*dies of teh stupid*
I have a nasty, nasty feeling that one of our clients is going to be disappointed this afternoon. *rolls eyes*
We’re on the juvenile abused/neglected/dependent (or A/N/D, for short) list - which means that we represent either the father or the mother when the state feels it necessary to step in and modify someone’s parental rights.
We have one particular father who calls here on a semi-regular basis and insists that *everything is an emergency*. EVERYTHING. He called three times this morning in the space of two hours - each time I tried to take a message, each time he refused to give me a phone number and insisted that he would call back. The third time he called and asked when OddFellow would be in. Since OddFellow was scheduled to be in court all morning, I told him that he’d be back in this afternoon, and if I could take his phone number I’d have him call back. He said “I’ll be downtown this afternoon, just tell him to expect me.”, and hung up.
This is the guy who HAD an appointment earlier this week, and was a no-show.
o_O
OddFellow *is* returning phone calls this afternoon - but he has court at 2pm. Which means he’ll probably take lunch around 12:30pm. After court he has a couple of appointments out of the office. Which means that *I* will have the distinct pleasure of telling this gentleman that he came all the way down here for nothing - since he couldn’t A) leave a phone number, or B) make a proper appointment and actually *keep it*.
Laugh-a-minute around here, I tell you.
