....and what was to happen this Thursday morning? well, I was to receive a letter from a 'jury summoning officer'...telling me that I had been 'excused' from jury service...'excused' and not 'exempt'?....go figure.....anyway, pics from today:

 

https://www.gov.uk/jury-service/delaying-or-being-excused-from-jury-service

 

....so basically, they are going to bother me with this, again - next year?...because 'delaying' appears to  be synonymous with 'excused'....