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by goose » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:37 am
The reason I posted this was I recently had a client show up for a hearing (generally, hearings are not attended by clients .... it was just a stupid stalling motion filed by the other side) and I appeared in court in my riding suit (wearing a douchesuit underneath). Anyway, I removed my gear and sat it down in a chair in the courtroom. I was still wearing my riding boots because I'm only going to stand in front of a podium anyway (the judge only cares if i'm wearing a tie and a jacket really). So, I win the hearing and I'm walking out and my client walks up to me (I've never met or seen him before - happens all the time believe it or not, just know him through phone conversations).
Anyway, he calls my boss and fires my firm. Literally stating that his delicate matter could not be handled by a person who was so irresponsible as to show up for a hearing riding a motorcycle. I told him he should have fired me before the hearing and saved me the hassle of riding down to that f'n crack hole in Hayward.
My boss (not the guy in the picture, my other boss) is a rider, but he is also all about appearances. He's upset that we were fired and I informed him that I won the hearing, and, given the opportunity, I'd win the f'n case too!
So, I return to the office with one foot out the door. A long week of silence, cold stares and micromanagement. Finally, I can't take it and invite my boss out for a beer just to have it out and get it over with. He declines. So we all go to this Bar Association meeting and I'm pretty certain it's my last day of employment. I don't own a car, so I ride. Anyway, unbeknownst to any of us, we get an advocacy award (pretty silly really). Anyway, I still may have one foot out the door, but I guess it's hard to fire a guy who wins an award and receives it in the motorcycle gear you're complaining about. Probably should have posted it in rants.... but whatever.
Drink triples til you're seeing double, feeling single, and looking for trouble! -Johnny Nitro, RIP
"British bikes of that era are made of a special alloy known as Brittainium. It is the only metal known to be able to rust even when fully submerged in oil. It also corrodes microscopic passages through itself whenever it makes contact with any known gasketing material." - AZ Rider
Re: Husaberg Build: "I pictured it more like the heroin addicted ex that keeps turning up, the bleeding you dry, breaking your heart, and crushing your soul, but you keep taking her back because it's the most fun ride you've ever had..." Bo-9
