Jay Hake
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It comes in many colors but at twice the price as black! He did say you could paint it with no problem though. I went with flat black on my boat. I’ll put some pics up as soon as we get some good weather.
I am sure it works great on deeper water boats, but I have heard of some folks who have had trouble with it on drift boats.
Dave,
I will jump in with a quick suggestion (albeit off topic). I think the biggest skill to enhance as a new associate is time management. When you get into the firm environment, you will start to see how easy it is to have your time sucked away (at least this was my experience). You will have some administrative type time that is never billable, which will be on top of your billables (some people peg that number at around 10-15% beyond your billings).
When you say 1750 billable, 250 non-billable, I would assume the 250 is pro-bono/professional development time? If so, that works out to be 1990 hours a year plus administrative time. This equates 38.26 work hours a week, 52 weeks a year (plus administrative). I am sure you have done this math, but keep it in your mind.
Given this, find the best time of day for you when the firm’s regular hours are closed, such as early mornings or later evenings. Try to get on a regular schedule of being in the office at those hours. I liked early mornings, I would go in, close my door, and get a couple of hours of billable work in first thing before the phone started ringing. It goes a long way towards making the rest of the day manageable. If you don’t get your time management down, you are going to be spending a ton of extra time at the office.
The other thing that is invaluable is to cultivate a mentor relationship with a senior attorney who you respect. You can really grow your skills quickly if you have someone senior to guide you. Many firms assign you a mentor, but it isn’t always the right fit. So, be proactive.
Good luck!
Jay
Very cool Ron, it sounds like a great event and it is neat to see a bunch of folks from the bamboo making community stepping up to support it with a special rod.
The other reason studs and boats don’t always mix is safety, particularly if the boat is fiberglass.
Here is a picture of Sasquatch in his native western habitat. A workhorse of a truck with 105,000 miles on it and still going strong. It has towed and traveled around the west, while serving as my shelter too.
Joel,
Your picture reminds me of a time we stingered two boats into a really sketchy primitive put in on the North Platte in WY. You basically backed the boat up to the edge of the river and pushed in off the trailer. The river was running about 1,200 CFS at the time. Very spicy. I love the stinger rigs, endless shuttling options.
Cheers,
Jay
