The thing that got me at one jury duty deal when I was younger was that the judge did not seem to get that I did not get paid when I was not at work and I could not afford to not get paid. I was making like $8/hr back then. The judge acted like I was nuts for telling him I would lose my apartment if I served, it was the truth. The $4 a day they were springing for each day did not even cover gas.