hahahaha you probably had to be there to think this is funny, but I just got off the phone with a divorce client who said she just left her house for work (and husband coming home soon as he works different shift) and she pooped in every toilet in the house and didn't flush hahahaha I love family law hahaha this is my actual job, I must be crazy to have picked family law!!
11:01-She should have first arranged to clog up the toilets so that they are not effectively functioning or flushing.
That way, husband needs to call "emergency" plumbing services, who will inform him that they can be there between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. tomorrow(at the earliest).
In the meantime, hope husband has a couple empty buckets and a couple empty Maxwell House coffee cans.
On an even more critically important and timely matter impacting us and our practices, please answer me this:
When there is a law firm with like half a dozen named partners in the firm title, and at least three of those names are really lengthy and/or really difficult to pronounce, does the receptionist need to mention all those names each time they answer the phone or can they just answer it by saying "Law Offices."
Some firms seem to insist that all the names are stated. Is that what you guys see or is "Law Offices" the more common salutation?
12:08,Totally frivolous and childish issues, but what the Hell…I'll play.
Yes, it would be funnier , and more outrageous, if she first clogs up the toilets so that none of them flush, and then deposit her contribution to them.
On the second issue, most of the time the receptionist is required to say all the names.
Knew a situation where a receptionist was required to state all 5 or 6 names whenever she answered the phone, and a couple of those names were quite lengthy.
The receptionist was a young woman who recently dumped a suitor, who was now disgruntled about being rejected.
He wasn't the type to resort to traditional stalking or aggressive behavior, so he resorted to the juvenile stunt of repeatedly calling the firm she worked for so she needed to keep stating all the names, and he would then hang up(this was before thee time of caller I.D., etc.).
Had he put even half that energy into getting a job and/or learning what he did to screw up that relationship, he would be much better served in the future. But I digress.
I recall an instance where one of the newer partners would consistently get upset at the receptionist. For years, the firm name included Young and Frutt, even as other partners left. Then when another name was added, it was difficult to remember to say "Young, Frutt, and Bertutti."
"Law Offices" would, of course, have simplified things, but also would have made it more generic. The receptionist should probably get used to long names.
That's usually the problem. Long-term partners may not care much how the phone is answered, but a new partner, who may have toiled years to get their name in the firm, wants to hear their name mentioned whenever they are within ear shot of the receptionist answering the phone.
Egos that need feeding.
I worked for a many named partner firm in LA. Reception/Secretaries answered using just the first three names.
Today, when I correspond with one of the firms with a million partners, I just use the first two or three names. "Smith, Jones, Hernandez, Chu, Oglethorpe, Roth and Sanchez" gets shortened to "Smith & Jones".
How would you like to be the lawyer who answers the phone and hears "Youre not going to believe what that crazy bitch did this morning?" and has to tell his client, "take pictures and email them to me. This is great evidence to demonstrate why she should get neither exclusive possession of the marital residence or primary physical custody."
3:07,don't know how much effect it has on the Primary Custody issue(perhaps some, as it quite unhygienic, to say the least), but the exclusive possession issue is where it really gets interesting.
If this is how she chooses to maintain the premises, and the degree of hygiene and house-keeping she offers, it can be argued give the husband a crack at exclusive possession as he will much better maintain the premises, etc.
All of which suggests a crafty attorney for the husband should perhaps NOT argue that Wife did this to be vindictive.
Instead, argue that huge, festering, liquidy loads, in each toilet of the house, and un-flushable toilets with no plumbing intervention sought, is the ordinary state of affairs as to how she chooses to maintain the premises.
She is so full of shit, she cant possibly be a good mother.
I have seen worse arguments in Family Court, where truth matters not a whit and anything and everything means the end of the world for custody purposes.
My question is whether the client moved between toilets during a single session, or whether she accomplished this over multiple sessions and potentially left certain toilets unflushed for many hours or even days.
4:01, it must have been over several sessions over a few days.
Unless, of course, she had dreadful case of the runs.
How are you all enjoying this most cerebral, MENSA-level discussion?
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August 2, 2021 6:03 pm
The high jump moment between Italy and Qatar was awesome. The dude from Qatar (Barshim) helped the Italian guy (Tamberi) when Tamberi was struggling to return to competition after an ankle injury in 2016. Then, in Tokyo, they both had perfect runs up to 2.39 meters (the Olympic record), which neither cleared after 3 attempts. The officials offered a jumpoff, which at that level is basically a "who screws up first."
Barshim's like "can we share golds?" Happiness, joy, and sportsmanship were all around.
Then you go on Facebook and Americans are booing American teams because of imagined slights to the flag.
You'd be wrong. But feel free to jerk yourself off with the thought of how much you love the flag while hating the people and principles the flag represents.
@7:08 Stop with the patriotism gatekeeping BS. You act as though every single person who has served in the military magically "gets it" and therefore agrees with every single position you take regarding the flag (and probably everything else, in your mind). People aren't nearly as one-dimensional as you think, and people who served (who in fact deserve our thanks) aren't the only voices that matter.
If you served this country and disrespect the flag or the anthem, you should be stripped of all veteran status and be publicly shamed.
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August 2, 2021 7:03 pm
11:03 Although I like your post, the American Marxists are booing the flag because they are ashamed of America. They are ashamed that we have not yet achieved all of the dreams embedded in our founding documents despite the deaths of countless Americans fighting for those ideals. Although I am just a meaningless drop of water in the ocean, I go up to every single person I see (shopping, etc.) that is wearing a flag and tell them thank you.
@ 12:03, you need to re-read 11:03's comment. It does not state what you think (wish?) it does. Also, really? Someone gets your thanks for wearing a $5 t-shirt manufactured with borderline slave labor in a third world country simply because it has a print of the American flag on it? What a stand-up patriot you are, sir (NOT)
The last war that was fought for our "ideals" was WWII…and even that is questionable. We send our troops off to war to fight for oil and power and money. Not ideals.
Politico reported today that 70% of American adults have now received at least 1 shot. My understanding of the 70% significance is that percentage will allow the US to reach herd immunity. Does this now mean the government will no longer require or suggest mask mandates and social distancing measures? What will be the rationale for continued guidance for masks and distancing?
@12:38p – don't get your hopes up. The new mask mandate isn't intended to help the problem, it's intended to make people believe that their elected representatives are doing something to help solve the problem so that the people who believe it will re-elect that representative.
Re: New mask mandate, I think you're 30% right @3:04. The real problem about the prior mask mandate (don't ask/don't tell and trust everyone to do the right thing) is that once vaccines became widely available, the only people not getting them were anti-vax/anti-mask. This created a weird situation where the police yourself model failed because non-vax folks ran around without masks too. In fact, I'd guess that a greater % of vaccinated people wore masks than non-vaccinated people. So under a "tragedy of the commons" type scenario, the only way we can ensure that unvaccinated people are wearing masks is to make everyone wear them.
I think with the new transmission rates more like 83%. Delta is more contagious. But again it is an endemic, will probably be here to stay. I wear a mask because I don't want to suffer if I catch it and have long covid. The mask is a little inconvenient but vs brain fog, loss of smell or taste, possibly putting my house on fire if I can't smell, losing a body part, not being able to work, over 100k in possibly medical bills to over 1 M and bankrupting my family, I will gladly wear a mask and vaccinate. Juice is not worth the squeeze and I am not that vain to be worried about someone seeing my face. https://stephendinan.substack.com/p/why-we-are-headed-for-a-brutal-fall
To 8:19, your insurance deductible is $100k with a $1m max out of pocket? Or, are you uninsured? What about disability insurance? You should probably better financially protect yourself and your family. While my comment may come across as a bit sarcastic, my sentiment is sincere.
Has there been any definitive studies of the level of resistance/immunity created by having Covid and surviving it does to the body compared to a vaccine? My husband and I got Covid earlier this year, survived it without much issue (felt REALLY bad for 2 weeks – serious fatigue, body aches, couldn't stop sleeping, etc.) We had an antibody test a few weeks after we recovered and our doctor told us we didn't need to worry about being vaccinated after that. However the CDC's recommendation is to the contrary. I personally know about 10-11 people who got Covid within the past 6 months and about 40 people that got vaccinated (personal friends). None of us that got Covid have been hit with the Delta variant reinfection but 3 of the vaccinated friends have (working at a casino.)
I had covid in October and lost my sense of smell and taste. After getting the vaccine, smell and taste started to return and I'm maybe at 50% pre-covid levels of being able to smell and taste.
I've got a couple of friends who lost it and regained it after taking the vaccine. No idea how that works, but that's my anectdata supporting it.
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August 2, 2021 8:02 pm
Remember the person from Friday who said the eviction moratorium would keep being extended and by Congress? yeah, me too. It expired, just like I said it would.
I would like to thank Metro for its excellent service to the community, especially during the BLM/Antifa era. Ignore the racially charged haters. It sickens me that everything has to be through the lens of Race, Sex, Identity, and Covid beliefs. A divided America cannot survive.
Wooo woo woo BLM! Antifa! Divided America! And the tinfoil hat wearing MAGAts won't wear a simple piece of cloth over their face even though it could potentially protect their neighbor from a deadly virus. Go to hell.
And metro's service is not "excellent." The racial disparities in that agency are troubling and have been known about for years. The police force should represent the community it serves.
Can you cite the study that demonstrates that masks prevent the spreading COVID? And remember at the beginning, when Fauci stated that we did not need to wear masks and that it could be dangerous if we did.
7:22–It's clear that you are white and grew up in relative comfort and/or being relatively sheltered from the real world.
And perhaps you were raised in a smaller town setting, whereby there was not much in the way of disparate treatment of minorities, as there simply may not have been many minorities to begin with.
But you now live in the Vegas area. Wake up and look around.
@12:54 is a racist. "It's clear that you are white". Wow!
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August 3, 2021 10:39 pm
12:58–Couple points:
1. Racism is usually a concept that those in power, and in the majority, are viewing minorities in a certain negative, stereotypical light, often accompanied by oppression unfairness.
A person from a minority group can be prejudiced against those in power and in the majority, without being a racist. Racism is not merely racially-oriented prejudice, but also, by definition, requires a power imbalance, often oppression, etc.
So, perhaps a minority person could be prejudiced against whites, or even bigoted against them. But racist? No, not according to established definitions and use of the term.
2. Whether you like it or not, I agree that 7:22 sure sounds like it was not written by a minority.
Just like it's a virtual certainty that someone is white when they say something like "How come black people can use the N word, but that other people cannot?"
It is hard to imagine a member of a minority group ever making an observation like that. In fact, I've herd that remark dozens of times, and always by a white person–usually an Anglo white person. At least that's my experience.
These are fair points, but no one, including people of color, should judge anyone else by their race/color. Whether you quibble over the term, racism, prejudice or the like, it doesn't matter. Judging people based upon something they can't change like their skin color isn't ok.
hahahaha you probably had to be there to think this is funny, but I just got off the phone with a divorce client who said she just left her house for work (and husband coming home soon as he works different shift) and she pooped in every toilet in the house and didn't flush hahahaha I love family law hahaha this is my actual job, I must be crazy to have picked family law!!
thank you for sharing…this is amazing
11:01-She should have first arranged to clog up the toilets so that they are not effectively functioning or flushing.
That way, husband needs to call "emergency" plumbing services, who will inform him that they can be there between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. tomorrow(at the earliest).
In the meantime, hope husband has a couple empty buckets and a couple empty Maxwell House coffee cans.
On an even more critically important and timely matter impacting us and our practices, please answer me this:
When there is a law firm with like half a dozen named partners in the firm title, and at least three of those names are really lengthy and/or really difficult to pronounce, does the receptionist need to mention all those names each time they answer the phone or can they just answer it by saying "Law Offices."
Some firms seem to insist that all the names are stated. Is that what you guys see or is "Law Offices" the more common salutation?
It would be a nice touch if she upperdecked one of the toilets. You might consider recommending it next time you speak with your client.
12:08,Totally frivolous and childish issues, but what the Hell…I'll play.
Yes, it would be funnier , and more outrageous, if she first clogs up the toilets so that none of them flush, and then deposit her contribution to them.
On the second issue, most of the time the receptionist is required to say all the names.
Knew a situation where a receptionist was required to state all 5 or 6 names whenever she answered the phone, and a couple of those names were quite lengthy.
The receptionist was a young woman who recently dumped a suitor, who was now disgruntled about being rejected.
He wasn't the type to resort to traditional stalking or aggressive behavior, so he resorted to the juvenile stunt of repeatedly calling the firm she worked for so she needed to keep stating all the names, and he would then hang up(this was before thee time of caller I.D., etc.).
Had he put even half that energy into getting a job and/or learning what he did to screw up that relationship, he would be much better served in the future. But I digress.
I recall an instance where one of the newer partners would consistently get upset at the receptionist. For years, the firm name included Young and Frutt, even as other partners left. Then when another name was added, it was difficult to remember to say "Young, Frutt, and Bertutti."
"Law Offices" would, of course, have simplified things, but also would have made it more generic. The receptionist should probably get used to long names.
That's usually the problem. Long-term partners may not care much how the phone is answered, but a new partner, who may have toiled years to get their name in the firm, wants to hear their name mentioned whenever they are within ear shot of the receptionist answering the phone.
Egos that need feeding.
I worked for a many named partner firm in LA. Reception/Secretaries answered using just the first three names.
Today, when I correspond with one of the firms with a million partners, I just use the first two or three names. "Smith, Jones, Hernandez, Chu, Oglethorpe, Roth and Sanchez" gets shortened to "Smith & Jones".
Sorry but the toilet story was hilarious.
How would you like to be the lawyer who answers the phone and hears "Youre not going to believe what that crazy bitch did this morning?" and has to tell his client, "take pictures and email them to me. This is great evidence to demonstrate why she should get neither exclusive possession of the marital residence or primary physical custody."
Ahhhh I do miss family law.
3:07,don't know how much effect it has on the Primary Custody issue(perhaps some, as it quite unhygienic, to say the least), but the exclusive possession issue is where it really gets interesting.
If this is how she chooses to maintain the premises, and the degree of hygiene and house-keeping she offers, it can be argued give the husband a crack at exclusive possession as he will much better maintain the premises, etc.
All of which suggests a crafty attorney for the husband should perhaps NOT argue that Wife did this to be vindictive.
Instead, argue that huge, festering, liquidy loads, in each toilet of the house, and un-flushable toilets with no plumbing intervention sought, is the ordinary state of affairs as to how she chooses to maintain the premises.
She is so full of shit, she cant possibly be a good mother.
I have seen worse arguments in Family Court, where truth matters not a whit and anything and everything means the end of the world for custody purposes.
My question is whether the client moved between toilets during a single session, or whether she accomplished this over multiple sessions and potentially left certain toilets unflushed for many hours or even days.
4:01, it must have been over several sessions over a few days.
Unless, of course, she had dreadful case of the runs.
How are you all enjoying this most cerebral, MENSA-level discussion?
The high jump moment between Italy and Qatar was awesome. The dude from Qatar (Barshim) helped the Italian guy (Tamberi) when Tamberi was struggling to return to competition after an ankle injury in 2016. Then, in Tokyo, they both had perfect runs up to 2.39 meters (the Olympic record), which neither cleared after 3 attempts. The officials offered a jumpoff, which at that level is basically a "who screws up first."
Barshim's like "can we share golds?" Happiness, joy, and sportsmanship were all around.
Then you go on Facebook and Americans are booing American teams because of imagined slights to the flag.
Yay.
"Imagined slights to the flag" said by someone who I'm pretty sure never served this country and therefore doesn't get it.
You'd be wrong. But feel free to jerk yourself off with the thought of how much you love the flag while hating the people and principles the flag represents.
Really? Where and when did you serve?
@7:40 like you'd believe them if they told you LOL
@7:08 Stop with the patriotism gatekeeping BS. You act as though every single person who has served in the military magically "gets it" and therefore agrees with every single position you take regarding the flag (and probably everything else, in your mind). People aren't nearly as one-dimensional as you think, and people who served (who in fact deserve our thanks) aren't the only voices that matter.
I never served and those "slights" were just as real to me. Many of our athletes competing in the Olympics are an embarrassment.
If you served this country and disrespect the flag or the anthem, you should be stripped of all veteran status and be publicly shamed.
11:03 Although I like your post, the American Marxists are booing the flag because they are ashamed of America. They are ashamed that we have not yet achieved all of the dreams embedded in our founding documents despite the deaths of countless Americans fighting for those ideals. Although I am just a meaningless drop of water in the ocean, I go up to every single person I see (shopping, etc.) that is wearing a flag and tell them thank you.
@ 12:03, you need to re-read 11:03's comment. It does not state what you think (wish?) it does. Also, really? Someone gets your thanks for wearing a $5 t-shirt manufactured with borderline slave labor in a third world country simply because it has a print of the American flag on it? What a stand-up patriot you are, sir (NOT)
The last war that was fought for our "ideals" was WWII…and even that is questionable. We send our troops off to war to fight for oil and power and money. Not ideals.
@123 speaks truth!
Politico reported today that 70% of American adults have now received at least 1 shot. My understanding of the 70% significance is that percentage will allow the US to reach herd immunity. Does this now mean the government will no longer require or suggest mask mandates and social distancing measures? What will be the rationale for continued guidance for masks and distancing?
I doubt it. Herd immunity varies by disease (Measles needs 94%).
>What will be the rationale for continued guidance for masks and distancing?
The increase in cases. If cases start to go down, as a result of vaccines and masks, then I imagine masks will be relaxed again.
Almost. Viruses morph, there may not ever be herd immunity as other variants arrive, just like the flu.
@12:38p – don't get your hopes up. The new mask mandate isn't intended to help the problem, it's intended to make people believe that their elected representatives are doing something to help solve the problem so that the people who believe it will re-elect that representative.
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Go target some other blog with your troll farm shitposting.
Re: New mask mandate, I think you're 30% right @3:04. The real problem about the prior mask mandate (don't ask/don't tell and trust everyone to do the right thing) is that once vaccines became widely available, the only people not getting them were anti-vax/anti-mask. This created a weird situation where the police yourself model failed because non-vax folks ran around without masks too. In fact, I'd guess that a greater % of vaccinated people wore masks than non-vaccinated people. So under a "tragedy of the commons" type scenario, the only way we can ensure that unvaccinated people are wearing masks is to make everyone wear them.
I think with the new transmission rates more like 83%. Delta is more contagious. But again it is an endemic, will probably be here to stay. I wear a mask because I don't want to suffer if I catch it and have long covid. The mask is a little inconvenient but vs brain fog, loss of smell or taste, possibly putting my house on fire if I can't smell, losing a body part, not being able to work, over 100k in possibly medical bills to over 1 M and bankrupting my family, I will gladly wear a mask and vaccinate. Juice is not worth the squeeze and I am not that vain to be worried about someone seeing my face.
https://stephendinan.substack.com/p/why-we-are-headed-for-a-brutal-fall
To 8:19, your insurance deductible is $100k with a $1m max out of pocket? Or, are you uninsured? What about disability insurance? You should probably better financially protect yourself and your family. While my comment may come across as a bit sarcastic, my sentiment is sincere.
Has there been any definitive studies of the level of resistance/immunity created by having Covid and surviving it does to the body compared to a vaccine? My husband and I got Covid earlier this year, survived it without much issue (felt REALLY bad for 2 weeks – serious fatigue, body aches, couldn't stop sleeping, etc.) We had an antibody test a few weeks after we recovered and our doctor told us we didn't need to worry about being vaccinated after that. However the CDC's recommendation is to the contrary. I personally know about 10-11 people who got Covid within the past 6 months and about 40 people that got vaccinated (personal friends). None of us that got Covid have been hit with the Delta variant reinfection but 3 of the vaccinated friends have (working at a casino.)
I had covid in October and lost my sense of smell and taste. After getting the vaccine, smell and taste started to return and I'm maybe at 50% pre-covid levels of being able to smell and taste.
I've got a couple of friends who lost it and regained it after taking the vaccine. No idea how that works, but that's my anectdata supporting it.
Remember the person from Friday who said the eviction moratorium would keep being extended and by Congress? yeah, me too. It expired, just like I said it would.
Paralegal here: Evictions and eviction defense have become the bane of my existence. I have gotten nothing else done today.
And yet, your boss is making the bank! Good for them.
1:02, that was me. If this blog wasn't anonymous, I'd gladly give you your $10 bill or lunch equivalent.
3:46 – if you really want to, donate it to your charity of choice
🙂
3:46 – good idea!!! Will do.
I would like to thank Metro for its excellent service to the community, especially during the BLM/Antifa era. Ignore the racially charged haters. It sickens me that everything has to be through the lens of Race, Sex, Identity, and Covid beliefs. A divided America cannot survive.
Wooo woo woo BLM! Antifa! Divided America! And the tinfoil hat wearing MAGAts won't wear a simple piece of cloth over their face even though it could potentially protect their neighbor from a deadly virus. Go to hell.
And metro's service is not "excellent." The racial disparities in that agency are troubling and have been known about for years. The police force should represent the community it serves.
Can you cite the study that demonstrates that masks prevent the spreading COVID? And remember at the beginning, when Fauci stated that we did not need to wear masks and that it could be dangerous if we did.
it doesnt exist!
7:22–It's clear that you are white and grew up in relative comfort and/or being relatively sheltered from the real world.
And perhaps you were raised in a smaller town setting, whereby there was not much in the way of disparate treatment of minorities, as there simply may not have been many minorities to begin with.
But you now live in the Vegas area. Wake up and look around.
@12:54 is a racist. "It's clear that you are white". Wow!
12:58–Couple points:
1. Racism is usually a concept that those in power, and in the majority, are viewing minorities in a certain negative, stereotypical light, often accompanied by oppression unfairness.
A person from a minority group can be prejudiced against those in power and in the majority, without being a racist. Racism is not merely racially-oriented prejudice, but also, by definition, requires a power imbalance, often oppression, etc.
So, perhaps a minority person could be prejudiced against whites, or even bigoted against them. But racist? No, not according to established definitions and use of the term.
2. Whether you like it or not, I agree that 7:22 sure sounds like it was not written by a minority.
Just like it's a virtual certainty that someone is white when they say something like "How come black people can use the N word, but that other people cannot?"
It is hard to imagine a member of a minority group ever making an observation like that. In fact, I've herd that remark dozens of times, and always by a white person–usually an Anglo white person. At least that's my experience.
These are fair points, but no one, including people of color, should judge anyone else by their race/color. Whether you quibble over the term, racism, prejudice or the like, it doesn't matter. Judging people based upon something they can't change like their skin color isn't ok.