Getting into it...

[alexpgp]

Latest sentence:

... The Contractor shall be fully responsible for processing and monitoring the condition of the soil, including its removal, treatment, storage, and disposal, and for careful handling of all materials and waste, and agrees to defend the Customer (Customer’s Group) and exempt him (them) from liability, and guarantee to indemnify him (them) against harm, damage, or loss resulting from and in regard to any claims, requirements, responsibility, losses, damage, suits, causes of Action, or expenses (including court costs, attorney’s fees, and other expenses related to court proceedings) related to contamination and pollution of soil caused by performance of Work by the Contractor, and/or operation of Equipment owned by or under the control of the Contractor...

The good news: this sentence contains a mere 113 words.

It has occurred several times so far in the document, each time with a subtle wrinkle (sometimes it's just the Customer, without the "Customer's Group"; sometimes, the Contractor also "releases" the Customer of responsibility). Thank goodness for the Wordfast, which points out these subtle differences and provides most of the words from the "last time" such a mess showed up on the screen.

There are still ~2700 words left to go before quitting for the day.

Cheers...

Comments

[skipperja.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of what I may be facing, if I choose to accept it. My old friends at JSC are asking me to come help with standard operating procedures for a new test facility.

I don't really want to do the work, but I guess I'm pleased that they think I could help. And I could use the extra money and want to help my old friends.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling, sort of. The same thing happened to me back early in my career, after I'd gone on to a new employer. My old one convinced me to beg a few days' leave and help them out on my old project.

It's a tough choice, for sure.

Cheers...

[brenk.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the fun world of legalese, I'd say. I'm sure you'd just LOVE pension fund regulations and some of the waffly agreements and other bull... er... texts I wade through. Had an agent's agreement with a racing cyclist this week, coyly called 'Mr X'. Until the lawyer's firm didn't realise they spelled Mr X's *real* name wrong at one point, so the global replace didn't work. Heh. We should have been racing cyclists - they earn more than we do.


Pardon me while I look for duct tape. And no, I am not telling Chris why I am giggling.