I have been Gnished
Jan. 17th, 2007 12:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deathpixieFor those who haven't heard/read me talking about the Gnish case, it's the couple who run fake credit agencies across Ontario, and who were recently jailed for 18 months on one of their 20-odd matters. They've applied for appeal bail, and that hearing's been bouncing back and forth for a while now, mainly because they haven't been able to get their respective acts together and obtain Judge's Orders to transport them from jail to court. At the last hearing on Monday, the Judge ordered that the Crown (that's us) obtain the order for Ms. Gnish, since they've been unable to secure her attendance at court yet. Apparently he was rather snarky about it.
So, I come in Tuesday to find I need to get a JO issued for January 29. Problem is, the jail demands two week's notice, and at that point we were down one day. However, I wrote up the order, made my affidavit and ran it into Old City Hall last night, on the way home.
I went to pick it up today, only to find that they weren't able to issue it. Why? Because the appeal is in the Superior Court, and the JP didn't feel he had the authority to issue orders for a higher court. So, after getting directions, I made my way through the slushy snow to the Superior Court. Having had to circle practically the entire building to find the front door, I was re-directed to three separate offices before finding where I was supposed to be.
Only to find that they wouldn't issue it either, since it's for Barrie and not Toronto Superior Court. *headdesks*
Right now one of the investigators is on her way here, where I'll meet her outside the building and give her the folder with my affidavit and the order in it. From there she'll drive to Barrie Superior Court, hopefully get the order signed, and then bring it back for me to fax. I'll have to courier it to Vanier Centre for Women to make sure they get it asap, but we're looking at probably another day's delay at this rate and I'm reasonably sure all this work is going to go for nothing since the jail won't be able to arrange transport in time. In which case the matter will be put over again, the Judge will demand another order, and the whole thing will start all over again.
*sighs*
And that's been just part of my day. How's yours?
So, I come in Tuesday to find I need to get a JO issued for January 29. Problem is, the jail demands two week's notice, and at that point we were down one day. However, I wrote up the order, made my affidavit and ran it into Old City Hall last night, on the way home.
I went to pick it up today, only to find that they weren't able to issue it. Why? Because the appeal is in the Superior Court, and the JP didn't feel he had the authority to issue orders for a higher court. So, after getting directions, I made my way through the slushy snow to the Superior Court. Having had to circle practically the entire building to find the front door, I was re-directed to three separate offices before finding where I was supposed to be.
Only to find that they wouldn't issue it either, since it's for Barrie and not Toronto Superior Court. *headdesks*
Right now one of the investigators is on her way here, where I'll meet her outside the building and give her the folder with my affidavit and the order in it. From there she'll drive to Barrie Superior Court, hopefully get the order signed, and then bring it back for me to fax. I'll have to courier it to Vanier Centre for Women to make sure they get it asap, but we're looking at probably another day's delay at this rate and I'm reasonably sure all this work is going to go for nothing since the jail won't be able to arrange transport in time. In which case the matter will be put over again, the Judge will demand another order, and the whole thing will start all over again.
*sighs*
And that's been just part of my day. How's yours?
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Date: 2007-01-17 06:35 pm (UTC)- Because I was gone for a day, I've got the usual insane backlog
- Last night the Networking/Network Admin under Linux class I was trying to get into did *not* get canceled due to low enrollment. (*applause*)
- Said class will probably be a bit insane -- it's an instructor I've had before, but he was given the class at the absolute last minute. The first two weeks will probably be very much invented-on-the-fly
- And in order to get past the parts of the class that are just review for me, I had to sign up for an additional 4 units (2 x 2-units) for the second half of the semester
- When I paid my fees I finally calculated that I've got 13 units on my schedule for this season. Only 3 of these are music-performance related classes that could be dumped to free up my schedule.
- This is in addition to working full time.
- The above-mentioned fee payment pretty much killed my xmas bonus.
... so ... pretty much standard operating procedure ...
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Date: 2007-01-17 09:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-17 10:55 pm (UTC)And on another note, I missed drinks last night--are you guys going again this week? Maybe Friday? I've got some time on Friday ...
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Date: 2007-01-18 02:03 am (UTC)Part of my day
Date: 2007-01-18 05:18 am (UTC)Well, by 9am I'd told my boss I was going to take a holiday soon because I was burning out. I'm considerate and try to have my breakdowns in February. The rest of the time I'm saying, "Oh god," over and over again and bursting out in slightly hysterical laughing is just for fun.
Spent the day dealing with problems and didn't get a chance to deal with my email much, so I've got a huge backlog to go through tomorrow. Much of my time was spent making polite but pointed phone calls and emails to people. I sometimes feel like I spend my entire time troubleshooting. That's probably because I do.
I am also, apparently, too honest. I've admitted that that's one of my major failings and I'll work on it.
At one point I drove somewhere else to have a meeting with someone because they were being excessively dense over the phone so that I could sit down and go over the paperwork with them. I really didn't want to go on site because I knew the moment I was told their company had been given the job that it would be stuffed up and knew my boss would be asking me why I'd let it happen if I got anywhere near it. Not that I actually had a choice. The answer is, of course, that you get what you pay for and short of actually being there the whole time and supervising, I'd done all I could and devoted a considerable amount of time to it. So there's something fun to look forward to.
It ended on an okay note though. Found the set of emails that proved that a different major screw-up wasn't my fault at all, but that of my boss. Not that that ever helps. Basically there's a problem with the management style and people are quitting all over the place, to state it mildly.
Went home at 5.05pm because I've told him that if he's not going to pay me what I'm worth, then I'm not going to work overtime.
Um. Sorry. Was that a rhetorical question?