bocadillo
Water Gypsy
Tired; up at the crack of dawn and a 155 mile round trip to attend one, yes one, hearing. It should have been simple, but the defendant turned up, and so I spent the best part of 90 minutes negotiating with him and the claimant's solicitors. Then, once I'd driven home, I had to write and submit a 5 page report.
Once I've taken off travel expenses and tax and NI, I will have earned £4.10 today.
I am drinking Rocket Fuel coffee to recover now. It's probably too early to start on the wine, though I really could do with a large glass....
I'm surprised to hear that you can afford both coffee and wine on that level of earnings.