I moved to MA in 2005 and was summoned 6 times in the first 8 years I lived in the state. I had to report 3 times. Once in Worcester and twice in Fitchburg. One time I had to wait 4 hours as the one case scheduled eventually settled outside of court. The next one was in Worcester. After a few hours, we were brought in and they selected the jury. I was not selected so I was free to go. The last time I was selected, the one case scheduled went to court and I was selected to the jury. The judge picked me as jury foreman.

Basic case of a guy arguing with his girlfriend and the neighbor called the cops. Police had maintenance unlock the door to their apartment and barged right in. The defendant went to check on the noise and greeted with a officer slamming him into a wall as he rounded the hallway corner. As the officer pushes him into the wall, he also wrestles him to the ground. In the process the defendant puts his hands on the officer. They stated he assaulted the officer and resisted arrest and they threw him down on the ground.

3 officers testified, 3 slightly different versions. The guys gf testified that he wasn’t hurting her, they were just arguing. The defendants lawyer’s questions were clearly aggravating the arresting officer, proving he was a hot head. I think we took 5 mins to conclude he was not guilty. It was definitely a good experience, but the waiting around stinks. Bring a book along with lunch.

FYI you can serve both federal and state in the same year because I had too.

Nice painting. I love Rock Harbor. I go there all them time.

I live in central ma and my MIL lives on the north shore. We get more snow and it’s a bit colder here than Boston.

If you really want to see how bad people are at driving, tow a trailer. The amount of people that cut you off, stop really quick in front of you, expect you to get out of their way when they are merging onto the highway is unreal.

In MA, turn signals are a sign of weakness. Never let your opponent know your next move lol.

I built my shed 6 months after we moved to Ma. I feel your pain though. I finished half my basement after my first child was born. To say I was I tired is an understatement lol. Took me a whole year, but the end result was worth it though.

Most decent sheds will be expensive. Klotter farms in Ct might deliver to Worcester. To bad you couldn’t do it yourself. I saved a boatload building my own shed.

If your handy, buy plans online and build it yourself. You can also get some cool new tools in the process and save thousands.