Wake up granny , time to vote for the jury

A regular afternoon nap isn't normally an excuse to skip jury duty -- but 103-year-olds aren't normally summonsed to court, either.

Phyllis Perkins, born in 1903, wrote in the reply to her juror summons that she should be excluded from serving as a juror because "jury duty might interrupt my nap time."

"We all had a good laugh about (the summons)," said Perkins.

"I'm not a person who wants to be in the limelight, but we've had a lot of fun with this."

Laying in her bed at the Luther Tower care facility, Perkins said she had some help filling out her reply to the sheriff's office.

"You get to be 103 and things aren't all there. Of course, I have trouble seeing, so the kids read (the summons) and said they'd fix it up," Perkins said.

"The kids asked me how I'll reply and I said, '(Jury duty) will just cut into my nap time.' "

Citizens over 65 are automatically exempt from jury duty, but they can attend if they desire, said Gordon Laing, a Saskatoon sheriff.

"All people have to do is indicate they're over 65 and we don't question it. It's automatic."