/anymore?
Paige
On Fri, 09 March 2001, Susan Moskowitz wrote:
>
> Paige,
> I got out of jury duty many years ago because I don't drive, nearest bus
> stop is half a mile away from the courthouse and local (suburban NJ) taxi
> co. estimated daily fares (round trip) at over $30. The courthouse is only
> about 15 minutes away by car. I have yet to be asked to serve again.
> Susan
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Paige" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Curb Cuts - Jump up and down on Desks, People!
>
>
> > Ok folks- talking about stupidity......... Phoenix City courthouse. I
> was called for jury duty (got out of it twice cuz of teaching Special Ed)
> but the third time I decided I NEEDED a break- so I called to see what there
> accomodations for disabled people were.
> > Said they were accessible... so the morning of- I drove there and there
> was NO disabled parking except in garages-- which were ALL a mile or more
> away from the building! I had brought my wheelchair- so I could ride
> inside- but to get into the building I'd have to walk in, and then I could
> push myself. I called on my cell phone........ hmmmmm no one could come out
> and get me- NO one had any info of where else I could park, so they excused
> me- mind you after I had taken the day off of work. I was NOT a happy
> camper! How ridiculous! A city Courthouse- not accessble- parking
> wise!!!!!!!!! GEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 09 March 2001, "Barber, Kenneth L." wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > sometimes people don't have a clue. i went to another cdc building. they
> had
> > > disabillity parking spaces right next to the end door of the building.
> the
> > > trouble was that the door was locked and only those with a coded access
> card
> > > could go in there. not everybody in cdc had access to that part of the
> > > building. on top of that the building held administrative departments
> that
> > > took public visitors. it gets better. to go to the door that anyone
> could
> > > enter one would have to climb quite a few steps. to avoid the steps and
>
> > > steep bank there a person with a walker or a chair would have to go all
> the
> > > way back out the parking lot entrance and up a hill to the sidwalk on
> the
> > > street and finally to another side of the building. this is one of the
> > > nations premier disease agencies. just absolutely clueless. they did
> their
> > > duty to the law and had the parking spaces without anythought as to what
> a
> > > person in a chair would need. this kind of stuff really gets on my
> nerves.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: greer.bobby [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:07 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Curb Cuts - Jump up and down on Desks, People!
> > >
> > >
> > > The City of Memphis must have gotten a load of Federal dollars for curb
> > > cuts.
> > > They are putting them on all the main streets of East Memphis(the
> upwardly
> > > mobile section, no pun intended). Anyway, they put in these super nice
> curb
> > > at
> > > the bottom of which is about one and a half to two inches of jagged
> asphalt!
> > > No
> > > on thought to tell the bozos that the curb cut should be level with the
> > > pavement!
> > >
> > > Bobby
> > >
> > > Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> > >
> > > > you are so right carla, nothing moves politicians like publicity.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Carla MacInnis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:00 AM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Curb Cuts - Jump up and down on Desks, People!
> > > >
> > > > Mag,
> > > >
> > > > You need to use the media to your advantage with regard to getting
> curb
> > > > cuts.
> > > > Call the lifestyles editor of several papers. Heck call your local tv
> > > > station. Tell
> > > > them it's a human interest story that affects everyone, not just those
> > > with
> > > > mobility disabilities. Or, you could chain yourself to a lamp post
> until
> > > > things
> > > > start to happen :)
> > > >
> > > > Years ago, in the city of Fredericton, I called the Mayor's office
> and
> > > > they gave
> > > > me a police officer and a van for the day. We drove around the city,
> > > scoping
> > > > out
> > > > poor side walks and crappy curbs, and I wrote a report and it was
> > > submitted
> > > > to City
> > > > Council. Within a month, work began, street by street, on fixing cuts;
> > > heck,
> > > > there
> > > > were 4 curbs in front of a nursing home that had no cuts. Scary.
> > > >
> > > > Approaching the newspaper is one of the best ways to get the message
> out
> > > > there -
> > > > not only wheelchair users need the assist, but parents with tots in
> > > > strollers, the
> > > > elderly with walkers/canes. Nothing worse than getting a cane lodged
> in a
> > > > crack on
> > > > the sidwalk - I've seen more than one elder take a flip. Not fun.
> > > >
> > > > If each of us did this sort of thing in our city/town, things would
> move
> > > > along
> > > > very nicely, I'm sure.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > > Carla
> > > > http://www.brunnet.net/terrier
> >
> >
> >
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