Odd Egg In The Dozen | DearDiary.Net

One more little tidbit from the jury saga.

It's official.

I am well and truly a Luddite.

When we entered the jury room for our deliberations. The marshal told everyone they would have to give him their cell phones. Someone said, You mean we have to turn them off right? He said No, bring them into the anti-room here with me. EVERYONE got up and filed out there to give him their phones.... except me. I don't have a cell phone.

I sat at the table alone, waiting for them to come back in.

They could not believe I didn't have one. There was congenial shaking of heads and laughter at the absurdity of my backwardness. Though their mild astonishment did stop short of any humiliating gestures, like patting me on the head or some other indignity.

It's a Luddite's lot in life I guess.

Sigh.....

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