Unicorn= notary in California with black ink suitable for stamping mylar
Had to send down a mylar to get signed and notarized in California. Beforehand I repeated with annoying insistence how certain ink needed to be used. Additionally, Washington state requires black ink. (Apparently California notaries are allowed to freely express themselves and no one cares about making any copies or scans?)
Issue number one is that the transmittal and expediting was through a real estate office. They have certain skill sets (getting things sold, getting paid, and making too much money) that engineers and surveyors seem to lack. But, when you work with engineers and surveyors all day you tend to come to expect a certain level of attention to detail and excessive skill in problem solving.
So, they could NOT find anyone with the right ink. I called around and found appropriate ink at a store nearby. Didn’t help the situation because it seems all the notaries they have available to them have self inking stamps and…I really don’t understand the issue. In my world you figure out what needs to be done and you get it done…but then again my professional experience is largely as a party chief and coming back and saying, “Sorry can’t be done,” isn’t really an option. (To be fair, getting paid 6% of the value of a project is something I cannot do, so please don’t think I am saying real estate agents are stupid. If you compare the cars we drive, it appears their skills may be in more demand.)
So, EVENTUALLY, they found a notary with something other than purple or green or pink ink. Black ink! But, it still isn’t the right type. So I begged them to at least not roll the things and let them sit for a few days and maybe give it a chance to dry. I don’t know how it will turn out…
It was actually easier to do an “impossible” job in the field as a party chief…
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