Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

lostinrates

StevieJ wrote: »

Is that Pro bono the trainee or the employer i.e. is the trainee paid by his employer for the Pro bono work?

yes.

They have a very large pro bono time allowance and are able to propose alternative pro bono work than what is on the table. e.g. during credit crunch, rather than make idle people redundant pro bono hours were upped and people were told, ''if you have nothing to do for clients, speak to the pro bono coordinators''. They can't always take pro bono suff when they want to: e.g. instead of billable work. Its expected the work...whether its law or talks or whatever is done to the same standard as a client's work, and because it represents the firm its checked over, but yes, its time paid for by the employer.

silvercar

misskool wrote: »

Sorry, might have missed a bit on where the cancer is but if it hasn't metastasised, it's common to have a bit of chemo to see if the tumours will reduce in size and then resect.

Oncologists would prefer to see if a patient will respond to treatment (if there are big and multiple tumours) before the trauma of surgery.

Otherwise, i'm sorry to hear about your dad and hope he enjoys what he has. And big hugs.

Unfortunately it has metastasised - I think. It was a small tumour in the bowel that spread to the liver, but little dots throughout the liver, rather than a single tumour. Sorry for the non technical explanation - third hand info.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

- third hand info.

That can make it harder emotionally for you. I hope you are bearing up ok.

StevieJ

Another dead intruder, I don't think it is a coincidence that the incidence of these events have increased since this

Last week, Ken Clarke outlined the government's intention to "clarify" the existing legal right to use "reasonable force" against intruders. David Cameron also pledged that the new Justice Bill would "put beyond doubt that homeowners and shopkeepers who use reasonable force will not be prosecuted."

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/matt-zarbcousin/burglars-want-to-take-you_b_890804.html

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a suspected intruder at a Greater Manchester house.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-14963811

How long before an innocent householder is killed by an intruder that is encouraged to carry weapons by the govts irresponsible posturing.

lostinrates

StevieJ wrote: »

How long before an innocent householder is killed by an intruder that is encouraged to carry weapons by the govts irresponsible posturing.

I guess that dependa how good a shot and steely nerved the householder is.

which reminds me, I was going to book dh in for some clays and forgot.

SingleSue

Found a great way to have an afternoon out plus indulge in my previous love of seeing live rock bands....local pub have bands on a Sunday afternoon and children are welcome, so I can take the boys with me and even better, they do cordial at 30p a big glass (not quite a pint), so it's cheap too!

lostinrates

That sounds nice Sue. Live music is always fun, even if its not terribly good its fun! When its good its a bonus. How are your sore bits now?


Supper is a proper off the garden affair....apart from the pasta, the salt and pepper, everything in our mediterreaniean veg was grown or sourced here, in the garden or from a borrowed cow.

StevieJ

Just heard a good one on the radio, doctors and nurses from OZ, Canada and the US have to do a language test to work in the NHS but those from say Hungary or Romania are not allowed to be tested Don't you just love those EC rules?

lostinrates

StevieJ wrote: »

Just heard a good one on the radio, doctors and nurses from OZ, Canada and the US have to do a language test to work in the NHS but those from say Hungary or Romania are not allowed to be tested Don't you just love those EC rules?

I heard that on the radio too...not just now though. Its crazy. did you here the bit where an Italian doctor was using her dh as a translater on her phonecalls?

If you can't test people, surely you can interview them?

fc123

Nikkster wrote: »

Sounds like a plan

Have a couple of things I need to sort out first...

1. Finish PhD
2. Get myself back into the frame of mind where I would just apply for something regardless of how unlikely it might be - I used to do it so surely its still there for me to rediscover?!

Not sure which will be hardest at the moment!

No 1 is probably the hardest right now....how close are you to conclusion?

PasturesNew wrote: »

Just very busy... and big decisions are being made.
Old's new home imminent.... not done/dusted/signed, but imminent... then there's a trial period *crosses fingers*.

Good news PN......fingers crossed she loves it and settles in well.

silvercar wrote: »

The cancer story progresses, always good news and bad. I met the consultant for the first time, which was useful. Dad is responding better than expected to the chemo and with less side effects. So that is good news. In fact, staying there this week, we managed 2 mile walks each day - pretty good for a 71 year old in the midsts of chemo & cancer. Downside is that the cancer is inoperable (we knew that) which means that the chemo cycle lasts a few months then you get a break and wait for it to reappear, then start the chemo again. These breaks could be as little as 3 months (we didn't know that).

Sending best wishes for the above....