So this drunk guy walks into a bar and yells out:
"ALL LAWYERS ARE ASSHOLES..."
A guy gets up from the bar and tells the guy:
"Excuse me, but you better watch what you're saying. You might offend someone,
like me."
THe drunk looks at him and says:
"HUH, WHAT ARE YOU? A LAWYER?"
And the guy replies:
"No, I'm an asshole."
;-) All in jest....
Mike
'78 Midget (My Little Money Pit)
'87 300zx (Just the z...)
Susan and John Roper wrote:
>
> No apology necessary. I have been a licensed attorney for 25 years, and am
> generally more offended than most, because I see it up close. The reputation
> is well earned, and most unfortunate, because there actually are some honest
> flok in the profession. John
>
> miker15@juno.com wrote:
>
> > You think mechanics sometimes are a bit pricy? I was somewhat incensed
> > by the following copy of a letter i received today from the lawyer for a
> > class
> > action suit i am involved with against a thieving British Building
> > Society (savings and loan) that self-helped themselves to some of my
> > money - They look fairly "just" compared to this characters efforts!
> > qte
> > >I have costed by file in relation to work undertaken thus far.
> > >I have kept my costs to a minimum and have not included
> > >the very considerable amount of administrative work which
> > >has been undertaken. I set out hereunder a breakdown of
> > >the charges:-
> > >
> > >ITEMS CHARGED £
> > >*********************** ****
> > >Letters sent -
> > >50 charged
> > >@ £9: 450.00
> > >
> > >Letters/E-mails received -
> > >96 charged
> > >@ £4.50: 432.00
> > >
> > >Telephone calls -
> > >37 charged
> > >@ £9: 333.00
> > >
> > >Time recorded -
> > >14 hrs 42 mins charged
> > >@ £90 per hour: 1,323.00
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >***********
> > >(Running Total) --------- 2,538.00
> > >
> > >------------
> > >
> > >Mark up for care and attention
> > >@ 50%: 1,269.00
> > >
> > >
> > >TOTAL COST FIGURE
> > >TO DATE: £3,807.00
> > > ########
> > >----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > >In addition, there are disbursements which include photocopying
> > >charges and travel expenses which are fairly nominal.
> > >
> > >I look forward to hearing from you.
> > >
> > >Yours sincerely
> > unq
> >
> > Four pound fifty to RECEIVE a letter or an email!! - i get several
> > hundred emails a day and probably 40-50 phone calls...........guess i
> > ought to start billing!
> >
> > And how do you like "mark up for care and attention"? - i guess you can
> > save this if the lawyer doesnt give a sh*t!!
> >
> > Lets see what a photocopy costs in the end........
> >
> > Sorry to vent this completely irrelevant matter to the list and my
> > apologies to those of you who have had the call to the bar (not the one i
> > see most of you at!) but my posting it will preserve at least one life
> > for another night..
> >
> > WHAT A F****N' RIP OFF!
> >
> > mike robson
> > 69 roadster
> > 70 BGT
> > 53 Riley
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