Been in court observing for three days. First day, due to start at ten, starts at ten...to twelve

Second day due to start at 2pm, starts at 2.30, today, due to start at 9.30, starts at 10.10.

Yet if a defendant/witness was late..........

 

Same as dentists.

If you're late, you've lost your appointment. If they're late, you have to read some super boring trash magazines in their waiting room.

Doctor's the same. If you're late, you're put last in the queue. If he's late, that's alright. I even found one of my doctor surfing Ebay when I entered his room after half hour wait.

 

ebay???? LOL, really?

 

I've never attended a court that sits before 1000.

 

Would be funny if he had of been on webMD or googling something medical - that's got to shoot a hole in your confidence!

 

I don't know, you know. Googling is a popular practice among doctors. Once my GP printed me some details off Google to shut me up, as I was questioning him too much about something, which he had no answer for. I've also seen my locums reading thorough their medicine dictionary before prescribing me with some sort of pills. Doctors are humans like us. With large number of patients wanting to get treated, how can I expect them to remember everything? Especially the weird problems I have, with no name for diagnosis whatsoever in their diagnostic plethora.

I don't mind them Googling, as they also have MD degree. They would have had to study wellard to gain their degree, so they can't be completely clueless.

 

However, I don't appreciate having to wait too long to see my dentist or a doc. it's not fair when I have my own work to go back to.

Vets are bad for that, too. When my cat was hospitalised in Summer 2013 after a hit and run, I went to see her with Ms. TH Junior. They told us to come before 7:30pm (their shutting time). I got stuck in the traffic to get the Junior from her Daddy's. I was panicking, and they told me that if we were later than 7:30pm, we would have to see her the next day. I was on my nerves that night, as we were desperate to see our cat child. Eventually we made it for 7:15pm, but guess what time they let us see our Lady Coco? 32 effing minutes past 8pm! So wrong.

As every cloud has a silver lining, our dearest cat came back home with us that night after a long time away, and is still alive and kicking with further 8 weeks of home nursing.

 

Re your dentist - couldn't you just leave your teeth with him?

 

 

Yes! I think he was trying to buy something off Ebay. Perhaps a new stethoscope for himself.

I had the most arrogant one as a neurologist once. It was an onward referral from my GP to him. He walked to his room, took his shoes off outside, and shut himself in. Then came a woman with a church pulpit that she forced into that room with ample effort, and ran out. Then I was called in after waiting for an hour. Not that he had anyone else going in and out of his room, like.

Anyway, when I got called in, he was standing to his pulpit with no shoes on, and started to trigger questions at me one after another. He was talking at me/over me that I couldn't put a word in, believe me! Eventually he concluded that there was nothing wrong with me. Then he said that he'd send me for an MRI, if it makes me happy. I'd had enough by then. I cut him before he reached the 'happy' word, and said- "It's not about me feeling 'happy', you know. It's about knowing what's causing the problem!" That made his ego reduce by an inch, and he shut TF up. He did send me for an MRI. He also then admitted that he had had the same problem reported by a few (not just me), but as there's no study to back it up/create a label, he doesn't know beggar all to do. I let him off.

Honestly, some people, eh!

 

That's a good idea, although it'll be a reality, not an idea. It will be happening soon. He'll pull my back tooth out soon. That will be a great punishment for him.

I have to say my dentists are very sweet. I couldn't get cross with them. G.P., on the other hand, is annoying. He's always asking me to get him some mangoes from India! He's not Indian himself, but he just likes mangoes, I think.

I much prefer his daughter. She is a GP at his surgery now as well. She's more clued up, investigates the issue well, and gives out the pills. She sticks to her job description. Good girl.

 

Because solicitors charge by the hour !

 

They were giving a verdict on the trial I had watched. It ran over two days, not finishing until 17:20, so too late to deliberate and give the verdict AND the reasons they must now give.

They held that over until the Tuesday, from the previous Wednesday, because that was the first time all parties could get there again, but promised to start early, 9:30, to allow time for that, and not get in the way of that day's business.

By the time i got out, it was 10:45, so they had already taken a bite out of that day

And I didn't even stay to see sentence passed.

 

Magistrates courts seems to be a law upon themselves. It certainly felt like that when I was up for a motoring offence 2 years ago. Had to be there for a set time, then kept waiting for 2 hours after that for I'm still not sure reason. Possibly in collusion with the local parking firm to make more money.
Magistrates had decided that they didn't want to sit in full court (we have decided was the phrase used) but a room - or follow the script that they send to you.
Got the distinct impression they did not want to read my explanation. Unprepared to listen to logic and common sense - no surprise really looking at it now.
Certainly happy to waste your time and money and play their own game, but certainly cant waste theirs. Power trip I guess.

Richard

 

Similar to when I was up before Beds Mags.

I could have PROVED that a police officer lied in his statement.

I called him as a witness....he didn't turn up. THEIR three did.

When I complained, they said, "Oh, that's just the way it is......"
then fined me 3100 instead of £60 I'd been offered, with an extra £150 costs against me, and FOUR points instead of three.

Like I've said elsewhere: if you go up against the establishment, they are vicious.

 

I nearly spat my teeth out laughing at that one