Hi everyone - I have survived jury duty although they keep us in that d**n room til 3:45 before they came and told us we would not be needed. This put us on the Pa. Turnpike right in time for rush hour.  This was the most ridiculous waste of money I have ever experienced and it made me furious.   When they discharged us they informed us since we missed the noon check-out in the hotel (unfortunately Jim had checked out at noon) the court would pick up another night in the hotel.   <br /><br />I was one of 180 prospective jurors and just for me my expenses were:   1 night in the hotel &#036;180-<br />parking at the hotel &#036;20 - parking at the courthouse &#036;18.   -   &#036;40 pay for sitting in that d**n room all day.   58.5 cents a mile for travel to the court and back home (87 miles each way)  Still have to go into my e-z pass account and add in the tolls there and back.  All of this will be reimbursed to us from the court.   Plus unlimited coffee, tea, soda and water all day.   An absolute waste of tax payers money as far as I&#39;m concerned.   I&#39;d write them a letter telling them so, but I&#39;m afraid they would call me back for duty again next month.   lol<br /><br />When I first got there I asked about my Dr. letter which no one knew anything about however I just so happened to have a copy with me.   The lady looked at the letter and said &quot;IF&quot; I got selected for a jury the Judge would decide whether to release me.   I really thought I would have been in there and out within an hour.    Oh well, they say they can&#39;t call me again for 2 years.   <br /><br />Well I feel better now - thanks for letting me blow off some steam.   Seems there were a lot of posts today - I&#39;ll need to go back and see what everyone is up to.