Have you guys ever had someone come to your door from "an energy company" and offer to lower your rates? This happened yesterday, and it totally freaked me out at first.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 13:42 (eleven years ago) link
basically this is what happened:
Somehow this dude got into the building and then came to our apt door and asked to see our electric bill. I didn't give it to him, and I asked him a thousand questions and he gave me a thousand shitty sheepish answers, like
me: What have the other people in the building said to this proposal? him; I don't know, yours is the first door I knocked on
me: why do you seem like you don't know what you're talking about?him: uh sorry it's my first day on the job
i didn't mean to give this guy an unnecessarily hard time, but wtf is he doing knocking on my door?!
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 13:43 (eleven years ago) link
i realize that i may overreact when strangers come to the door, but ime it has never been a good thing
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
Dude came to our door asking this crap. I told him if they want to provide me any information to mail it and to go away.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 13:52 (eleven years ago) link
No patience for door to door shit. Legit or not.
I'm only ok with census takers.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
So last Wednesday, I brought some carrots and a cheese stick to work and put them in the fridge. I left early that day, and called in on Thursday, and when I came in on Friday, they were gone! I figured my coworker cleaned out our office fridge, and I thought it kind of sucked that she threw out perfectly good snacks, but rather than make a big deal (or any deal) out of it, I just let it go. I like having a clean fridge and if the price is that I occasionally lose a perfectly good snack or two, fine.
Good thing I didn't mention it, because I found the cheese and the carrots in my purse this morning. I never actually put them in the fridge.
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― carl agatha, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
oh no!
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
i guess i don't know for sure that those door-to-door energy company things are scams but i've always assumed they are. they certainly feel like scams. we've gotten them a few times.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
they are! d looked it up.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
so a friend of mine is on the left of this photo, the girl with the camera (which apparently belonged to a woman on the ground, who she was trying to help up): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/us/two-held-on-terrorism-charges-at-nato-meeting.html?pagewanted=all
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link
Ah, good to know. That's really ballsy to come right to somebody's face with a scam like that. xp
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link
Wow! Is your friend okay?
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, she got arrested and there are some other crazy pictures on facebook, but she's ok.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks for the heads up guys, just fyi, if you are ever in a similar situation, they do take credit cards but with a 4.75% fee.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
Did you have to do anything weird to pay w/ plastic?
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
Skin graft.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
Nope, just the fee. And wait forever for the little machine to process.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:17 (eleven years ago) link
Also, can I just say how insane court fees are? I ended up having to pay thirty bucks for my actual fine, the court costs were 5.5 times the fine in total. My favorite was "miscellaneous fees... $75", which was, of course, smack dab in the middle of a bunch of other detailed fees.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:13 (eleven years ago) link
What the shit.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:49 (eleven years ago) link
Pretty much my reaction. You could see it on the faces of everyone who walked from traffic court into the adjacent clerk's office to pay. The judge would be like, "that's $30 plus court fees", so you'd be thinking, "hmm, that's not too bad, I can't imagine court fees to be that bad". Then you'd get to the clerk's desk and they'd be all, "okay, your total is $195" and you'd be, "what the WHAT".
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:53 (eleven years ago) link
Did you ask what the "misc. fees" was all about?
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
No because there were signs all over the room and the clerk loudly reminding us every 35 seconds, "Do NOT ask about court fees. Court fees are set by law and cannot be altered. Arguments over court fees can lead to being charged with contempt." It was just, here it is, deal with it.gif
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
WTF at that sign???
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:30 (eleven years ago) link
That's kind of the hidden fun of tickets where you don't have to appear in court, necessarily. Oh hey yeah the court will dismiss your ticket and you don't have to pay it, just pay a small court fee.
I think "court fees" are considerably less here (I'm thinking thirty-something dollars per offense or something) but it's still a trick.
― mh, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
Some of those fees are revenue generators, like "We'll pay for red light cameras by adding an additional $5 in misc. fees onto traffic tickets."
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:35 (eleven years ago) link
The base appearance fee in a civil case is $248.00, but on top of that, there are these misc. fees:
Automation $15.00Document storage $15.00Court Services $25.00Children Waiting Rm $18.00Law Library $18.00Dispute Resolution $1.00
Which at least are itemized on the receipt.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
That sign is awesome.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
do this don't do that can't you read the siiiign
― Steve Youngblood (dan m), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
I actually really hate that song
FBI Stop Raping My Wife guy is now out there wearing a shirt proclaiming himself the "only arrestee 5/21/12." He also has a sign that says "whistle blower" and a whistle that he toots every three seconds or so. He's still on hunger strike.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
(Overheard from a traffic cop: "You know he eats as soon as he leaves here.")
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
he's had the whistle for a couple of weeks at least.
i kind of love the song "signs" because it's just so over-the-top. it's also really fun to sing, i would do it at karaoke.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
WELL HEY NOW MISTER CAN'T YOU READYOU GOT TO HAVE A SHIRT AND TIIIIEE TO GET A SEATYOU CAN'T WALK NO YOU CAN'T SPEAKYOU AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BEEEEEEE HEEEEEEERE
or something like that
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
I haven't seen him in a while, but last time I did, he looked well-fed.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
Automation $15.00Document storage $15.00Court Services $25.00
I know these three appeared on my list.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
You know what I hate? When LOLyers use the phrase "another bite at the apple." As in, "There is no argument here; Plaintiff just wants another bite at the apple." There is more than one bite in an apple. Why is it always bite AT the apple? Plus it always makes me think of jerk lawyers in their dumb suits and giant Goggins teeth taking cartoonishly prissy bites at an apple and that's a gross mental image.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
i've never heard that expression before. it seems dumb.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
Fucking D0r0thy Br0wn. She's gotten lazy and she will never be defeated in an election. The IL Supreme Court wants circuit courts to get with the times and institute electronic filing, which she sort of *barely* did. It's only available for 1 type of case in 1 division (commercial calendar cases in the Law Division).
E-filing in all other departments has been http://animatedgif.net/underconstruction/comsoon2_e0.gif for years.
xp to jvc
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
I think only lawyers and real estate developers use that term.
(xpost)
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
I feel like defending the phrase but I don't have an argument for why. It is in line with "another shot at" or "another go at."
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
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― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
IMO the term is meant to evoke an image of making an attempt to catch a moving target, like bobbing for apples in a tub of water or trying to bite an apple being dangled from a string. A bite AT is better than a bite OF because it puts across the idea that success is not guaranteed, and even if you manage to get your teeth on it, you might not get much of a payoff.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
Yeh, that's a good assessment.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah well I don't trust that the most recent attorney to offend me with this saying is smart enough to think about it that way.
tbrr I just don't like attorneys.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
Well it's probably not something anyone thinks out when writing it, anymore than other figures of speech.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
i just got a filling and now i am at work feeling v sedated
― game of crones (La Lechera), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
The worst lawyer vocal tic is saying "strike that" when they mean "ignore what I just said" or "nevermind that was wrong."
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
Opposing counsel in our of our cases has a typo in his letterhead. The name university where he teaches/practices is misspelled.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry about the filling, A. I hope you have something nice planned for yourself later. xoxo
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:28 (eleven years ago) link