The not happy thread

If I could say what was making me unhappy, it would involve at least a dozen curse words, some caps, and maybe a photo or two of the middle finger.

So, instead, I'm going to say this: I'm unhappy. I'm fuming in the corner.

 

I am annoyed; I arrived later then I normally would to do my paper round but the papers hadn't arrived yet. So I was told to go home but that I would still be paid. Then, as I turned to leave, the damn papers arrived!

 

Welllll.... without meaning to freak the guys out, all you ladies out there understand exactly why I'm feeling grouchy, tired and miserable today. The joys of femininity, huh? Have a great day, all!

 

Aunt Flow has come to visit.

 

I pity the people that actually do have an aunt Flo.

 

Unless that really is a sweet old lady named Florence.

 

How can a guy have an aunt Flo? Unless that means something completely different to what I believe it to mean, LOL.

 

Or a river that's somehow a relative

My not happy is pretty simple: flipping knee's swollen up to buggery. I thought it was OK last night - I had to call it a night with football, but my instinct was it wasn't too bad. Fast forward to this morning, and I could barely walk.

Also, the Conservatives have won in my constituency, breaking Labour's hold on it. Really, really unhappy about that because I voted Labour and the Tories don't represent me. Much as he was embroiled in the expenses scandal, Shahid Malik worked incredibly hard for the constituency and instead we now have a Tory who I've met and really, really didn't like on a personal level.

 

Aunt Flo always makes things look like a murder weapon.

Too far?

 

The Con (artists) took my area (or held, rather) aswell, which really f/cking annoyed me. I was really hoping my family's votes would make a difference but it just wasn't enough. Southend is suffering quite considerably, and we were under the Cons before this election. We can be sure there's more trouble to come now...great.

 

The election was something of a disaster...

 

Look on the bright side, Banzai.

The Conservatives seem desperate to strike a deal with the Lib Dems to give them a solid majority, and I'm sure the Lib Dems will be a moderating influence on the conservatives more extreme policies.

What would such a coalition be called anyway? I personally like "Con Dem" - because it would "condemn" us to years of divisive Tory rule.

 

Weird how the number of Labour voters on here seems to be wildly disproportionate to the numbers across the country

Don't worry, people, nothing will change. The parties are identical. This whole election was pointless, really.

With 304 seats, a deal with the DUP and one other smaller party will seal it. A coalition with the Lib Dems is just one option.

 

I'm still not sure that the Lib Dems will side with the Tories. Cameron's speech was full of rhetoric, but didn't really offer the Lib Dems much at all.

And Brown has already reached out to the SNP, who have stated categorically that they won't work with the Tories (and fair enough, really, since the Tories only managed one seat in Scotland).

 

There really ought to be a topic dedicated to this, to stop the forums being taken over by it for the next five years. And the SNP's involvement in a hung parliament would lead to Labour having to give Scotland independence...which would leave the UK dependent on Russian oil and natural gas. Also, Cameron is on the left of the Conservative party, and Clegg is on the right of the Lib Dems. A deal is likely.

I'd originally came in here to mention a homework assignment, so I think I'll stick with that...

 

I'm not a lawyer yet, lol. I'm still a lowly law student, what I was saying was that my post-university aspirations and intentions have changed from wanting to become a lawyer.

But yeah, I can imagine that Personal Injury would be particularly bad. I remember studying Tort, most of it was people claiming for things that were beyond anyone's control.

 

Yep, Stratford-upon-Avon was a Tory seat too. I don't know how though, everyone I know voted Lib Dem or Labour. Maybe the Tory supporters were hiding in the river.

If trainwrecks are classed as disasters. However I feel that the headline in one of the papers today sums up my feelings: "NOW Can We Get Back To Saving The Country?"

 

Same! Makes track running at lunch times a nightmare; I look like a total spaz! Also makes learning very difficult when sudden bouts of pain occur at random times.

 

You're a good man. She is exaclty the same.

Though, i guess after being treated like dirt by a few men over the years, she is getting a good grip of it. She has 4 QC's (Queen's Council) and half a dozen SC (Senior council) On her side who keep repeating that she is exellent and tell her to keep at it. She is finally listening. So, it's all about getting a good footing. I can understand how a lot of people get scared. from my experience though, its the people who run the firms that are the dickwads

The world needs more Solicitors, ones who care about the client and not the bottom dollar.

Shame, you'd make a pretty good one if you ask me.

Some clients need to get the head out of television, and what their friends tell them and listen to the solicitor.

One guy lost a finger and was told by his friends he'll get close to one million dollars. i wish i was there when he got told he'd make about $3,000

Also one law firm i know of had 6 solicitors and 6 para-legals. Each Solicitor was seeing close to 20 new clients a week and they had a client file that was 5000 strong. My partner had to work on cases that started back in 1985!

 

I know it's quite amusing 'controlling the client's expectations' when they think their little injury will lead them to an everlasting gravy train.

The sad thing is, I represented a man who lost his leg in a motorbike accident and he was extremely resilient. He only cared about getting his business back on track because he was self employed. He was determined to learn to use a prosthetic leg as quickly as he could and made amazing progress. The sick thing is, by rehabilitating himself more quickly and 'getting back to normal' he was effectively cutting down the damages he was entitled to receive. It's a sad state of affairs that it literally pays to sit around on your back side moaning and crying because it extends your period of pain/loss. The ones who help themselves get less help.

 

Blimey, I'm a lawyer, too (res conveyancing). We're taking over the forums! Glad to see that you think being a lawyer sucks, too. It really is a soul destroying job. I hate every minute that I'm at work.

 

Lol, seems there are a lot of disaffected lawyers who want to be writers. Is it because law crushes your creative spirit? Hmm.

The sad thing is, I went into law for a challenge. I didn't realise the challenge would be my morals/imagination being constantly battered...

I'm glad in a way you hate every minute you're at work because I do too. I have to meet my KPIs while fielding desperate questions from three trainees who they have strategically placed next to me. I thought the partners were supposed to train trainees not NQs.

It would be nice to work in a career where you're not asked every two minutes where you went to school or what your parents do...

 

I did get one dark pleasure out of my job recently. The firm I work for changed its website. In one section there were forty (!) grammatical and punctuation errors. It gave me immense pleasure running through them all with the practice manager.

I was all geared up for a journalism career and then switched (was too young and too focused on money). Fool!

Without doubt, the law is the wrong profession for creative types. In fact, it’s rare to meet anyone who likes the job.

 

I actually somewhat disagree with that last statement. My grandfather had been a lawyer for forty years (he just retired) and thoroughly enjoyed it. But he was also an artist on the side. He has painted many pictures, one of which I keep on my wall. He always used to put all his creativity into it in between cases and such. Now he paints full time, and still produces wonderful works. I think you just need to channel this creativity more into something on the side. Maybe he's a rarity, but he loved both his jobs. =/

 

You're right Flam

The previous was just a judgement, rather than any fact.

My girlfriend (lawyer) is always writing poetry, craftworking, playing guitar. Much more so than me, by far.