[Kate!]

Inspired by Kizzy expressing a desire to be a traffic warden in another thread.

Here you go Kizzy, your uniform



Anyone else have any unexpected ambitions, stuff you'd secretly like to do.

(no filth please )

[Kizzy]

I LOVE IT! People could insult me all day and i wouldn't give a crap...i would get my wage slip out every evening and kiss it! lol

[Kate!]

ha, they could insult you, but at the end of the day you would have had the last laugh

[Niamh.]

hhhmmm, Not many offbeat ones, one thing I'd love, is to be called for jury duty, don't know if that would be classed as off beat but I know most people try to get out of it if they are called

[Kate!]

yes, that counts. Anything really you want to post that you'd like to do. I put offbeat as a pun on the Traffic Warden angle...

I got called for Jury Duty a few years back Niamh, but had a holiday booked so was excused. I would have loved to have done though, think it would be a very interesting experience.

[Novo]

Got Jury duty at the start of May you can happily take my place

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by *Kate*

yes, that counts. Anything really you want to post that you'd like to do. I put offbeat as a pun on the Traffic Warden angle...

I got called for Jury Duty a few years back Niamh, but had a holiday booked so was excused. I would have loved to have done though, think it would be a very interesting experience.

Yeah as long as you got an interesting case though, not something boring

[Kizzy]

I have done it, it was ace ...wish it had been somthing a bit more high profile though like a murder...It was a creepy uncle...:/

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Novo

Got Jury duty at the start of May you can happily take my place

I would if I could, It's a pity you can't volunteer for it

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Novo

Got Jury duty at the start of May you can happily take my place

Depends what you get, could be run of the mill stuff, but could be something more thought provoking. My neighbour did it last summer and sat in on a rape trial. Obviously couldn't discuss it with anyone, but she said it was hard to listen to some of the stuff, it's a big responsibility.

[InOne]

Does everyone have to do jury duty?

[Kizzy]

They pick you off the electoral roll...not sure about dodgy people...you might not have to do it

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by InOne

Does everyone have to do jury duty?

If you get called you do (unless you have a good reason not to) I think it's just a random selection though so you might never be called or you might be called more than once

[Novo]

i tried to think of a good excuse to get out of it at first but then thought **** it may as well do it, the letter was in pink font as well the gayest thing ever

[InOne]

Originally Posted by kizzy

They pick you off the electoral roll...not sure about dodgy people...you might not have to do it

What makes you think I'm dodgy Kizzy?

[Novo]

at least i am doing it before the Euros or the Olympics are on otherwise i'd just not turn up and pay the Ł1000 fine

[Kate!]

you get your meals and everything and may even stay overnight in a hotel, and reasonable expenses paid as well I think.

you get fined?!

[MTVN]

Ice cream van man

[InOne]

Jesus Ł1000! Would be good if it was a high profile case though

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Ice cream van man

I would eat all the Icecream....I love the whippy stuff, with loads of raspberry. And a flake.

[Novo]

No mercy on poor drug addicts or defenceless Alcoholics

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by InOne

What makes you think I'm dodgy Kizzy?

I don't ...Just some people are exempt not everyone has to do it

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Novo

i tried to think of a good excuse to get out of it at first but then thought **** it may as well do it, the letter was in pink font as well the gayest thing ever

It could be good though if you get an interesting case, like a murder or something

[Novo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It could be good though if you get an interesting case, like a murder or something

would rather be out in the sun and not stuck in some sweaty court looking at pictures of someones mutilated body

[Kate!]

There are potential perks though, when the neighbour I mentioned did her Jury service, the case lasted ages and they had to all be sequestered in a Liverpool hotel, she said the food was awesome and all paid for and the hotel was quite luxurious.

Being stuck in a courtroom in nice weather though, yeah wouldn't like that at all, that's the downside. Also I'd be anxious about reprisals if I had to help convict a rapist or murderer.