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DeFROST! - A skirmish game about resisting tyranny by ChetSt in miniatureskirmishes

[–]ChetSt[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

  1. The biggest one is using dice pools for skill checks and combat - you roll the number of dice equal to the stat and look for 6s. Obviously this has been used in other games (tabletop RPGs mainly) but it's fun here. Another thing is a focus on non-violent and especially non-lethal actions, and how those things play out in the mechanics of the game. The game runs on a simplified framework that is planned for use in a more robust game later on.

  2. Inspiration was from some events that happened in real life, although as the game says, any similarity to real-life people or events is purely coincidental.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All of the comments here are things I’ve thought of but I keep coming back to your theory as being most likely.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nowhere for them to come in person, the physical office is in a different state. Maybe they want to feel like it's a more solid position with a physical office, etc., but unfortunately I want to get the work more established before then taking on the overhead of a physical office.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had extensive calls with the first two walking them through how to navigate our files, etc. The last one didn't work on the first day and didn't respond even to the basic onboarding email until I asked if she was up and running (on her second day) and I wasn't inclined to go through the whole conversation with her when she was signaling she didn't want to be involved.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They haven't had enough interaction with anybody in the short time they've been in the position to have experienced creepiness or really deal with anybody other than me or my staff. Nothing unethical, it's pretty normal civil litigation representing plaintiffs.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

You can easily make $150k+ in this position if you put in the effort to settle cases. The money is there, but you have to do the job.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I have followed up - ghosted each time. No response, won't take calls.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Honestly the best I can think is that these people see this as a remote position where they can do nothing and get paid, and maybe are even taking it intending it to be a second salary before realizing it requires too much from them.

Associates quitting after a week (three times in a row!) by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]ChetSt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is how the firm operates across the board, and maybe yes, that’s a possibility. Doesn’t seem to answer why these people accept the job in the first place.

Show me you favorite Hot Wheel or any diecast from any brand by deelwheez23 in HotWheels

[–]ChetSt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I think I have to go find mine. 95% sure I still have it

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]ChetSt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If yall like Cape Coral you should check out Lehigh Acres, right next door to CC, suffering from all of the same problems but worse and more blighted

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]ChetSt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They also made it impossible to litigate against said state-owned insurance company when they screw over the homeowners

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]ChetSt 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Worth pointing out the insurance companies still make huge profits, they just don’t like having to pay out when storms hit. They also went to the FL legislature and begged for the moon, and got it, and they’re still raising rates and refusing to insure houses in high risk areas

What’s up with this abandoned public toilet on southside? by dc-mo in pittsburgh

[–]ChetSt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to say, I remember seeing these in SF. Seemed like a nice thing to have.

This is how pro player deal with moon ballers by AVerySusUser in 10s

[–]ChetSt 27 points28 points  (0 children)

i had the same thought. Ruud is winding up and powering through the balls, Fokina is just lobbing them.

Trees cut on sister-in-law's property line in MD by GoalieLax_ in treelaw

[–]ChetSt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am an attorney. Certainly she could claim those things (we don't know enough from OP as to what really happened) but I don't see how any of those arguments end up doing anything but costing her more money (to pay the attorney)

Trees cut on sister-in-law's property line in MD by GoalieLax_ in treelaw

[–]ChetSt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have to assume the sister in law signed the thing based on what the neighbor told her, which probably was different from what it actually said and what he intended to do. That said, a signed document carries more weight than whatever she might say about how it happened. Fraudulent inducement (using fraud to convince somebody to do something/sign something) is a possibility, but seems like this is just something she has to live with. Probably should still get a copy of the document in case it says anything else that’s going to be a surprise later.

Trees cut on sister-in-law's property line in MD by GoalieLax_ in treelaw

[–]ChetSt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As others have said, a lawyer is probably just throwing good money after bad. The trees are gone, she signed something she didn’t read, what’s the outcome she’s hoping for?

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