Well, may have taken a step back today. I talked to my W this past weekend about taking a car we have, that I drive to work, to have some work done on it today. She was supposed to meet me at 4:30 at the auto repair shop. I only worked 1/2 day today due to my S24 being sworn in at a local police department. I attended the swearing in at 11:00 and had a 1:30 appointment with a local attorney to review the papers and answer the complaint. Well the attorney meeting went well and he told me his retainer was $2250. That's with a 25% discount through my EAP at work.I don't have a clue what his hourly rate was because I was too busy puking in the trashcan to ask. Anyway, when I left his office I decided that the car repairs would have to wait. I went by my W's office to tell her not to meet me at the auto place because I was putting the car repairs off. She asked why and I told her it was because the attorney retainer fee was so high that I could not afford the car repairs..
This did not go over very well. She wanted to know why I was getting such a hotshot high priced lawyer. Wanted to know why I was going to contest this and drag it out putting us both in the poor house..
Damn, beats all I ever seen. I was nice to her, never got rowdy, was respectful of her office and staff.
She says I dropped that on her on purpose, ruined her day, I should have called her on the phone and told her..what's the difference on the phone or in person, she's going to be pissed either way.
She's not pissed cause I stopped and told her. She's pissed cause I'm answering the complaint but she has left me no choice, the clock is ticking on me..answer or get a default judgment against me..
OK--whip out the 2x4's and let me have it if I did her wrong by stopping by her office.. I swear..I did not make a scene. We were in her office the whole time, talking quietly behind a closed door..I swear.
