"The Jury Commissioners have denied your request for excuse."
To be excused.
For an excuse.
What is more baffling? The fact that I could not convince the Jury Commission that I am totally unfit for jury duty - not to mention in need of transportation to the Courthouse, which I do not think is implied in the statement that those who fail to comply may be picked up by the Sheriff - or the wording of the rejection.

I said nothing snarky when calling for a deferral. I sure don't need the Sheriff picking me up for being a smart-aleck. Fortunately I was able to cash in my one-time-only deferral without having to take out my tiny violin and sing a song about sharing the car with Martha, the rheumatologist's appointment etc. combined with the fact that the Lake County Courthouse gives me the willies. I didn't even come close to some comment about all the thieves and whores...in addition to those on trial. Hey - I got that from my sister, who, after 20+ years in criminal law has some strong opinions of the justice system.

So...we'll put off to September what we could do in April. I know that when September comes I will regret this, but for now it feels good.