![]() ![]() You aren’t owed any money.”Īfter a few choice words, the speaker hangs up. Me: “You’re welcome to take legal advice if you want, but our contract is clear. Speaker: “Well, I guess I’m just going to have to sue you, then, aren’t I?” Me: “We’re not going to pay you for a talk you never gave that we didn’t cancel.” Speaker: “Why should that make a difference? The talk was cancelled at the last minute, so I want the money.” If you cancel, you don’t get paid, regardless of how much notice you give.” Me: “Yes… if we have to cancel the meeting with less than forty-eight hours’ notice. Speaker: “Well, the contract says if the talk was cancelled with less than forty-eight hours’ notice I would be paid anyway.” Me: *Long pause* “You cancelled and never actually did the talk, so we didn’t pay you.” Speaker: “I don’t seem to have been paid.” Thankfully, we end up having a free-writing session and everyone rallies together to bring snacks and drinks and we have a wonderful evening. This is less than ideal since this gives us no time to organise a replacement, but I thank him for letting us know and then frantically try to notify members and organise something else. However, there have been a few that were less pleasant to work with.Ī few days before a scheduled talk, the speaker calls and cancels, saying that something has come up. Most events go off smoothly and the speakers and workshop leaders are a delight to work with. I run a writing group which organises talks, workshops, and other writing-related events for its members. ![]() I don’t know what happened to the officer, but we never heard anything about the ticket again. It later turned out that the officer issuing the ticket had a track record of very readily ticketing teenagers for real or imagined facts. You don’t need to worry about the ticket we will take care of it.” He mumbles under his breath, “ again,” before speaking to my mum.Ĭommissioner: “I agree, it would be sheerly impossible to cross the road there at that hour without getting hurt. My mum makes enough noise to attract the attention of the commissioner and he overhears the last part.Ĭommissioner: “Can I see the ticket, please?” I’m happy to pay the ticket and not the undertaker, so where do I need to pay?” Mum: “Where do I need to pay? Apparently, my son crossed during rush hour and all he has to show for is a ticket. ![]() My mum studies the ticket and ushers my brother into the car, and my parents and brother drive to the police department. The officer, however, bullied him into acknowledging he crossed the road during the red light and gave him a ticket. He swears that the light changed when he was already on the crossing with his bike. One day my brother, about fifteen and fairly shy and quickly intimidated, returns home from school and tells my parents that he got a ticket going to school this morning for crossing while the light was red. We are usually very honest in confessing, as lying often leads to a more severe punishment than the transgression itself. Her “mum sense” is very sensitive she often knows of our wrongdoings almost before they happen. That doesn’t mean we get away with everything on the contrary. My mum is a very nice lady, but you don’t want to cross her or hurt her kids. had spoken to him seriously about his case until it became obvious that he was referring to exactly the same mother and will that was present to consult about, and that there would be a serious conflict of interest if accepted ’s case!Ī couple of years after the fact, mentioned that they still marveled over that coincidence. It seems that, about the time we’d arrived at ’s office, had phoned for a free phone consultation - in response to ’s advertising, we presume - and was looking to employ on his behalf. We waited and waited and waited until finally, who’d been on the phone all that time, came in looking somewhat bemused. My attorney doesn’t do estate law, so they referred me to a colleague.Īfter some preliminary conversations by phone with, my friend and I visited their office and were greeted by their assistant. I asked my attorney, who had drafted my will, how to proceed. There were a few issues that needed addressing: a joint savings account naming and their late mother, a bequest to friends of the late mother, and a brother of my friend who had not been named as a beneficiary, any of which alone would have been too complex for to deal with without legal representation. Not knowing what to do, they asked my help. A friend of mine was appointed executor of their mother’s will. ![]()
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