TGIF
As Shafuq says 'Thank Crunchie it's Friday'.
This week has dragged and dragged (much like I'm afraid this afternoon will).
I spent all morning today beating my head against one lease (metaphorically) and I'm bored with it. Might put it aside and move on to another file just to keep myself awake.
Yesterday I had an argument with an arse of a former client who thinks it's perfectly ok to instruct someone to do work for him and then refuse to pay their fees. He pulled out of his house purchase even though I'd done quite a bit of work on it before then and I sent him an invoice for my abortive fees which was less than half of what I originally quoted him and he ignored the invoice. So I called him yesterday to chase it and he basically told me that he considered the fees too high and he has no intention of paying them. And because I let the bloody estate agent hurry me into actually doing the work before the prick of a client sent me back his signed instructions, I have no option but to write it off.
Bastard.
I'm out of here in 3 hours. Meeting Shafuq and Hasanin for dinner tonight (I haven't seen Hasanin since his wedding in August) and Liam's meeting us later for a drink as he's working a late shift tonight.
We have people over for lunch tomorrow and then on Sunday, Liam and I are going to see Cirque du Soleil at the Royal Albert Hall with a bunch of his mates and mine. I can't wait, that show is supposed to be excellent and I haven't been to a proper circus since I was 10!
This week has dragged and dragged (much like I'm afraid this afternoon will).
I spent all morning today beating my head against one lease (metaphorically) and I'm bored with it. Might put it aside and move on to another file just to keep myself awake.
Yesterday I had an argument with an arse of a former client who thinks it's perfectly ok to instruct someone to do work for him and then refuse to pay their fees. He pulled out of his house purchase even though I'd done quite a bit of work on it before then and I sent him an invoice for my abortive fees which was less than half of what I originally quoted him and he ignored the invoice. So I called him yesterday to chase it and he basically told me that he considered the fees too high and he has no intention of paying them. And because I let the bloody estate agent hurry me into actually doing the work before the prick of a client sent me back his signed instructions, I have no option but to write it off.
Bastard.
I'm out of here in 3 hours. Meeting Shafuq and Hasanin for dinner tonight (I haven't seen Hasanin since his wedding in August) and Liam's meeting us later for a drink as he's working a late shift tonight.
We have people over for lunch tomorrow and then on Sunday, Liam and I are going to see Cirque du Soleil at the Royal Albert Hall with a bunch of his mates and mine. I can't wait, that show is supposed to be excellent and I haven't been to a proper circus since I was 10!