I need erosion control for my sanity

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 07/24/2018 at 10:26 • Filed to: None

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I have mediation this afternoon. The client supplies labor to a factory that makes erosion control whatsis like you see pictured above. It actually is a pretty good case for us, except the client can’t get his shit together. He is missing a substantial number of records that we need, or says he is, but doesn’t feel like getting them. He and I will be talking this morning. It drives me nuts when clients don’t get me what I need to help them.

The mediator today is a retired judge who is the most respected mediator in this region. When he was a judge, he was at the center of a lot of controversy, including an effort to remove him from the bench. There was a case where a woman who was a hardcore drug addict was before him for sentencing. He recognized her - she was a regular customer of the jail and the court. He knew from her file that the state had taken several children away from her due to her inability to care for them.

The jusge offered her a choice. Jail for her various offenses, or a contraceptive implant in her forearm as a condition of probation. She chose the latter, and people went nuts. On the left, he was accused of disregarding her reproductive rights. On the right, they wanted her in jail. He pissed off everyone, and it culminated with someone shooting at him on the bench - the bullet missed his head by mere inches. No metal detectors or X Ray machines in courthouses in those days.

For some reason, the guy has taken a liking to me over the years. The last time I was in his office (to do business with his partner) he pulled me aside to express support for some of the controversy that surrounds me. It was a cool moment, and whatever the outcome for me, I won’t forget it. I would much rather earn the respect of a man like this in private than be venerated in public.

Sunchaser for your time.

jimz > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 10:35

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It actually is a pretty good case for us, except the client can’t get his shit together. He is missing a substantial number of records that we need, or says he is, but doesn’t feel like getting them.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 10:35

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controversy that surrounds me

lol. yeah, that sucks man.  People should just let you do you, but I know that America doesn’t roll like that.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 11:11

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Your client sounds like a guy I worked for doing IT. Small business, his accountant came to me for an inventory of the systems so he could depreciate the assets and I asked my boss for receipts I had handed in over the past year and receipts for everything purchased before I got there. I was handed a file box full of every receipt for the last 10 years. No folders just a box stuffed with receipts. 

Tripper > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 11:49

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dropthatclutch > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 11:54

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I often joke that my job as a Consulting  Civil Engineer would be great if it weren’t for clients. 

DipodomysDeserti > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 11:56

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The real story here is that our courts have been able to supply long term birth control to people for over thirty years but still can’t get people proper mental health and drug addiction services. Also, there were a lot of problems with early etonogestrel birth control implants, leading to them eventually being pulled off the market.

I kind of wish I could have committed some low level offense and negotiated in my vasectomy as a means of penance. Would have saved me some dough.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 12:04

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That green plastic shit they make to replace jute netting is terrible for the environment. I’ve seen snakes and other animals get caught up and strangled in the netting.

vicali > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 12:09

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It’s like you’re talking gabions when its riprap time..

TheRealBicycleBuck > ImmoralMinority 07/24/2018 at 13:10

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“It actually is a pretty good case for us, except the client can’t get his shit together. He is missing a substantial number of records that we need, or says he is, but doesn’t feel like getting them.”

We’re having a similar issue. We’re working to get FEMA reimbursement for disaster damage. One of the problems is that the local agencies don’t track their labor hours with enough detail to match the labor to the specific projects. If we can’t provide paperwork to show the connection between the labor and the projects, we can’t apply for reimbursement. The same goes for contractors who don’t invoice on individual projects and heavy equipment usage. In short, the local agencies are missing out on millions in reimbursement because they can’t track their money and time.