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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11480 on: July 16, 2015, 09:41:32 pm »
Bought the wifey a car today.  It's being delivered on Monday and she doesn't know a thing about it.......so hoping to surprise her for when she gets home from work.   ;D
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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11481 on: July 16, 2015, 09:48:54 pm »
I got summoned today for court jury duty for a trial that starts in September.  :-\

Settle in for six weeks?


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My wife got lucky last month, only two days of sitting around then they sent them all home.

They're casting a large and wide net here for jurors for the Oland murder trial, it'll be a long one, with the top defense lawyers in Canada and lots of issues.  It will be fascinating, but there's no way I'd want to have to sit through what will be six to eight weeks of trial.  I expect that's the trial he got the jury notice for.

I went to register today and was told that the selection process itself could take a week.   :P
Does your company pay you for jury duty ?

Yes.

I wonder if there's a limit?  I know my boss wouldn't be too pleased to lose someone for the duration of that trial.


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I thought companies had to pay (no choice) people who called in for jury duty.

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11482 on: July 16, 2015, 09:59:24 pm »
I got summoned today for court jury duty for a trial that starts in September.  :-\

Settle in for six weeks?


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My wife got lucky last month, only two days of sitting around then they sent them all home.

They're casting a large and wide net here for jurors for the Oland murder trial, it'll be a long one, with the top defense lawyers in Canada and lots of issues.  It will be fascinating, but there's no way I'd want to have to sit through what will be six to eight weeks of trial.  I expect that's the trial he got the jury notice for.

I went to register today and was told that the selection process itself could take a week.   :P
Does your company pay you for jury duty ?

Yes.

I wonder if there's a limit?  I know my boss wouldn't be too pleased to lose someone for the duration of that trial.


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I thought companies had to pay (no choice) people who called in for jury duty.
Why would you think that ?
Jury duty in Ontario
Employers are required to provide employees with time off for jury duty. Whether or not the employee is paid for the time off is at the employer’s discretion. 


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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11483 on: July 16, 2015, 10:33:54 pm »
Bought the wifey a car today.  It's being delivered on Monday and she doesn't know a thing about it.......so hoping to surprise her for when she gets home from work.   ;D
Excellent, congrats!  Safe to assume there's a show-n-shine coming...
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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11484 on: July 16, 2015, 11:01:10 pm »
Bought the wifey a car today.  It's being delivered on Monday and she doesn't know a thing about it.......so hoping to surprise her for when she gets home from work.   ;D

COOL.

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11485 on: July 17, 2015, 06:52:52 am »
Bought the wifey a car today.  It's being delivered on Monday and she doesn't know a thing about it.......so hoping to surprise her for when she gets home from work.   ;D

 :bounce: :banana: :fiver:  Can't wait for the show and shine reveal.  Can I come by for a preview?   :cheers:

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11486 on: July 17, 2015, 07:27:26 am »
Bought the wifey a car today.  It's being delivered on Monday and she doesn't know a thing about it.......so hoping to surprise her for when she gets home from work.   ;D

Excellent! S&S will be soon?

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11487 on: July 17, 2015, 08:16:22 am »
Bought the wifey a car today.  It's being delivered on Monday and she doesn't know a thing about it.......so hoping to surprise her for when she gets home from work.   ;D

Excellent! S&S will be soon?

That's really sweet.  Pretty quick turn around, car must have been on the lot.  Never happens to me, I always have to search and ask for what I want.  Oh we don't have that on the lot...

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11488 on: July 17, 2015, 05:20:09 pm »
Yep, will post in the S&S next week.  Looks like a Tuesday delivery now from Montreal instead of Monday. 

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11489 on: July 17, 2015, 09:23:33 pm »
I don't have it yet, but this is it.  Supposed to arrive on Tuesday morning.



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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11490 on: July 17, 2015, 09:43:02 pm »
Awesome Shane!!  :fiver:  Although, I must say I'm not surprised at all.  I knew what you wanted and glad to see it worked out!  :cheers:

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11491 on: July 17, 2015, 09:43:59 pm »
Nice. I believe this is the first Q50 on the board?
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« Reply #11492 on: July 17, 2015, 09:49:45 pm »
Congratulations!
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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11493 on: July 17, 2015, 09:51:55 pm »
Awesome Shane!!  :fiver:  Although, I must say I'm not surprised at all.  I knew what you wanted and glad to see it worked out!  :cheers:

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Thanks Tom.  Hopefully it will be a nice surprise for the wifey on Tuesday when she gets home from work!   ;D

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11494 on: July 17, 2015, 09:51:59 pm »
Please no show n shine for the morning after you give her the car!   :P

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« Reply #11495 on: July 17, 2015, 09:53:31 pm »
Nice. I believe this is the first Q50 on the board?

Probably.  I think there's only been a few Infiniti owners here IIRC.  This will be my 5th one, so I guess you could say I'm a slappie.   :)

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« Reply #11496 on: July 17, 2015, 09:54:05 pm »
Please no show n shine for the morning after you give her the car!   :P

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« Reply #11497 on: July 17, 2015, 09:55:27 pm »
 :fiver: Congrats!! She looks great.  :)

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« Reply #11498 on: July 17, 2015, 09:56:46 pm »
Nice. I believe this is the first Q50 on the board?

Probably.  I think there's only been a few Infiniti owners here IIRC.  This will be my 5th one, so I guess you could say I'm a slappie.   :)

Indeed. Also I think this is the first of the new Japanese sport sedan crop as I don't think anyone else has a new IS or TLX.

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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11499 on: July 17, 2015, 10:02:40 pm »
Awesome Shane!