I went to a dinner party, some time ago, and the make up of the guests appeared to be from all walks of life.
One does the rounds, speaking to people, introducing the wife, and general small talk. You know the scene.
Towards the close of the party, this particularly engaging couple held us in conversation for some time, talking about recent sporting events, world news, politics, and a little about fishing, the latter of which appeared to not hold the interest of this particular pair for very long.
After determining that the gentleman was indeed an architect, a subject I know very little about apart from understanding that some buildings are really beautiful together with functionality, I asked his wife what she did for a living, to which she replied "I'm a lawyer".
I replied that I'm a surgeon, and asked her further "What do you say to people who ask you, say, at one of these social evenings, for some professional advice?"
The lady lawyer replied quite succinctly "I try to avoid answering professional questions at these functions".
"But what if the questioner is quite persistent?" says I....
She replied "I will then think for a moment or two longer, ask a few more details, and then give that person a measured professional response to their query, and then send them a bill in the morning".
I was a little surprised about how candid she had been, but thought to myself 'Hey, that's a new one, I may try that in the future'.
The conversation then passed on to a new topic, then another, and eventually we parted company, myself & my wife moved on to circulate some more.
Eventually, the evening drew to a close, we said our goodbyes to our hosts, and we got a cab home.
In the morning's post, from the lady lawyer, I got a bill for £100.00!!!
citing the professional advice she had given me at the dinner party.
B!tch!!!
Mike