Reminder to self; nominate this thread/redditor for comment of the year 2010 when the time comes.

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Heh, if I come across something I'll send it your way! Maybe I can knock off our corporate lawyer and recommend you... no, wait, he's cool and he could also beat me up with both hands tied behind his back.

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Ugh! I'll cross my fingers for a job and/or a book deal for you before that one-year mark. I had my first brush with unemployment last year and even though it was mercifully brief, it was awful.

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Oh god, that really sucks. All that time and money on law school and you get "overqualified?" I mean, I see the employer's perspective of course, you don't want to hire someone who isn't committed for the long term, but you would think there would be something someone with that much education could do in their field!

I can't be a prosecutor, because I believe our drug laws are utter bullshit.

Agreement 100% there, I'd want to let everyone arrested for possession go.

I wouldn't want to do anything that would have me working for RIAA types, but I'm sure Intellectual Property is more complex than that. I would have to do something that would allow me to actually prepare and deliver arguments in a courtroom of some sort. I'm not really interested in the type of law my brother-in-law does, where he does paperwork for other people who then actually argue cases.

As for shitstorms; it's internet drama. Oddly enough most of my former "enemies" on Reddit are friendly with me again because of this, so, silver linings.

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Really? :( What kind of law do you do? I think I remember you mentioning contract law, but I could be wrong.

I'm fascinated with criminal defense intellectually, but a life of helping scumbags while barely scraping by myself doesn't exactly appeal to me. I'd love to be a prosecutor if I believed that most of the laws in this country were just, but that's not likely to happen in my lifetime. That leaves human rights law and environmental law as my remaining areas of interest, and those both seem to be specialties with lots of fish in the pond who are willing to work 70 hour weeks for what comes down to slave wages when you consider how much work is put in.

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Thanks! No, but I think tallwill probably does and he corrected me on some points I got wrong. I'm just an armchair lawyer and perpetual potential law student. I talk myself into applying to law school and then talk myself back out of it about once a month. I've pretty much settled on "take the LSAT in a couple years and if I do well it's a sign that I should go to law school" now. The problem is the areas of law I'm most interested in are also the lowest paying, and I'd hate to end up with a bunch of student loans I'd never be able to pay off after going this long without any substantial debt.

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She did feel awful about it, of course. She was actually a really sweet lady, but I have no idea how someone with training and experience missed the huge warning labels that say "do not use on cats" on the shampoo that's toxic to cats. I guess sleep deprivation will do strange things to anyone.

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Good correction; upvoted. Good point also about the contract; any of the big chains certainly have such a clause, but smaller kennels may not.

My first "summer job" after high school was at a Petco in the retail store. The attached grooming shop had a groomer who accidentally killed a customer's cat by using a shampoo that is safe for dogs but can be lethal to cats. Petco, being a giant evil corporation, tried to avoid even paying for any vet bills but when it became clear the owner was willing to sue they ended up settling out of court for the vet bills plus a small additional amount. The groomer remained employed there for several years and now owns her own salon, last I heard.

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I just had mine out last Saturday. My dentist did all four (including one that was still under an assload of bone) with just Novocaine. No gas, no general anesthesia, nothing. So I can't tell you what to expect from the anesthesia, although I was anesthetized for an appendectomy a few years ago and it felt like no time at all passed between nodding off on the table and waking up after surgery. No dreaming or anything.

As for recovery--do not take pain pills without eating something. It will be very hard to eat with your mouth still numb and puffy, but force yourself to at least drink a protein drink or eat a pudding cup ASAP after surgery, then take your pain pills before the numbing wears off. If you take them on an empty stomach you may throw up, and stomach acid in fresh gaping holes in your mouth would suck a lot.

I've been eating soup, applesauce, pudding and mashed potatoes since Saturday. Today I managed to eat a cookie by shredding it into tiny pieces and eating about a crumb at a time over the course of 25 minutes. I still can't open my mouth more than about an inch or so without a lot of pain. I can't chew anything. I can brush most of my teeth but the toothpaste stings the holes in my mouth.

Stay hydrated and take advantage of how sleepy the pain medication will make you. Get lots of naps. The pain itself is not that bad when you're just sitting around doing nothing, but eating will suck as will any physical activity that jounces you around. Use ice packs a lot (but don't fall asleep with one on and get frostbite).

Oh, and if you get a dry socket (intense stabbing pain that gets worse, not better after surgery) go straight back to the dentist and they should be able to just pack it with stuff to fix it--if you wait you'll have to have another surgery to stop the pain.

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There are two possibilities here: First, the kennel was negligent; in this case, in most states they would be at least liable for the replacement value of your "property." Since Luke was a purebred, you could file in small claims court for perhaps $1,000 or so. In most states the kennel will have liability insurance as mandated by law, so their insurance will probably cough up some sum. If you're lucky enough to live in a state that provides for emotional damages due to the loss of a pet, it might be worth getting a lawyer and filing for a more substantial sum.

However, most professionals who work with animals cannot be held liable for inherent risks of their profession. If the kennel was not negligent and the accident wouldn't have been prevented by anything they could be reasonable expected to do, then they are probably not liable. This goes both ways as well--in most cases, someone who chooses to work with animals professionally (for example, a vet tech) can't sue an animal's owner if they are injured in the course of performing their job, which has certain inherent risks.

So, the question is, did the kennel in fact do anything wrong, or is this a tragic accident that probably has been awful for them as well (though not as awful as losing a loved dog, of course)? If his kennel wasn't properly secured, that's one thing. If a drunken hobo somehow wandered in during the night and released the dog, which high-tailed it for home before anyone could react, that's a different scenario.

If you are certain they were negligent and you intend to take legal action, don't accept any restitution offered to you by the kennel voluntarily--that could be considered acknowledgment that you've been adequately compensated for your loss, meaning you'd be unable to receive any further damages from a lawsuit.

Please don't sue just because you're hurt and angry. If they did something wrong that resulted in the loss of a life, there's reason to sue--perhaps it would even prevent a negligent facility from harming other pets--but if it was an unpreventable accident, don't encourage your brother to prolong his grief with a frivolous lawsuit. It won't bring his dog back to have to go into a courtroom and try to put a cash value on his companion.

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In all candor, while we know nothing about the complaining student here, we believe this is part of a larger agenda to implement homosexual rights in the schools."

......so the guy offering legal representation to one party in a dispute admits to knowing nothing about the case. I'd be shocked if I weren't so busy not being at all surprised.

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Hm. The Admiral recognizes your plight. Henceforth, when your arms tire, you may gently hump a pillow until you are refreshed.

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Ceiling Saydrah is watching you not masturbate. ಠ_ಠ

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I knew I saw you stop masturbating! Unacceptable. You must jerk continuously, in a circular fashion.

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Hmmmmph, how would you know?

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Come on now, nobody wants that. Look what happened when you merely found out I HAD a vagoo. Showing it off would be tempting fate.

Also, I have it on good authority that there is a really hot Asian chick on Reddit, and until I eat her soul and steal her body, this plan would garner far too few upboats to be worth my while.

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Did you let the kitties live with the Tribbles?

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You're also behind the news that it is now required to put a after my name! I'll forgive you since you're behind news and you called me infamous which is sort of like a compliment YAY CIRCLEJERK

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Posting here so I can say I was temporarily admiral in the Enterprise.

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No, just circlejerk. Your beloved circlekerk is untainted.

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TIL: What a "kitty corner" looks like.

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Aw I'm sorry! If it helps, you can have a bagel.

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You forgot the after your username!

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What's this about vore furries?

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Ever off for fuck!

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