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^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 68 deg. F sultry and stormy *********************************************************** Ken, Thank you for your support. Yes, in some ways, Portland is beautiful. Ivan On Sat, 20 Sep 1997 00:38:45 -0400 KEn Becker <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Ivan, I still am among the believers that you were treated wrongly, >but I am >afraid that you'll probably end up not getting compensated. The >financial >part of your loss was more due to your circumstances than their >negligence. >If you had gone to a comparable facility in your hometown, you would >have >lost a small fraction of what the trip and the cost of your >accomodations and >pay for your aid cost by going to Miami. A judge would probably say >that you >took a bigger risk than you should have, by making the trip. The >disappointment you have is impossible to put a price on, but if there >were a >winnable case, you'd probably have several lawyers fighting for the >chance to >represent you, as they get a nice percentage of the judgement. You >have the >comfort of knowing that hundreds of people know the story. I would >not >discourage you from seeking legal representation, but if you lose, >you'd at >least have to pay the expenses, making it a gamble. Try to redirect >the >anger into energy and do something good for yourself or others, which >is your >more natural way of doing things. You might write a poem or song, or >maybe >even a book. Maybe make a phone call to someone who needs to hear >from you >to brighten their day. Your descriptions of your hometown have made >me want >to visit there someday, you should probably work for the Chamber of >Commerce! > One of my inspirations is Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, the >comic >strip, and MANY books, which all started with Adams taking a look at >the way >his career was driving him crazy, due to the stupidity of corporate >America, >and telling the story using humerous characters. He must be a >multimillionare by now, though he DID get fired from his job as a >computer >engineer, as if he cares! Are you familiar with his work? As Marling >says, >"Don't forget how to laugh!" Ken B >