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Monday 1st December 2003 A missive from The Court Service summons me to attend at the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey for Jury Service on Monday 26th January 2004. I work for myself, and this date falls right in the middle of what I know will be an extremely busy period. If I go, I stand to lose a lot of my anticipated income. Ring my old friend James, thinking that, as he’s long been freelance and self-employed, he might know how to respond. He tells me that he, too, has been summoned for jury service – also at the Old Bailey on 26th January. How many eligible jurors are there in the Greater London area whose surnames begin with P and R? And, in any case, James lives in Enfield on the other side of London, and we’re in Greenwich. (Greg)
Date submitted:Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:42:06 +0000Coincidence ID:9947
