-=> Quoting Bill Swisher to Michael Loo <=-

 ML> You could say that about lawyers, too.

 BS> my co-sysop was our lawyer.  Plus Connies side of the family
 BS> consists of more lawyers than I've got fingers, and I have a
 BS> full complement.

not all lawyers are evil. my favourite guy does about 75% of all the
real estate sales in Yellowknife and generally represents both
parties simultaneously. If something minor goes wrong he works hard
at mediation and compromise.   If there were two lawyers involved
they would aggravate matters into a lawsuit.

For example, I sell a home and one of the clauses in the offer
states "everything must be in good working order the day of the
sale, no warranty after the sale." The sale is set to close on a
Friday. The buyer does a final inspection of the home early friday
morning and everything looks fine. I tell him I'll give him the keys
in the afternoon after the sale. He doesn't see the home again until
Sat morning and discovers that the hot water tank in the basement
has burst and the rec room carpets are soaking wet.

I call a steam cleaning company right away to dry out the carpets
before mold sets in. The bill is $1200 for a hot water tank
installed by a plumber on the weekend at time and a half plus $200
for the carpet care. The dual agent and the dual lawyer persuade the
parties to ship in $700 each. After all the tank was on the verge of
failure while he owned it and therefore not in good working order
at time of sale and the buyer got the benefit of a brand new HW tank
rather than an ancient one on its last legs.

If there had of been two Realtors and two lawyers involved the house
would have become damaged with mold so that the rec room had to be
demolished and rebuilt as every argued as to who was responsible
over what became a $10,000 problem and whether the tank blew Friday
before or after lunch when there were no witnesses.

 ML> a crossbow it might be a fair fight even if the creature got
 ML> pretty close.

A cross bow shot just might aggravate a bear enough for him to
attack out of spite, even he is not hungry!

 BS> Back when I was hunting I generally went into the wind so they
 BS> didn't smell me coming.  His bear was behind him enjoying the
 BS> wafting breeze.

The bear being an expert hunter.

 BS> I recall driving through the Swan Lake Fire last year and when
 BS> the visibility got down to about 1/4 mile I have to admit I got
 BS> a little short on breath.  Psychosomatic or not.

You weren't psychosomatic at all.  Those of us who have suffered
similarly know what it's like.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Russian Bear
 Categories: Beverages, Alcohol, Dairy
      Yield: 1 serving
 
      1 oz Vodka
    1/2 oz Creme de cacao
    1/2 oz Sweet cream
 
  Stir well with cracked ice and strain into 3 oz. cocktail glass.

  From: Dorothy Flatman  Date: 12 Aug 97 National Cooking Echo
 
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Cheers

Jim


... The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics says crap gets crappier as time passes.

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