I find it interesting that the payment for jury duty is still only $15 a day, and only starts on the second day. It hasn't changed in at least 25 years (the last time I had to serve).
oh and pro-tip, you can actually get through quite a big chunk of "a game of thrones" (the novel) sitting on your butt in a jury assembly room for a full day.
that's how I felt. I brought a lunch, but it's such a long day sitting there that I ended up buying more to eat, and a coffee, and spent most of the $15. Oh, except, here, you don't get paid for your first