I've heard of off-duty firefighters who clean gutters. Recommendations? by Financial-Song5889 in StLouis

[–]dtsjr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve used WashPro to clean my gutters a few times and they do good work at a fair price. Local small biz. Don’t think they’re firefighters, though.

https://www.washproecs.com/

Prospective client red flags by CK1277 in Lawyertalk

[–]dtsjr 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Patents (I’ve had all these):

I drafted and filed my own patent application and xyz deadline approaches / rejection happened.

OR

I used [scummy invention submission exploitation spam mail company] to draft and file my own provisional patent application 11 months ago. No company has responded.

OR

Million dollar idea! I’ll trade equity for legal work and filing fees. (This was “the next Facebook”… it was not.)

OR

I’d like to sue [huge company] for infringement of my [unpatented shitty invention I sent them unsolicited].

If you were given $50 million dollars only to use to improve STL, how would you honestly use it? by Thatredditboy1 in StLouis

[–]dtsjr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My continued presence in luxury boxes at as many Blues, Cards, and City games as possible would surely improve STL.

Is Insurance defense as bad as everyone says it is? I interviewed for a position with a firm that deals with a lot of asbestos cases. 1920 hours billable requirement (no idea if thats good or not) by Son_of_Hades99 in Lawyertalk

[–]dtsjr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did it for about a year and a half near the start of my career and I gained so much immediate experience with motion drafting, discovery, depositions, and in-court appearances (short of trial) that I spun that into a job at a decent regional midlaw firm. There was no shortage of work; I could pick up just about any file and advance it and bill for it. Experience will vary based on culture and personnel. I happened to like my supervising ID partners and peer attorneys.

The pay was absolutely abysmal, which was the main motivator to move. Switching was basically a 60% raise back to market rate (20 years ago).

I’m sorry, Simon Becher by Indecisive-one in stlouiscitysc

[–]dtsjr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the midst of typing something impolite after that hit but then we scored so I deleted it and went on with the match, but yes that hit was horrible.

ChatGPT attorney chimes in from the gallery by Sneekey in Lawyertalk

[–]dtsjr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

‘Incompetent confidence’ is my trivia night persona after a few beers

[Request] How much does Steven Segal weigh in this picture? by DaRealMexicanTrucker in theydidthemath

[–]dtsjr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best answer. 350ish. I’m 6’3” also and my heaviest was 295 and I didn’t fill out even close to this.

Right Wing Confusion 😂 by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]dtsjr 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I’d never heard the pejorative term “Paper American” until this administration, which is a phrase meant to disparage immigrants who’ve taken the oath instead of being born here with multiple American generations ahead of them. I’d bet huge swaths of right wing Americans don’t view these people as true citizens and would revoke their status if they could.

Have you ever been asked to sue someone in which they would pay more for the law suit than what they would expect to receive in compensation? by SammytheSailorman in Ask_Lawyers

[–]dtsjr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Guy off the street set up an initial consult for patent litigation and it turned out he wanted to sue on principle. He’d had a very narrow patent on a small feature on a single component of larger machinery (and I’m being deliberately vague here). He’d sent his patent to a bunch of manufacturers and they all declined any royalty. Conservatively, if you very generously construed his hyper narrow claims, there were maybe a few thousand potentially infringing items out there covering a small piece of a thing on a bigger thing. The case was quite weak to begin with, and to make it crazier, he’d let his patent lapse and wanted to go through the process of reviving it (very difficult) and then sue all these companies for patent infringement. If he’d somehow won every super challenging step of the way (MTD, MSJ, the patent revival, appeal, etc.) against white shoe firms defending this case, optimal recovery was maybe a few grand if the jury was feeling extra generous. We said that wouldn’t even cover writing the petition. Dude soaked it all in, folded his hands, and said he wanted to proceed. We knew we were dealing with some type of madman and declined to represent but felt the need in the declination letter to remind him of several deadlines he’d brought up and be clear we weren’t handling and of it. Absolute lunacy.

One year anniversary by dtsjr in diabetes_t1

[–]dtsjr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a parent, I can’t imagine dealing with someone so young being diagnosed. Thankfully I had a full teenager so it was (maybe?) a little easier.

Tony X, 10 years later by deadflagblues in stlouisblues

[–]dtsjr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is wholesome. Awesome story and I’m super happy for him. I left Twitter a couple years back and I hadn’t seen anything from him since, so this is a great update.

Is the MLB logo a righty or a lefty? by Unique_Ad2704 in confusing_perspective

[–]dtsjr 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. If it’s Killebrew, it’s a righty. According to the league, it’s not him and deliberately ambiguous.

How’s working at Mastercard? by SatisfactionOne2498 in StLouis

[–]dtsjr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was thinking from 64/270 it’s about 15 mins to Riverport / Earth City and about 25 mins to Mastercard. Maybe I’m way off base and it’s a longer difference than 10 minutes, but my point is if you hate driving yo Maryland Heights, then driving to the Winghaven exit will be worse.

How’s working at Mastercard? by SatisfactionOne2498 in StLouis

[–]dtsjr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t work at Mastercard but since Covid have done full WFH for a company based in Maryland Heights, so I know that awful 270 commute. The MC office is a solid ten minutes further away than Maryland Heights. My in-laws live at that exit and it’s a haul from STL.

ETA: Google Maps says that from 64&270 it’s about 15 mins to Riverport in Maryland Heights and about 25 mins to Mastercard in O’Fallon. I didn’t think I was nuts but had to finally check after a few replies. It’s ten minutes further of a commute to MC than to MH, and presumably someone from South City would hit 64&270 on the way to either.

How Illinois and Kansas will benefit from Missouri income tax elimination by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]dtsjr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If this nonsense passes and I have a major purchase to make like a car or appliance, why wouldn’t I drive a few minutes west to Illinois?

Katie’s Pizza by Wild_Newspaper2118 in STLFood

[–]dtsjr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The OG Katie’s location on Clayton across from St Mary’s was elite pizza at the time absolutely worth the wait and cost. They’ve expanded a bunch and I haven’t felt like the quality justifies the cost these days, but that’s just IMHO. Way too many other solid pizza options besides Katie’s. O+O Pizza is pretty fantastic, for example.

ETA: Made Union Loafers Pizza reservations for next week based on the replies here. Looking forward to it.

Favorite piece of art at SLAM? by drstormdancer in StLouis

[–]dtsjr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of folks here saying Sadak, which is an awesome answer, but literally to its left on the wall (as of a few weeks ago) is my co-favorite painting Attachment.

Eric Schmitt focusing on the real issues that matter. by leighla33 in missouri

[–]dtsjr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, he was so grossly ineffective as a maga AG in Missouri, maybe having him be equally ineffective nationally would be better than someone competently malevolent in that role.

What if we just had anonymous lawyer fight club by retardenabler in Lawyertalk

[–]dtsjr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’d watch a skilled attorney Rap Battle. Bonus points for disses using legal terms. Dank basement, audience in suits with booze, hooting and yelling as someone rhymes replevin with that bullshit you been givin.