I've never served on a jury but been called up MANY times .... there are so many trials that happen here in California that registered voters are being called every 12 months .... sometimes you get the notice sooner -- which is lucky, because by law you can only be called up for jury duty 1 time in 12 months so if that happens, your name goes back to the end of the list! I don't mind the concept of it, it's just that .. as you said ... it's usually a day (or sometimes as much as 2 weeks here) that you go and sit and sit and sit and sit .... and then about 3:30 or 4:00 they tell you if you can go home and not worry about coming back .... or go home and come back again tomorrow (when you get to sit and sit and sit and sit all over again). I always take a couple of books and some kind of craft (cross-stitch, etc.) project and a few snacks, cause nothing takes a longer time to pass then just sitting and looking at a bunch of people you don't even know.