Message undefined method `<' for nil:NilClass
    Location    /client_issue/create?client_id=15285
    Action  create
    Controller  client_issue
    Query   client_id=15285
    Method  POST
    SSL true

/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/timeliness-0.3.6/lib/timeliness/parser.rb:142:in `fast_date_valid_with_fallback'
    /shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/timeliness-0.3.6/lib/timeliness/parser.rb:24:in `make_time'
    /shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/timeliness-0.3.6/lib/timeliness/parser.rb:17:in `parse'
    /shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/validates_timeliness-3.0.14/lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb:49:in `start_date='
    /shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-3.2.8/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb:85:in `send'
    /shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-3.2.8/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb:85:in `assign_attributes'

class ClientIssue < PauaServiceTable
      validates_date :start_date ,:allow_blank => true
       ...
    end

config.restriction_shorthand_symbols.update(
      :now   => lambda { Time.current },
      :today => lambda { Date.current }
     )
     config.parser.remove_formats(:date, 'm/d/yy')
     config.parser.remove_us_formats
     config.parser.use_euro_formats