#obviously my preference is for a show I love to retain itself and run its full course

[pearlcaddy]

As someone with a very long queue, it's always awkward when a show takes a turn that makes me go completely off a character/plot/ship/the show as a whole. My innocent and dutiful queue will spend the next six-ish weeks posting about it like some sort of Weekend at Bernie's where the corpse is my love for the show.

[jamestaylorswift]

You're so mind-blowingly brilliant -- your posts never cease to make my day! I don't even have a tumblr account, but I check your page at least ten times/day, hoping for a new analysis. Reading your essay on "folklore"'s dreamscape felt like an acid trip in the best possible way. Please share your thoughts on the original "Cardigan" lyrics ASAP!

Thanks, anon! You’ve got me blushing like a damn fool over here 😊 You’re always welcome on this blog, lurking or otherwise!

Okay so this is more a line of reasoning that starts at the OG “cardigan,” not just lyric analysis. I’m not exactly sure how to organize all these thoughts so I’m just going to put them in the order that they came. Apologies if this is a mess. (And under a cut because I can’t shut up lmao)

To me, the OG “cardigan” is the antithesis of the song as we now know it. That got me thinking about how the core of the album might have been much different too.

The album-making process started with “my tears ricochet.” (I believe this song is from Karlie’s point of view, per the notes in the dreamscape essay.) I’m assuming Taylor didn’t edit this song much. She has implied in the past that a song is “written” when it takes musical form (i.e. lyrics literally get put to a track). The idea of a dead lover is also extremely compelling. She made “cardigan,” “seven,” and “peace” next.

It’s likely that these four songs represent folklore’s original ideological pillars. The common thread of Aaron’s three songs (both versions of “cardigan”) is the idea of age or maturity. “peace” and “seven” are age-related endpoints and “cardigan” is a midway point. “my tears ricochet” happens to be an endpoint (i.e. dying, as opposed to reaching an adult maturity).

From these songs, I extrapolate that Taylor wanted to explore emotional growth specifically by addressing Peter Pan and Wendy’s philosophical disagreement. (Also…veer off into gay childhood trauma.) “peace” is about the strongest argument anyone could make in favor of Wendy—growing up is necessary, especially in order to love and treat someone properly. (This song even argues for mutual maturity/understanding.) “my tears ricochet” is the fallout if two people end up fighting with each other, not for each other. OG “cardigan” comes down on Peter’s side—if given the choice to preserve youth or yield to age, one should prefer the former. The album was to transform an endorsement of Peter into an endorsement of Wendy.

The three songs done with Aaron were likely written to appear in the order they do today: “cardigan” as exposition, then “seven,” then “peace.” Observe that to chart a course hitting all four songs, Taylor has to align OG “cardigan” with “my tears ricochet.” “seven” can stand on its own, provided she pads it with enough storytelling. “peace” and “my tears ricochet” cannot both be endpoints of the story, especially because they are at odds with each other. The mutual understanding in “peace” is not at all consistent with the hatred and sadness in “my tears ricochet.” Thus, the track list requires the partial ordering of OG “cardigan,” then “my tears ricochet,” then (much later) “peace.”

Let’s talk about OG “cardigan.” The first verse paints the potrait of Karlie. “Vintage tee, brand new phone // high heels on cobblestones // when you are young they assume you know nothing” alludes to the glamor of modeling, plus its stereotype as the profession of being young, dumb, and beautiful. “Livin’ in a gold age // sneakin’ to my bird cage” reintroduces the tension of reputation, youth and freedom at odds with oppressive forces. “Laughin’ like a damn fool // breakin’ every damn rule” contrasts the characterization of Karlie in the verse. She instead has a marvelous time being hot, smart, and moderately evil. Through this contrast, Taylor suggests that the power of youth is the freedom to choose to ignore very serious problems (pseudo-escapism?). The OG outro full of zingers is Taylor’s perspective as someone who gets burned by the freedom of choice. Young Karlie leaves young Taylor because the high of reputation-era antics wears off. Then, old Taylor, still affected by this loss, also loses her mind in a reverse-“Don’t Blame Me” kinda way.

Word choice, to me, suggests that “cardigan” was originally conceived not as the Breakup Song of the Cenozoic Era but a narrative partner of “illicit affairs.” Karlie and Taylor are on the same team in OG “cardigan.” They have a marvelous time being hot, smart, and moderately evil and breaking all the damn rules together. “You know damn well // for you I would ruin myself” gets spit back in Taylor’s face and is that much more impactful. 

Karlie is justified in leaving because the moment dies. This phrase describes a relationship that mutually and/or slowly dwindles. Karlie makes a decision to leave and save herself, and indeed makes the better choice because she retains her wild and her sanity. Hence, Peter wins the argument.

It’s unclear when “exile” was written, but I think it was early on in the process because Taylor added bird noises to it. “exile” plus OG “cardigan”/“illicit affairs” illustrates two joint affairs, such as double bearding. Pronoun issues with the second verse of “cardigan” aside, Karlie’s eventual downfall (i.e. the emotional end of “illicit affairs”) is implied to be a result of Taylor…also cheating? Maybe it’s the whole Friends “we were on a break” thing. (IDK, I’ve never actually seen Friends.)

OG “cardigan,” “illicit affairs,” and “exile” were once closely affiliated. More pertinently, by the partial ordering, “illicit affairs” and “exile” were meant to explain how OG “cardigan” connects to “my tears ricochet.” Karlie leaves Taylor during their illicit affair; the affair ruins Karlie; Karlie dies and Taylor shows up at the funeral because she’s pissed; Karlie becomes a vengeful ghost and Taylor is also emotionally ruined forever. Scene.

But these are not the connections that Taylor put out into the world. Obviously we can never know precisely why. One thing that does stick out to me, though, is how hard it is to turn around and align with Wendy given the illicit affair narrative.

In “peace,” Taylor shows her own maturity by acknowledging that she was cowardly and dishonorable. For what? Karlie left her in OG “cardigan,” not the other way around. Taylor runs away with someone else in “exile” (“him”), ostensibly to enjoy a more stable relationship. Her playing the role of the angry funeralgoer in “my tears ricochet” is perfectly reasonable. Taylor was promised love and Karlie didn’t give her what she needed, so she moved on. Therefore, we should conclude that maturity is really…hanging onto someone who doesn’t stay? Having the courage to stay in an incredibly tenuous affair? Apparently, one also must be cheated on in order to mature. These are all strange conclusions.

Taylor illustrates Karlie’s maturity with a monologue of numerous promises—of pretty much everything except peace itself. The illicit affair narrative does strongly support the argument that maturity is learning how to stay true to one’s word. Yet its logical beginning is that one must cheat on another—plus be unfaithful to the person they are cheating with—in order to mature. (Karlie gets burned by the freedom of choice only when she later faces the consequences of the affair.) Also strange.

The illicit affair narrative as a primary emotional catalyst of the album generates even bigger inconsistencies.

“august” both humanizes the person cheated with and leaves them worse off than the cheater. “my tears ricochet” emphasizes the opposite: the one cheated with stays alive and becomes a very ugly person, but the cheater dies.

Arguably, both people should have anticipated the fallout of the (implied to be years-long) affair. “my tears ricochet” is internally inconsistent. “I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace” suggests Karlie died an unfortunate or unforeseen death, not an inevitable one. “You turned into your worst fears” suggests Taylor turned around and became a cheater too.

“invisible string” can support the argument that Taylor and Karlie were always bound to get back together after a breakup. Morally dubious underwriting of the initial affair notwithstanding, this song contradicts “mad woman.” Taylor wrote “mad woman” song shortly after “peace;” in it, she is staunchly against cheating. (She avoids morally dubious underwriting of illicit activity on the album by axing the OG “cardigan”/“illicit affairs”/“exile” narrative, then condemning cheating and seducing in “mad woman” and “illicit affairs,” respectively.)

Again, it is impossible to know when, why, or even exactly how the narrative of the album changed as Taylor was writing it. The dramatization I’ve provided of inconsistencies piling up is only one plausible explanation—and a convoluted one at that—for a change of artistic heart. Whatever the reason, I think it is significant that Taylor performed a volte face to never argue in favor of Peter in the first place.

The album version of “cardigan,” and indeed the entire love triangle, supports Wendy’s side of the argument. “cardigan” shows that James and Betty’s relationship was vibrant, joyous, thrilling, and tender, but above all, perfect. The tone of the song helps Taylor denounce James’ choice to leave Betty as cruel and unnecessary. It is James’ fault for leaving once the “thrill expired,” not Betty’s fault for believing James would stay after the honeymoon phase. “betty” reinforces James’ characterization as the ignorant fool too. Because the album necessarily pigeonholes the leaver in the role of the coward, Wendy wins the argument on the grounds of moral fiber.

(James technically ‘wins’ in “august” because the titular character is left devastated and alone. August embodies youth through hope and yearning. James’ lack of conviction kills that hope. Thus, youthful traits are always collateral damage of the entire maturing process. And, the narrative that pits the characters against each other ends with James, regarded as the paradigm youth, losing the most.)

Perhaps this is the best justification for the existence of the teenage love triangle. Introducing characters who are maturing in various ways still allows Taylor to explore emotional growth. Three separate but fixed perspectives act as a proxy for one person’s changing perspective. By aligning herself with each character at a different time in their life, she shows that maturity (e.g. realism, reliability, patience, etc.) always gives one the upper hand.

The love triangle’s main purpose is to illustrate the philosophy that permeates the rest of the album. folklore as we know it is Taylor’s memorial to all the things lost to youth. Maturity would have prevented so many losses. At the same time, it is impossible to mature without first being youthful, making mistakes, and feeling lost while doing so. This is Taylor’s singular but melancholic endorsement of Wendy. How sad, valuable, and necessary, she says of growing up.

Lest my point be misinterpreted as ‘we can confidently reverse-engineer Taylor’s artistic process,’ here are my main takeaways from the “cardigan” changes:

OG “cardigan” is sad and we should appreciate it as such. “I knew to love would be to lose my mind?” Please.

“cardigan,” as a midway point with respect to age, is the only ideologically ‘variable’ song of the original quartet. Furthermore, by placement and construction, “cardigan” is/was intended to be expository. Changing “cardigan” changes the course she charts through the album. Taking sadness out of one song and spreading it over a storytelling album really changes the meaning of that sadness.

Of the eponymous characters, it’s worth noting that Taylor is James, the leaver, whereas she is left in the OG “cardigan.” It’s utterly fascinating that Taylor chooses to embody ‘hanging on to youth’ angle. What we assume is a very deep, primal feeling is one she overemphasizes for narrative purposes. Consequently, dismissing the love triangle as (fix-it) fiction requires dismissing Taylor’s attachment to youth—being Peter. To that end, we might also need to dismiss the infamous “I never grew up, it’s getting so old” line from “The Archer.” Many others, too…

Red herring though it may be, the love triangle alters folklore’s underlying philosophy, hence the very essence of its melancholy. It seems rather unwise to ignore the love triangle or to reduce it to a cheesy storytelling device. Recognizing that Taylor endorses Wendy and only Wendy is, in my opinion, crucial for clarifying other nebulous ideas in folklore. (I know I sound like a broken record, but I really do think abstraction in the music requires abstraction in analysis. It’s really easy to fall into the habit of tying specific lyrics to people or events. Personally, I find richer and deeper connections by actively working against that habit. I’m not saying this is the only way to do analysis—on the contrary, I think all analysis is correct because it’s all subjective. Rather, I think people overlook the value of occasional abstraction, much to my distress. folklore analysis even seems to demand abstraction. Sue me for believing that things like the underlying philosophy of an album are important, I guess?)

Would you believe that there’s more to this change than what I’ve argued? I’m weary that this is answer is already not what you wanted, so I won’t bang on and quadruple its length. In conclusion: the Implications.

[thanksjro]

Spotlight: Trailcutter - Trailcutter Threatens to Kill Several People For a Good Noodle Star

The Spotlight issues- the one-shots that focus on a single character in an effort to get readers interested in them (and sell toys, of course)- are a funny thing. The ones relating to MTMTE characters within the timeline of MTMTE’s events were written nearly a year after the events during which they are set.

The Spotlights as a whole don’t stick in my brain terribly well, and that’s probably because when I first read IDW’s run back in 2016, I went by publication dates instead of story chronology. I don’t think that really leaves itself for a properly cohesive reading experience, at least not in this particular case. It doesn’t help that a lot of the other ones weren’t super awesome reads, in my opinion. Spotlight: Cyclonus isn’t exactly my favorite thing, for example.

The Scavengers storyline gets interrupted anyway with the Annual, so I figure I might as well slot these in here as well. Really, I should have covered this between MTMTE #5 and #6. Well, technically, I don’t have to do anything in any order, but it’s what I would have preferred.

Anyway, let’s see what's up.

Looks like the Lost Light’s seen better days. It’s had a hole punched in the side of it, and Trailbreaker’s been asked to use his forcefields to keep the vacuum of space from doing its thing while all the Headmasters slap some duct tape on the rip.

No, they aren’t actually Headmasters in this continuity, but it’s not often Highbrow gets to exist in the story proper, so I figured I’d take advantage of that.

Rodimus, impressed by the quick response to the damage, decides he’s going to hold a little ceremony for the boys- not Trailbreaker though, because I guess nobody told Rodimus he’d pitched in too.

Soak it in, Highbrow, because this is the closest thing to main character status you’ll be getting this whole comic run. Be mindful up there now, because if Chromedome turns too fast he’ll take your head clean off with those massive shoulders.

Each of them receive a Rodimus Star, a medal with Rodimus’ face on it signifying that the owner has done something exemplary to earn it. It is in no way shaped like a star.

Trailbreaker, bummed out that he wasn’t recognized for the work he put in, decides to drown his sorrows at Swerve’s, which at this point is still technically not on the up and up and is running illegally. Unfortunately for Trailbreaker, the afterparty is also being hosted here, so he’s not actually escaped anything.

Off to the side, Chromedome and Brainstorm are chatting with Tailgate, who notes the theming of the award-winners’ names, and thinks it’s very funny. Chromedome explains that they’re actually nicknames, from when they all worked together.

Back at Trailbreaker’s table, he’s trying to keep himself entertained, when Whirl happens. Whirl, being Whirl, makes a rude comment about his face, claiming he has an expression he makes whenever he uses his forcefields. Trailbreaker denies this, but he totally does.

Whirl asks what’s eating at Trailbreaker, not that he really cares, and after a bit of hemming and hawing, finds out that Trailbreaker’s really bothered by the fact that he was the only one on the repair team that didn’t get a star. As it turns out, Rodimus has been passing these things out like hotcakes, because Whirl’s got one too. Pretty much everyone but Trailbreaker has a star at this point.

Whirl decides to cut out the middle man and yells at Rodimus to get his McDonald’s-looking butt over here and proceeds to cut to the heart of the matter.

Implying that Drift doesn’t already have twenty Rodimus stars for just existing.

C’mon Rodimus, just give him a star. You obviously ordered way too many if you’ve given one to Whirl by this point, and Trailbreaker’s obviously feeling low.

Whirl, not satisfied with this answer, decides to inflict his special brand of help on Trailbreaker, and decides that it’s time for a little self-improvement.

But y’know. Not like he really cares.

Totally.

The first step in the Whirl Self-Help program is to throw away your old identity while insulting/infatuating over Ultra Magnus.

Now the Spotlight subtitle makes a lot more sense. Trailbreaker/Trailcutter is one of the many characters within the Transformers franchise who suffers from trademark issues, which is why he’s got more than one name. We’ll see him flipflop between the two in MTMTE- or rather, other characters flipflop between them- OR RATHER Roberts flipflop between them.

As is, Whirl takes to the change immediately, probably because he himself has gone through the process in the past.

So, talking yourself up is the next step, but Trailcutter doesn’t really want to reinvent himself, per se; he just wants to be a little more than the guy who does forcefields. He wants people to see him for him, y’know?

Whirl thinks the answer to this conundrum is to get Trailcutter a gun.

They go find Brainstorm, who’s currently busy trying to figure out just what exactly the ship hit to punch such a big hole in it. They’ve brought in the big metal something, and he, Perceptor and a couple other nerds are giving it a good once-over.

As Whirl gushes over Brainstorm’s many inventions- lot of love coming from Whirl this issue- Brainstorm questions Trailcutter’s desire to get into traditional weaponry, seeing as he’s got some sweet stuff going on already, namely the forcefield thing and the magnawheels, which we’ll get to see in action later.

Trailcutter leaves to go take a depression nap.

When he gets to his room, he finds his roommate, Hoist, to be absent. Hoist is off on his own adventure, which is covered in his very own Spotlight. Of course, because Trailcutter is playing the buttmonkey today, he still doesn’t get left alone, as he receives a call from Swerve, who’s probably super jazzed that he’s not the most beat-down character on the ship for once.

Swerve’s supposed to be doing a sponsored silence in exchange for a Rodimus star, but he’s find it very difficult, thanks to the whole “cannot shut the hell up” thing. Swerve, much like everyone with teeth in this issue, looks like he’s got a retainer in, showing that little bit of artistic license off as he asks Trailcutter for a favor.

And on that note, let’s take a brief look at the artist for this issue, Matt Frank.

Frank’s only worked on a couple other things within Transformers, one of which being the second half of the Animated comic “First (and Second) in Flight.” His style is very different from our regular artist, Alex Milne. While Milne seems to prioritize the more technical aspects of the Transformers designs, even in the relatively streamlined looks for MTMTE, Frank’s art is much more simplified, almost soft-looking. Characters look as if their faces would squish if you grabbed them by the cheeks. There’s a lot of expression, almost to the point of looking straight-up cartoonish. While I’m not sure that this style would have worked with the more serious storylines of this series, I think it’s a shame that this was the only entry from Frank that we got to see. It’s a little funky in spot, but I like how emotionally open it feels, if that makes sense.

Getting back to the story, Trailcutter hangs up on Swerve and plugs in for beddy-bye, wishing that he were a normal dude and that everyone would just shut up about his forcefields.

See, I told you- depression nap.

Trailcutter, feeling that something’s up- both with the ship and himself- heads out to find a friend. What he finds instead is profoundly disturbing.

Clearly there is a dark evil at work, if Huffer’s smiling. He shouldn’t be able to DO that.

Trailcutter wanders around the ship, finding more of the same strangeness going on: everyone is frozen in place, even Rodimus as he yells at Rewind over those snuff films Red Alert found, firmly setting this issue for having happened right before issue #6.

Trailcutter heads back to his room, and is about to answer a call from Hoist- who is still on that mission from before naptime- when a laser blast explodes his monitor.

Zounds! Some Decepticons have snuck aboard the Lost Light, and they’re looking for trouble. Thinking quickly, Trailcutter pops out of his hiding spot to forcefield the pair… except he doesn’t, because something’s wrong. His forcefields aren’t working.

The art’s a little hard to follow here, but it looks like Trailcutter just ripped Whirl’s tit-guns off and used them to shoot that guy. Radical.

With the enemy fully distracted, Trailcutter jumps over a chair and bolts for the exit, using his magnawheels and showing us exactly why they’re called that.

They’re wheels that act as magnets. That’s why.

He hacks the door to the medibay and uses it to kill a man, crushing his head, then gets the other guy with a pair of resuscitation pads. Day’s saved! Good job, Trailcutter!

Just kidding, we still have another half of this issue to get through.

The guy Trailcutter just knocked out with medical equipment gets a call. Good thing Trailcutter’s good at impressions.

Turns out, there’s a LOT of Decepticons on the Lost Light at present, and they’re after something in the shuttle bay. Looks like Trailcutter’s got some work to do. Might as well set yourself up for success, huh pal?

Gee, Brainstorm, wonder how much of all this nonsense is your fault. I’m going to guess at least all of it.

Trailcutter stocks up on the heroic necessities, and heads over to shuttle bay 3.

Lockdown’s here, and he’s brought a third of the villain lineup from Transformers Animated with him. Trailcutter brings on the bravado, dumping the two Decepticons he took out earlier on the floor and asking just what the hell these guys think they’re doing on his ship.

Lockdown isn’t terribly impressed.

Trailcutter, what the actual, genuine fuck is that even supposed to mean?

Stealing Whirl’s little talking-up speech, Trailcutter frames himself as friggin’ death incarnate, again not impressing Lockdown very much. Honestly, Lockdown just wants to grab that big ol’ something the Lost Light ran into yesterday and go.

That big ol’ something, you see, is a Titan thumb, and Lockdown and his crew are in the business of Titan hunting. Trailcutter makes it pretty clear that he’s not going to let them take the thing, seeing as Lockdown and his goonies are probably going to use it for nefarious purposes, and so seals himself in the role of the hero for the evening. He informs the Decepticons of his claim to fame, even though his forcefields still aren’t working, then pulls a little magic trick by turning off the artificial gravity for the room, claiming it to be the work of his highly-specialized skills. He lets them go up… then lets them come back down, hard.

Then Trailcutter ramps up the psychological manipulation significantly, using his anime eyes to convince Lockdown that he’s planted a tiny forcefield within his spark, and that he’s fully capable of letting it expand until it rips said spark asunder.

Lockdown and company get the fuck away from Trailcutter as fast as they possibly can, completely terrified and also maybe just the slightest bit flustered by our forcefield specialist. Once they’re out of sight, Trailcutter allows himself a moment to reflect on a job well done.

ARE YOU FUCKING-

Roberts, please, we can’t keep doing this. The sad, proud smiles, I can’t take them.

Trailcutter plops down in the captain’s chair to take a load off, only to get spooked by the hand of Rodimus clapping down on his shoulder.

Later on, Hoist’s returned from his mission to their room, and Trailcutter regales him with his tale of derring-do. Turns out that everyone being frozen was absolutely Brainstorm’s fault, and the only reason Trailcutter wasn’t affected was because he was sleep-forcefielding.

Of course, we can’t just let the guy be happy, now can we?

Okay. I looked it up, and it turns out, the British use “snap” when they’re in a situation where they’ve got the same X as another person, i.e. two people show up wearing the same outfit to an event, or some such. It comes from a matching card game. In America, we say “snap” as an exclamation, like “wow!” or “Jesus Christ!” or “dangit!” Snap is a very versatile word in the States. So there’s your little culture lesson for the day.

Trailcutter, sinking back into his sour mood from earlier, decides to go get plastered, because he has a drinking problem, but not before he goes to make a threat on Rodimus’ life over a goddamn sticker. Thus ends dear Trailcutter’s Spotlight.

[aion-rsa]

15 SNES Games That Deserve a Sequel

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The SNES isn’t just the greatest Nintendo console of all-time: it’s the home of a truly impressive collection of classic games, underrated gems, and, for our purposes today, a shocking number of games that never got the sequel they deserved.

While you can usually list the business reasons why certain games don’t get sequels, that does little to diminish fans’ desires for more of a particular experience or even a second chance to get things right. In the case of some of these games, fans have been holding their breath for quite a long time.

Before we dive into this look at SNES games begging for a sequel, please note that while we will mostly focus on games that never got a sequel, a few of these titles did get underwhelming sequels that missed the mark or otherwise haven’t been revisited in over 20 years.

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15. The Adventures of Batman and Robin

While I actually slightly prefer the Genesis version of this game, this underrated SNES gem was still a Konami beat-em-up made at the peak of that studio’s efforts in that genre. Even better, it was based on arguably the best Batman adaptation of all time: Batman: The Animated Series. 

So why did this never get a sequel? It certainly wasn’t perfect, and Konami may have struggled to retain the rights, but given how much the company’s TMNT games improved over time, it’s hard not to wonder what Konami could have done if they had been allowed to expand upon this brilliant marriage of an expertly adapted world and nearly airtight gameplay.

14. Saturday Night Slam Masters

This game did technically get a sequel, but that title never officially made it out of Japan and also made some drastic changes that made the series more of a 2D fighting game. It was actually quite good, but it didn’t reach the heights of the original.

After all, Saturday Night Slam Masters balanced a fascinating mixture of fighting games and wrestling games that was compelling enough at the time but may bring a generation raised on increasingly stale WWE games to tears. This is quite simply one of the most entertaining wrestling games ever made. 

13. Super Star Wars Trilogy

This entry is a bit of a cheat since it not only combines three games in one entry but arguably ignores the fact that we’ve obviously gotten quite a few Star Wars games since these were released. Still, what I really want is a new trilogy of games that mimics the gameplay and style of these brutally difficult classics. 

Whether they’re based on the prequel trilogy, sequel trilogy, or tell entirely original stories, I’d love for a modern developer (probably someone in the Devolver Digital family) to make a modern Super Star Wars game that leaves you wanting to throw your controller through the window and enjoying every minute of it. 

12. Mario Paint

While Nintendo has made other strange games that emphasized player’s creative input (Mario Maker is probably the most notable recent example), they’ve never really properly revisited this Super Mario spin-off that showed Nintendo fans everywhere there was an artist inside of them.

Mario Paint may be simple by today’s standards, but that’s all the more reason for Nintendo to upgrade what was essentially an educational game that mastered the “gamify” concept long before that really became a talking point in the industry. 

11.  U.N. Squadron

The SNES wasn’t exactly lacking in worthwhile shooters, but there was always something special about U.N. Squadron. Granted, it was tough as nails, but the game’s upgrade system, visuals, and incredible level design typically made it easy to put up with the frustrations. 

Capcom is always talking about revisiting and reviving its back catalog, so why not release an “indie-style” sequel to this cult classic that’s always deserved another look?

10. Skyblazer

This largely forgotten gem from the SNES era shows just how spoiled we were at that time for these kinds of experiences. 

After all, Skyblazer was a game that combined great visuals, a killer soundtrack, puzzle-solving, platforming, and intense side-scrolling action, and few people ever actually played it. A simple re-release of this underrated classic would be more than I could hope for, but truth be told, my heart cries out for an admittedly unlikely sequel.

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9. Sunset Riders

Long before Red Dead Redemption offered arguably the definitive Western gaming experience, one of the most enjoyable ways to take a trip to that era was this run-and-gun side-scroller shooter that failed to really make a name for itself despite having so much going for it. 

Sunset Riders‘ old west setting carries a lot of this game’s weight, but it’s really this shooter’s gameplay (which feels like a combination of Contra and a light gun shooter) that makes you wonder how it spent so many years in relative obscurity. A sequel would go a long way towards helping to ensure this game gets the love it deserves. 

8. Weaponlord

It felt like every developer was trying to make the next great fighting game in the ‘90s. While most of those efforts fell well short of being the next Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, the decade’s onslaught of subpar efforts meant that a few fighting games never got the chance they deserved. 

Weaponlord was one of those games. Sometimes referred to as the spiritual predecessor to Soul Edge/Soul Calibur, this weapon-based fighting game complemented its shockingly deep gameplay with a unique art style that stands out to this day. It wasn’t perfect, but it’s so easy to imagine how a sequel could have fixed nearly all of this game’s flaws.

7. Uniracers

A racing game about unicycles is strange enough, but what really sets this game apart is its surprising speed and wacky courses that emphasize almost “stunt-like” racing and tricks. I even kind of love this game’s weird ‘90s attitude. 

There was just so much more that could have been done with this concept had Uniracers gotten the sequel it deserved. Since its developer DMA Design (now known as Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar North) clearly isn’t doing anything these days, I don’t see why they wouldn’t revisit this one. 

6. Secret of Evermore

It’s easy to get this game confused with Secret of Mana and some of the other titles of this era, but Secret of Evermore truly was a special piece of action RPG design that has been tragically overlooked over the years for reasons that have little to do with the game’s quality. 

At a time when many fans were looking for a Secret of Mana sequel, Secret of Evermore offered a somewhat similar but distinctly different gaming experience that was a little slower, a little stranger, and a little more complicated, but arguably never got the chance it deserved to really carve its own identity and find an audience. I think modern gamers would be more receptive to this title’s ideas, though it would be a lot easier to confirm that theory if we got a sequel.

5. Kirby’s Dream Course

Kirby’s Dream Course is one of those games that I feel was both hurt and helped by its license. While this project’s association with Kirby probably inspired more people to play what essentially amounts to a combination of golf and puzzle games (think Marble Madness), a lot of young gamers who took a chance on this thinking it was closer to a traditional Kirby game were left throwing their hands up in the air. 

Years later, though, it’s easier than ever to appreciate what Dream Course is going for. This almost zen-like experience challenges you to use your brain to solve its most fiendish puzzles but keeps things light enough to encourage you to progress even when you hit a wall. Even if an eventual sequel was nothing more than a mobile game, Dream Course is more than worthy of another look.

4. Illusion of Gaia

Illusion of Gaia was one of those SNES games that not everybody owned, but those who did own it typically wouldn’t shut up about it. To be fair to those sometimes persistent gamers, it’s kind of hard to forget about Illusion of Gaia once you’ve given it a chance. 

Though perhaps best described as an ARPG, Illusion of Gaia is actually sometimes closer to a more complicated take on a classic Legend of Zelda game. Its incredible world, surprising plot, fun action, and unique action/adventure concepts made it easy to love, hard to forget, and surprisingly difficult to play. While part of an unofficial trilogy of games, this one has always deserved a proper sequel. 

3. Super Mario RPG

While the Paper Mario series and some of the Mario & Luigi games eventually carried on Super Mario RPG’s legacy, you’ve got to forgive fans who still cry out for a “proper” Super Mario RPG sequel to this day. Maybe that’s because there’s really not another game quite like Super Mario RPG. 

Developed by SquareSoft during their 16-bit peak, Super Mario RPG combined the better elements of a Final Fantasy game with the more lighthearted nature of a Mario title. The result was an RPG that was much more “accessible” than other notable RPGs of this era but never left you feeling like you were playing a lesser game. At the very least, a Super Mario RPG sequel may be the only way that we get more Geno adventures. 

2. Demon’s Crest

There’s a loose rumor that Demon’s Crest‘s sales were so bad that it actually registered negative sales at one point due to an excessive number of returns. It may be little more than an urban legend, but it kind of goes to show you just how poorly this game performed when it was released. 

To this day, I’m not sure why Demon’s Crest wasn’t an instant hit. It was a bit short and some of its design elements were somewhat confusing, but this lovely gothic action title combined Castlevania and Mega Man in a way that is so easy to fall in love with. It’s the kind of game that practically begged for a sequel that it just never got. 

1. Chrono Trigger

While I’m actually a fan of 1999’s Chrono Cross, I understand why many fans don’t like it. I believe Kotaku once called it a great game and a bad sequel, which really kind of sums up some of the ways that game distinguished itself while seemingly ignoring so many of the ways the classic original made a name for itself as one of the best RPGs ever. 

So yes, count me among the many who still wants a “proper” Chrono Trigger sequel to this day. While there are plenty of reasons to doubt that a modern Chrono Trigger game could replicate the ways that this game’s “dream team” of developers made it arguably the best JRPG of the golden era of JRPGs, it’s almost impossible to walk away from this one and not be left wishing for more. 

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The Chicago Bulls’ new front office plan isn’t good enough. ‘GarPax’ must be fired.

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The fate of the Bulls is resting on their owner’s son to stop making an incredibly easy decision so difficult.

Chicago celebrated the opportunity to host the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in three decades by relegating its beloved hometown franchise to a punchline. In an All-Star Weekend built up as a love letter to the city’s deep basketball culture, the Chicago Bulls were barely within eyesight. The team’s presence in the festivities was limited to Zach LaVine’s early exit in the three-point contest. They barely even got a mention out of Common in his terrific pregame intros.

Instead, the Bulls’ most memorable moment from the weekend came when LaVine’s ESPN interview was interrupted by fans chanting ‘fire GarPax’ on live TV, referencing the team’s long-tenured management combination of John Paxson and Gar Forman. It hit another level when Scottie Pippen — who holds an official title as a Bulls ambassador — said he didn’t know half the players on the current team. In private conversations with people around the league about the state of the franchise over All-Star Weekend, one sentiment kept getting repeated: The Bulls are lucky the Knicks exist.

Perhaps it was no coincidence the team leaked a rare piece of housekeeping news to reporters just before Sunday’s game tipped off. The Bulls are in the market for an “empowered basketball voice” that would hold the title of GM at the end of another disappointing season. No, Paxson and Forman aren’t going anywhere: Paxson would retain a say in personnel matters, while Forman would continue the transition he’s made into scouting.

Like most things involving the Bulls, this simply isn’t good enough.

Chicago didn’t chant “Re-Assign Gar to Scouting”. They didn’t make “Promote Paxson To A Position Of Slightly Less Authority” into a Twitter trending topic. The Bulls need a clean slate and a fresh start, not a half-measure. They need to fire ‘GarPax’, not hide them.

Paxson and Forman aren’t the only ones who need to go. Doug Collins was added to the front office as a senior advisor in 2017. Collins got the job for one reason: he is beloved by owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who once said the only reason he hasn’t hired him as head coach again is because he couldn’t stand the thought of one day firing him. Collins, a man who said he’d rather blow his brains out than embrace advanced analytics, still has a prominent role in the organization, reportedly playing a part in the firing of former head coach Fred Hoiberg. That decision could have been fine if the franchise didn’t replace him with an obviously worse coach in Jim Boylen.

The other prominent member of the Bulls front office is Jim Paxson, John’s older brother and the man who once drafted a local under-the-radar prospect named LeBron James with the Cavs. This is how the Chicago Bulls do business, preferring the comfort of familiar relationships over any attempt to challenge their ingrained thinking.

The Bulls don’t need to add another voice to a room already overcrowded with underachievers. They need to burn it all down and build from the ground up.

The fans can take some solace in bullying the franchise into hiring a new GM. It wouldn’t have happened without them. This is the year the ‘Fire GarPax’ movement went mainstream, making the transition from ‘Empty Bottle All-Ages Show’ to ‘Lollapalooza Headliner on the Budweiser Stage’. The organization has lost even its most fervent supporters while attendance in the United Center has plummeted. While the Bulls were No. 1 or No. 2 in the league in raw attendance every year from 2004-2019, they were No. 17 in percentage of seats filled last year, and are No. 22 this season.

It’s not just about bad results with the Bulls — it’s about bad process. They essentially gave Dwyane Wade a $38 million golden parachute for one year of work. They gave Jabari Parker $20 million to play small forward (Hoiberg benched him before the preseason ended). They cut Spencer Dinwiddie for Michael Carter-Williams and Isaiah Canaan. Their Jimmy Butler trade was terrible at the time and looks even worse now. This year, they decided to stick with Boylen as head coach only because he plays nice with his bosses. As it’s happened, every core piece on the Bulls has either stagnated or regressed while their league-wide value diminishes.

Factor in that this is Paxson’s 17th season in his position, and it leads to an easy question: What does this man have to do to lose his job?

It all comes back to the question of who’s really making the calls with the Bulls. Reinsdorf, now 83 years old, doesn’t even hide that he’s an absentee owner.

”I under-managed the Bulls, I really did,” Reinsdorf told reporter Melissa Isaacson in 2012. “That was one of the reasons for wanting Michael in here. I found myself letting the Bulls succeed on their own. We had a successful business, we’re doing well financially and I sort of let it slide.”

The Michael he’s referring to is his now 52-year-old son, the third of four children he had with his wife Martyl. Michael Reinsdorf was hired as Bulls president and COO in 2010. As the story goes, Michael was denied a job from his father out of college so he could make a name for himself on his own. He started a consulting company, bought a few minor league teams, and now helps run the day-to-day operations as a conduit between the front office and his father.

If there’s anyone who can save the Bulls, it’s Michael Reinsdorf. While it remains unclear if he’d actually have the power to fire Paxson outright, he’s certainly the person best positioned to get his old man to approve the change.

While Jerry Reinsdorf has reportedly advised the family to sell the Chicago White Sox after he passes, he hasn’t said the same thing about the Bulls, who are too much of a cash cow to give up. If Michael Reinsdorf is merely the second-most powerful person with the franchise today, he is going to be the top dog soon.

Michael Reinsdorf knows he’ll never be a self-made man like his father was. He’s a rich kid who had some success on his own but mostly reached his current position through nepotism. He is, by most accounts, a perfectly nice guy, with stories of personal interactions with frustrated season ticket holders making the rounds last year. That probably makes him a better person than most billionaires (his father’s net worth is an estimated $1.5 billion), but it isn’t the way to save the franchise and forever leave his imprint on it.

To do that, all Michael Reinsdorf has to do is follow his father’s advice, which he gave when he brought his son aboard in 2010.

“I told him to follow the Rocky Wirtz model,” Jerry said to Isaacson in an ESPN interview. “Rocky took over from his father and he’s his own man. In many ways, his father wouldn’t like what he’s doing, but Rocky is successful.

”If Michael needs my opinion, I give it. But only on the condition that he make the decision.”

Wirtz is the son of former Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz. The elder Wirtz was widely loathed around the city. When he passed, the Blackhawks quickly won three Stanley Cup championships.

What Jerry Reinsdorf really wants is for his son to show a backbone and not be a pushover as a manager. If someone is underperforming, they should be held accountable, particularly when that someone has had the same job for 17 years and has made millions of dollars doing it. Paxson will be fine. He’s an incredibly wealthy 59-year-old man. He won’t get his feelings hurt.

Just because Jerry Reinsdorf’s reputation has been defined by loyalty to even subpar employees doesn’t mean his son’s has to be.

Michael Reinsdorf’s legacy is on the line, and the clock is starting now. Adding a GM to a room with Paxson, Forman, and Collins isn’t going to cut it. What’s going to happen when they disagree on a free agent, a draft pick, or a coach? How are they supposed to attract the best candidate with the old vultures circling in the distance? The fact the Bulls’ current management has supported Boylen — very obviously the most overmatched coach in the NBA — so fervently shows just how incompetent they are. To be the man his father wants him to be, Michael Reinsdorf must clear the room before adding to it.

Jerry Reinsdorf forever endeared himself to the city with Michael Jordan’s Bulls dynasty and with the 2005 world champion Chicago White Sox. He has seven rings and the ball Paul Konerko gave him from the final out of the World Series. His son doesn’t have any of that. What he does have is an opportunity: The same kid who grew up around the Jordan dynasty can be the man who rescued the franchise from itself. What a story that would be. The Bulls’ global fanbase would adore him forever for it.

If the younger Reinsdorf wants to see how it can all go wrong, he needs to look no further than the aforementioned Knicks. Just before the trade deadline, fans in Madison Square Garden chanted “sell the team” in unison at owner James Dolan. Dolan was so rattled he fired Steve Mills and replaced him with Leon Rose immediately. Then he said he issued a statement saying he wasn’t going to sell the team.

According to a recent valuation by Forbes, the Bulls are currently worth $3.2 billion, making them the league’s fourth-most valuable franchise behind the Knicks, Lakers, and Warriors. This is a world-class franchise that continues to be run like a mom-and-pop shop. Right now, the fans want new management, not new ownership. You wonder how long it will last.

All Michael Reinsdorf has to do is stop making an incredibly easy decision so difficult. Fire Paxson. Fire Forman. The fate of the Bulls is resting on it.

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The Wire and Breaking Bad are generally considered two of the best television shows of all time, which leads to many comparisons (that and the drug thing) despite their differences. Do you prefer one over the other and what do you think each does better than the other?

Cards on the table it’s been approximately 3 years since Ifinished The Wire and I struggle to remember actual character names beyond TeenyFurniture Policeman, Flaming House/Aunt Kid, Slackjawed Stevedore, FailedNepotism Project, Greek in Hat etc etc.  Therewere a great many characters and I cannot be expected to retain that level ofinformation for too long.

Although my heart is forever changed by

On the other hand, Breaking Bad is probably my fave favestshow of all time and I’ve seen it three times (probably? Maybe more?) so I amacutely familiar with everyone in it and everything that happens and why andall the theories and meta surrounding it. And while I enjoyed the Wire a lot andadmire its scale and ambition and recognise its importance, it didn’t inspireme to immerse myself in it post-viewing in the same way, so anything I say heremay already have been covered by critics/meta writers elsewhere.

Caveats over.

So, the short answer is that I love Breaking Bad the mostbecause it is an intense character study with themes and characters that Iconnected with hard. The show is an expertly crafted piece of TV and everythingabout it – the characterisation, the narrative, the acting, the editing, thecinematography, the symbolism, the dialogue, the tension, the pacing – EVERYTHINGABOUT IT IS SO PERFECT AND ICONIC I COULD CRY WITH JOY.  It’s quite rare for me to find a piece of artthat I want to drown in that is also so faultless in its execution.  My relationship with art, especially TV, isoften quite fractious. I often love things despite all their faults (*cough*the 100 *cough* the X Files *cough* The Hunger Games), usually because I fallin love with some element that surmounts everything else.  So it was such a glorious experience for meto connect emotionally with a show whilst also revelling in my boner for epiclandscapes and crafty camerawork and snappy dialogue and the word “bitch”delivered without irony.

But honestly, while these two shows cover similar topics(i.e. individual choices and the axis of cause and effect) in a similar context(i.e. gangs and drugs), I think they sought to achieve different things so Ifind it quite hard to make a comparison. Breaking Bad is compact character study, centred around two maincharacters and around 7 supporting characters of varying impact (I rank Hankand Skylar highest because they had their own threads).  Although I frequently rave about the beautyof the cinematography  - and seriously,whoever does their location scouting deserves cookies for life – the show is sotight it could be staged as a theatre production quite easily and honestly I’msurprised that nobody has already.  

The Wire, by contrast, is a huge sprawling tapestry with alarge cast of players operating across several different sets, in fact many ofthe characters never meet or know of the existence of the others.  The stories are superficially intertwined,but only so far as all of the characters are operating in the same space(Baltimore) and are subject to the same Baltimore-specific pressures. By comparison,the consequences of the choices of the characters in Breaking Bad are clearlydelineated – from the small - Jesse and Jane’s spiral into heroin addiction-  to the big – Walt’s desire for moreterritory resulting in Jesse’s breakdown, Combo’s death, Jane’s death and thedeaths of the 300 or so people killed in the aircraft collision brought on bythose events. These consequences are repeatedly reinforced by some pretty epicsymbolism – the pink teddy bear that pops up all over the plane crash scenario,for instance, and the plane crash itself which Vince Gilligan describes assymbolic of the chaos and violence Walt is raining down on everyone in hisorbit.

In fact, the main difference between the two shows, in myopinion, can be found in how they address the question of choice andagency.  The Wire is heavily weightedtowards inevitability, and the endless cycle of violence, corruption and miserythat will perpetuate forever, as will the forces that work against them.  And so the end of the show sees Jimmy McNultyhanging up his badge, and Kima Greggs taking up the mantle as the BPD’sresident maverick.  Omar Little ends updead in a convenience store, but we witness the forces of corruption pushhonourable Michael Lee down the same path. Likewise, Avon Barksdale spends thesecond half of the series fighting to retain his crumbling kingdom as youngpretender Marlon Stansfield poaches his crown. And so on and so forth. Themessage you’re left with is not bleak exactly, because for all the evil andhorror in the Wire’s tapestry there is also goodness and beauty, but a sense ofimpotence because all the protagonists’ efforts to effect change resulted innothing because they cannot upset the balance. Nevertheless, their efforts are also necessary because they alsoprevented a complete descent into chaos and evil. So, it’s a stalemate, a harshlesson in realpolitik.  Don’t stop whatyou’re doing, but don’t expect to change anything ever.   Theforces at play are greater than any one of us.

By contrast, Breaking Bad infers far greater agency upon itscharacters.  What each character does hasgreat and severe meaning. To pluck one random example out of the air: Jesse’sdecision to expose Jane to his crystal meth habit was an active choice.  Yes, it was a choice made under pressure –and a choice influenced by other people’s choices too – but it was still achoice.  And that choice has consequencesfor him and for her.  Because once Janewitnesses him in his drug-fuelled spiral, it’s not long before she joins himand then – oh their gentle hearts – she brings her own demons to the table,which in turn take them both on a path that ends in tragedy.  When Jane dies, he makes that connectionbetween his choices and her demise – “I loved her and I killed her” - even asWalt turns away from his own role in her death. The scene where Walt and Mike go to scrape Jesse off the floor of thatcrack den remains one of my favest moments of the show as a Jesse stan. Thereis something really beautiful to me about the fact that Jesse – who lacks allof the qualities that make Walt Heisenberg – has a clarity about who he is andthe responsibility he must carry, while Walt cannot see himself for who hetruly is.  Jesse has wisdom where Walthas delusion.

In fact, the show’s entire premise is that Heisenberg wasnever inevitable.  Initially, we’renudged into rolling along with Walt’s fallacy that he has “no choice” but to dothe things he does, but season by season the myth is dismantled.  Anyone who was still rooting for Walt by thebeginning of s5 -witness me judging you.

You’ll notice I use the word tapestry a few times inrelation to the Wire.  I use it deliberatelybecause it’s the same word I’ve heard David Simon, the Wire’s creator use (andnow I can’t find a reference – ugh – you’re gonna have to trust me) and this,tbh, is where I have some pretty major beef with The Wire.  Because the quote I saw (and it may not havebeen Simon, but someone else associated with the show) was something along thelines of “it’s a tapestry of how we all live together”. And by “all”, thatperson meant “all people in possession of a penis” because LORD SAVE US thatshow is heavily weighted towards people of the male persuasion. Now, I’m not gonnashit on it from a great height because it did a great job of telling stories ofmen of colour from all walks of life and it gave some amazing black actors aplatform but YOU DO NOT GET TO CALL YOURSELF A SOCIAL TAPESTRY AND THEN LEAVEOUT 50% OF THE POPULATION. The whole time we were in the school, I was like….But what are the girls doing?  When wewere with the Baltimore Sun – again – one single low-level female reporter?  Kima Greggs, obviously, gets an honourablemention as OFFICIALLY THE BEST but otherwise the entire police department isjust a dick fest. Same with the political infrastructure, in which PoliceChief’s Wife who is also running for office is literally characterised as…Police Chief’s Wife. Oh, and apparently there are no females in the teachingprofession in Baltimore. So. I know this was shot 15 years ago but still. Notcool, Simon. Not cool.

Anyway:

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Friday, 12th July 2019 – Porto, Day 2

Friday morning saw Lynne creak into action rather late, but in good time for our first activity of the day. I’d already been out to try and purchase some yogurt for her because she insists it’s needed to kick start her digestion. I’d found a lot of lovely buildings, but despite Google Maps insisting there was a supermarket at the destination it had sent me to, there really wasn’t. I’d given up and returned to the Intercontinental where the staff in the restaurant let me have a yogurt for free (we were on a room only booking so breakfast was meant to be €25 per person which was part of the reason I’d gone out to hunt for fermented dairy products – we didn’t actually want breakfast proper because of our plans for the day).

We had always intended to skip breakfast because we were booked on a food tour of Porto, starting at 10:00 and lasting around 3.5 hours. Our experience of food tours so far (in Helsinki and Krakow) had taught us that it’s best to arrive hungry for this sort of endeavour. This one, the Vintage Food Tour, with the lovely and very knowledgeable Maria from Taste Porto would prove to be no exception. First, however, we’d ordered a pair of Porto cards, including the Andante card that gives you access to Porto’s public transport network. The cost was €33 each for four days so it wasn’t exactly expensive even if we didn’t use it in all the places it was valid (which wouldn’t be possible in 4 days unless you rushed in and out of everywhere and I’d rather not do that, unlike some people).

First we walked up to the cathedral where, after a couple of false starts, we finally located the Tourist Information office, and were soon in possession of the cards as well as a very useful city map.

From there we walked back down the hill to get to our rendezvous point. We met over by the Mercado do Bolhão (which apparently means big bubble because it’s on the site of a small creek that’s now underground, and that used to produce lots of bubbles). The neoclassic building that’s on the site now was built in 1914 and provides the main market in town. It’s currently undergoing a full refurbishment, and most of the traders have been moved to a massive all nearby for the duration while the art deco building is restored to its former glory. It had apparently fallen into a bit of a state of disrepair, but a massive grant from the EU coupled with local money means it will stage a come back. When it does I’d like to see it because I’m sure it will be glorious once again. It’s been classified as a Property of Patrimonial Interest since 2006, and a Monument of Public Interest since 2013. They started the work in 2018 and it’s supposed to be complete in 2020. The traders are apparently looking forward to returning because they’ll be back in the open in the courtyard area after 2 years inside. Work does seem to be progressing nicely, at least from the outside…

After the 8 of us on the tour had introduced ourselves to each other Maria walked us to the first destination on the tour, the Mercearia do Bolhão, an utterly wonderful old-style grocery shop selling food and drink, but also with a small household cleaning section. There’s a bakery section as well but that’s been moved to a second building a handful of doors down.

Inside we were presented with a selection of local goodies, including a lovely selection of cheese, crackers, quince paste and a local sausage. We nibbled our way through these (Maria told us she’d be disappointed if we didn’t eat everything and explained that the locals have very big appetites). The cheese was especially good, made with milk from cows, goats and sheep. It was soft, creamy and had a slightly pungent finish where you could clearly detect the goat’s milk flavour. The crackers were slightly sweet with a good crunch, and the quince paste was grainier than the sort I’m used to, but went perfectly with the cheese. Apparently having both together is known as Romeo and Juliet!

From here we walked towards the famous Porto café, the Majestic Café, which is a terrific looking place complete with smartly-uniformed waiters. It’s also a complete tourist trap, and charges around €5 a coffee. The locals don’t go there, and as this was a tour to show us where the locals do go, Maria walked us along to the second café owned by the same people, the Guarany Café, close to our hotel on the Avenida dos Aliados. Here coffee costs around €1, and breakfast is €15 instead of €30. We sat down and had a coffee each, a very strong but smooth blend, preferred by the locals. The café itself is also lovely, but has the advantage of not being rammed with tourists. Apparently there are a number of regulars including a local poet in his 90s know who comes in every morning for a coffee and to read the newspapers. Apparently the original owners made their money in Brazil and then returned in the 1930s to open this café. Its website also provides a good example of something we would continue to experience all the time we were in Porto, with translations into English having quite obviously never been anywhere near a native English speaker before being committed to print/the internet. It was enough to make my inner editor weep!

Fortified by coffee, our next stop was at the magnificent São Bento station, where we had a brief run through the history of Porto and of Portugal and an opportunity to admire the 20,000 tiles that make up the decoration of the main hall. The station is the main starting point for train journeys through the Douro valley, and it is also the terminus of a number of local lines. Like our hotel, it too was once a convent, with the last nun only dying a number of years after the first train service ran! The tiles date from 1905–1916, and depict scenes from Portugal’s history, including the entry into Porto of King John I and Philippa of Lancaster to celebrate their wedding. There are also scenes of local life, including a cattle fair and a pilgrim camp (Porto is on one of the many routes to Santiago de Compostela and thus sees a lot of pilgrims walking the path even now – we saw quite a few walkers with the pilgrim sign of a scallop shell hanging from their rucksacks), along with scenes showing vineyards, the grape harvest, wine shipment down the Douro and work in a watermill. As Maria pointed out, all the work seems to be being done by the women.

From the station we headed up the hill back towards the cathedral where we stopped off at a shop selling canned fish. This was not the madly touristic version either, but rather somewhere very civilised that is run by the associated of tinned fish producers with intent to promote their products. There was a table waiting for us in Loja das Conservas (other branches are available, including in Macau, which I wish I’d known sooner), with a bottle of wine, crackers and two different types of tinned fish to try, one the obvious sardines, the other needlefish. Both were very tasty indeed, once I’d recovered from trying a drop or two of the chilli sauce known as “the bastard” and my tongue stopped throbbing! In addition to hundreds of different types of fish in tins, with all sorts of sauces, they also sell some purely fun things including these dangly sardines, and I’d really recommend a visit. We were all given a 5% discount voucher to use in the shop, and Lynne and I decided we’d come back later and collect some supplies. The vinho verde served alongside the fish was also very good.

From here we went to Ö Tascö, a very modern looking restaurant in what we were now beginning to realise was the standard Porto building with a very narrow facade at the front but that go back for forever, very much like Belgian buildings. I asked if it was for the same reason (the wider the building the more tax you paid) and was told that yes, that was indeed the case. Here we were offered more wine along with some petischos, salt cod fritters and some Alheira sausages, apparently also known as Jewish sausages. These are sausages made of meat (veal, duck, chicken quail or rabbit) and bread, usually along with alho (garlic) which is where the name comes from. Apparently they were invented by the Jews of Portugal in 1497 when they were given a choice between being expelled from the country or converting to Christianity. The conversos who secretly retained their beliefs avoided eating pork but where at risk because they didn’t have sausages (containing pork) hanging up in their smokehouses and so, to avoid the Inquisition noticing, they started making sausages from other meats. They are tasty, with a texture that’s very mushy, and are very filling. The cod fritters were a model of lightness in comparison!

After a second glass of wine the conversation was very animated, and we all seemed to be getting on very well. We were in even better form by the time we reached Taxca, a pub rather than a restaurant, where we drank an espadal wine, a sparkling, light rose, kept in a cask and served from a pump and produced in the vinho verde region. With it we had a typical snack, a hefty serving of presunto ham in a bread roll. Maria reckoned this was the sort of place she and her friends would come to at the start of a night out to get things off to a good start. The hams are hanging up above the bar, and the menu is a pair of metal plaques with the words cut out of them, fastened to the wall. Presumably it doesn’t change very often!

  Now we were full of food we were ready for the final stage of the tour. Stopping off at a bakery for some sweet treats, we headed on to a port and wine shop, Touriga (named after one of the many grapes used to make port), where we would have a short session on port, and a tasting of three different ports along with the treats. We had the good fortune to try a 10-year old white, a 2013 late bottled vintage, and a 10-year old tawny.

The went perfectly with the sweets, a tiny almond tart, and a sticky brigadeiro (a Brazilian ball of chocolate and condensed milk and butter formed into a ball and coated in chocolate sprinkles). And half an hour later we realised that a) we were going to have to buy some port and b) we weren’t going to make it to our scheduled tasting at Graham’s port house by 14:15 because it was 14:15 and we’d gone way over the scheduled time. We didn’t care; we’d been having fun. We cared even less when Maria called Graham’s and rescheduled it for us for the following day. She apologised for the overrun, but we’d really enjoyed it and really, really wouldn’t have wanted to rush off.

Before we left the shop we ordered a case of the wines we’d tried (6 of the white, 6 of the tawny) and arranged to have them shipped home for a very reasonable extra €37. The American on the tour were disappointed to find they’d have to pay €173 to ship 12 bottles and instead planned to bury them in their suitcases. I do hope it all survives the trip back to Michigan. Ours arrived 6 days later, safely packed, and with a lovely note thanking us for supporting small wine producers. I suggest the pleasure will be all ours! We’d had a fabulous food tour, and I could see why the Guardian ranked Taste Porto’s tours as among the best anywhere.

It was now around 3pm. We dropped some things off at the hotel, and then decided it was too stick to do anything productive so we’d join a bus tour to take a look at the Atlantic coast. It was a hop on hop off tour but we couldn’t raise the energy to hop off so we stayed put on the top level, letting the breeze cool us off, and watching the world go by. I do have to say that I’ve been on better tours with the same company. The commentary was almost inaudible even with the volume turned up full blast, and had clearly been read by someone with only a passing familiarity with English. It was, however, also considerably cheaper than in most European countries at €15 for 2 days. And we got to sit down for an hour or so, which was by now very welcome!

At the end of the tour we hopped off and went and peered into the MacDonalds, to see if we’d been told the truth. We most certainly had!

I’m pretty sure there are no MacDonalds anywhere else that are quite so spectacular on the inside…

Or the outside! We didn’t need any prompting not to stay though. Maria had recommended a gelateria close by, and as it was a sticky day we figured what the hell, we’d have one and then go back to the hotel to get cleaned up before dinner. The 1927 Gelateria Portuense is brilliant. It’s a tiny place, tucked away down a sidestreet, and it serves the most fabulous gelato. By the time we got there, they’d started to run out of several flavours, but they still had the pistachio left, enough for a single portion, so Lynne had that and I had the mango, and we swapped spoonfuls. It was definitely among the best ice cream or gelato I’ve ever eaten. They also do a tasting selecton where you can have 6 small tubs of different flavours for €7 which seemed like a bargain for that quality level.

Now decidedly sticky as well as sweaty we retreated back to the hotel for a pre-dinner shower and a drink before going out for dinner (we had a bottle of the white port from the tour to hand and intended to enjoy it).

Travel 2019 – Porto, Day 2 Friday, 12th July 2019 - Porto, Day 2 Friday morning saw Lynne creak into action rather late, but in good time for our first activity of the day.

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Albany GA Personal Injury Law Firms

Albany Injury Lawyers –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Accidents are a lot more commonplace than many people expect and usually due to someone’s negligence or carelessness. From the aftermath of any kind of accident where injuries were sustained, it is actually only natural to feel very disruptive emotions. Anger, regret and frustration might cause the pinnacle to spin, but it is essential to have a cool head about these matters to make sure a much more positive outcome over time.

Accidents and their associated injuries might cause no end to disruption for your regular life as it is, so it is essential to save your valuable strength energy and mental benefit where it will probably be needed most.

As an alternative to looking to address the problem yourself, it is actually our professional opinion that you just consider retaining the services of a skilled accidental injuries lawyer who are able to protect your interests and discover you will be fully compensated to the injuries you or a loved one could have sustained.

With the law office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. you can expect to obtain the professional perspectives and qualified council you have to when handling accidental injuries lawsuits in Albany. These cases may be complex and detailed and showing up in the learning curve here could mean being left with the high costs of medical expenses as well as a long road to recovery without having the compensation made available by Georgia law.

1.Can I Make an attempt to Negotiate with the Insurance Adjuster?

Anyone can let you know that insurance carriers have been in location to cover the damages in the event of a crash, among many other functions they perform. But, don’t allow this to seemingly heroic position distract from the reality that insurance carriers are “for-profit” organizations who aren’t will make money by signing a lot of checks.

To guard their interests insurance adjusters will be for each way they may to avoid making as numerous payments as is possible and place a cap in the case for them to move on to the next one. To this end, you will probably find yourself given a proposal almost immediately. These offers could even sound fair enough, but you can be sure they are simply a part of just what the case is really worth.

To acquire a clear notion of what your case will be worth, to put it differently just what it will in reality choose to use fully compensate you for the damages both in the short and long lasting is always to have your case reviewed with a professional. With the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers free consultations for personal injury cases. Give us a call to plan a free evaluation of the case today!

2.Who Is Able To Be Named inside a Injury Lawsuit?

Instantly, it might seem very obvious who is responsible for a crash and through the help of our knowledgeable team we are able to ensure that the at-fault parties compensate you for the injuries. However, right after a full overview of the truth we may find there are multiple parties responsible for your damages. We are going to apply our experience and insights to including all parties responsible for your injuries within the lawsuit.

Some of these entities and folks we have now expertise in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities

-Defective products

-Manufacturers

-Insurance companies

Each of the defendants will need to be in the lawsuit inside a special way with special considerations for every one. Furthermore, you could expect most if not completely to rely on professional legal support to assist them contest your claims. If you will be trying to consider multiple parties each having a team of lawyers, it is actually vital that you do this with proper legal support.

3.What is the time limit for filing your own Injury Claim?

The condition of Georgia has set a time limit for those who want to make claims against at-fault parties with regard to their injuries or death inside an accident. This period frame is called the statute of limitations and will vary from state to state. In Georgia, some time limit for submitting a lawsuit for personal injury is 2 years from the date from the accident which cause injury or death. If the claim is just not made in this particular period of time, the truth becomes void.

Call our law practice for additional information on the statute of limitations and what to do concerning your lawsuit if a while has lapsed from the date from the accident.

4.Simply How Much is My Own Injury Claim Actually Worth?

Personal injury cases may be worth anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to vast amounts and there is absolutely no way to discover the value with out a proper evaluation from the case with a qualified professional. This is the reason this site offers free consultations to ensure that our clients have a no-obligations chance to find out more concerning their options and choose the most beneficial path to the compensation they need.

Here are some of the most critical factors which will figure out how much your own personal injury case could recover:

-Just how the accident happened

-Future brings about medical problems

-Injuries suffered

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

Typically, accidental injuries cases will likely be settled from court through negotiations with the other party. There are many reasons both sides prefer to maintain the case come going just before the courts, our prime costs of any court battle being the main reason. But, on the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.  we prepare every case just as if it will probably be fought inside a courtroom.

5.How Long Could It Take for My Welsh LA Injury Case being Settled?

Your lawsuit will need to be drafted and submitted prior to it being come to the negotiation process. If no settlement can be accomplished within the negotiations, it will need to be come to courts. In general, there is a great many factors that could affect the time it takes to get a accidental injuries lawsuit to reach its final settlement.

The specifics from the accident itself can have a vital role to perform within the length of the proceedings. A number of the factors which will come to pay will be the extent of damages inflicted as well as the harshness of any injuries. Since you may imagine, the damages for serious injuries can be quite high although that of any small accident could possibly be lighter.

A number of the Important Factors Which affect the Duration of your own Injury Case in Albany

6.Settlements

The settlements that you will be dreaming about could affect the length of the lawsuits. For example, should you expect top-dollar within your compensation, the negotiations will take for a longer time to reach the actual final outcome you need. When you are more flexible within your expectations, you save some of the a chance to reach a conclusion.

If you decide to accept the 1st provide you are provided from the insurance adjuster working for the plaintiff, you may find that your particular conclusion is reached very quickly. Although, as said before, this may simply be a tiny part of what your case is really worth.

7.Medical Expenses

You will end up asked to supply a full account of the medical records and expenses towards the insurance adjusters before they may be ready for negotiations. Simply because thy may wish to be sure that the injuries you have mentioned within the lawsuit did indeed range from accident and so are not attached to other injuries or conditions maybe you have had before the incident in question.

Medical expenses make up a large percentage of the payouts insurance carriers make annually and they do their utmost to lower the costs they have to cover. Certainly one of their most reliable techniques is always to prove that your particular injuries were caused or partially due to some factor unrelated towards the accident.

If this is not effective, the next move may be to downplay the degree of your injuries minimizing the quantity of treatment you need to cover your full recovery down the road.

These are typically some very good reasons to have a strong case whenever you enter your own injury lawsuit. Begin with a complete examination as quickly following the accident as is possible. This will likely put a time-stamp in your injuries and add weight for your case. It is going to take a moment to get each of the medical documents and also this can increase the length of proceedings.

Furthermore, the insurance plan adjusters will not be able to set up a complete conclusion from the case till you have reached the aim of Maximum Medical Improvement. After this point, there will be a bit more time while they draft the settlement papers.

8.Other Elements

As a general rule, these cases can run on for quite some time, based on the details of each case. It really is possible for some of the more straightforward cases being completed within just months, but this really is generally considered the exception.

Having qualified legal support operating for you is a crucial means of expediting this technique. It might be by investing in a powerful case, your own personal injury attorney should be able to result in a favorable settlement in court. However, if not, they are prepared to take the court to trial.

For the most part, all parties involved will endeavour to reach a favorable settlement out of your courts because court battles are long, complex and extremely expensive. But Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office is obviously prepared for any eventuality.

9.If I’m Partially responsible, Would It Be Still Possible to File your own Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

Even though you were partially responsible for the accident, there exists still a possibility you could recover damages under Georgia Law. In Georgia, the modified comparative negligence law allows injured parties to recuperate damages as long as they may be lower than 50% responsible for the accident and injuries.

10.Do Injury Attorney in Albany, GA Be Expensive?

Typically, professional legal services certainly are a costly affair, but financial status can’t be described as a component that prevents anyone from receiving the compensation they should produce a full recovery. For this reason, should you call the law method of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers you our complete pair of services over a “No Win, No Fee” basis.

Put simply, our company offers our expert insights, professional skills and consultations completely totally free, until we win the truth so we all take a piece of the winnings. This arrangement is also called the "contingency" plan and practiced by most accidental injuries lawyers in Georgia.

It really is our expertise in dealing with accidental injuries plaintiffs, that this aftermath of any accident irrespective of how serious is just not a good time being collecting more financial responsibility. Along with expenses for treatment along with other concerns, you will find a chance that this injured person will likely be facing reduced wages by not continuing to be effective as normal.

We provide the contingency plan basis to ensure that financial need will not likely stand in the form of a proper legal assist in protecting your interests and recovering full compensation for the injuries.

To Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Lawyers Today!

For those who have been injured inside an accident due to the carelessness and neglect of another party, you will find the right from the law to a full compensation. The procedure of carrying a lawsuit till its favorable settlement may be complex and full of small problems. For this reason you will require accomplished legal support.

With the Law Office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have a full team of specialist to provide you with the support and council you have to get the policy you deserve. Your focus should not be on negotiating with the shrewd insurance adjusters or calculating what this whole ordeal will probably cost. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the most significant task at hand, your full recovery.

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Albany GA Personal Injury Lawyer

Albany Injury Lawyers –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Accidents are a lot more commonplace than many people expect and usually due to someone’s negligence or carelessness. From the aftermath of any kind of accident where injuries were sustained, it is actually only natural to feel very disruptive emotions. Anger, regret and frustration might cause the pinnacle to spin, but it is essential to have a cool head about these matters to make sure a much more positive outcome over time.

Accidents and their associated injuries might cause no end to disruption for your regular life as it is, so it is essential to save your valuable strength energy and mental benefit where it will probably be needed most.

As an alternative to looking to address the problem yourself, it is actually our professional opinion that you just consider retaining the services of a skilled accidental injuries lawyer who are able to protect your interests and discover you will be fully compensated to the injuries you or a loved one could have sustained.

With the law office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. you can expect to obtain the professional perspectives and qualified council you have to when handling accidental injuries lawsuits in Albany. These cases may be complex and detailed and showing up in the learning curve here could mean being left with the high costs of medical expenses as well as a long road to recovery without having the compensation made available by Georgia law.

1.Can I Make an attempt to Negotiate with the Insurance Adjuster?

Anyone can let you know that insurance carriers have been in location to cover the damages in the event of a crash, among many other functions they perform. But, don’t allow this to seemingly heroic position distract from the reality that insurance carriers are “for-profit” organizations who aren’t will make money by signing a lot of checks.

To guard their interests insurance adjusters will be for each way they may to avoid making as numerous payments as is possible and place a cap in the case for them to move on to the next one. To this end, you will probably find yourself given a proposal almost immediately. These offers could even sound fair enough, but you can be sure they are simply a part of just what the case is really worth.

To acquire a clear notion of what your case will be worth, to put it differently just what it will in reality choose to use fully compensate you for the damages both in the short and long lasting is always to have your case reviewed with a professional. With the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers free consultations for personal injury cases. Give us a call to plan a free evaluation of the case today!

2.Who Is Able To Be Named inside a Injury Lawsuit?

Instantly, it might seem very obvious who is responsible for a crash and through the help of our knowledgeable team we are able to ensure that the at-fault parties compensate you for the injuries. However, right after a full overview of the truth we may find there are multiple parties responsible for your damages. We are going to apply our experience and insights to including all parties responsible for your injuries within the lawsuit.

Some of these entities and folks we have now expertise in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities

-Defective products

-Manufacturers

-Insurance companies

Each of the defendants will need to be in the lawsuit inside a special way with special considerations for every one. Furthermore, you could expect most if not completely to rely on professional legal support to assist them contest your claims. If you will be trying to consider multiple parties each having a team of lawyers, it is actually vital that you do this with proper legal support.

3.What is the time limit for filing your own Injury Claim?

The condition of Georgia has set a time limit for those who want to make claims against at-fault parties with regard to their injuries or death inside an accident. This period frame is called the statute of limitations and will vary from state to state. In Georgia, some time limit for submitting a lawsuit for personal injury is 2 years from the date from the accident which cause injury or death. If the claim is just not made in this particular period of time, the truth becomes void.

Call our law practice for additional information on the statute of limitations and what to do concerning your lawsuit if a while has lapsed from the date from the accident.

4.Simply How Much is My Own Injury Claim Actually Worth?

Personal injury cases may be worth anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to vast amounts and there is absolutely no way to discover the value with out a proper evaluation from the case with a qualified professional. This is the reason this site offers free consultations to ensure that our clients have a no-obligations chance to find out more concerning their options and choose the most beneficial path to the compensation they need.

Here are some of the most critical factors which will figure out how much your own personal injury case could recover:

-Just how the accident happened

-Future brings about medical problems

-Injuries suffered

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

Typically, accidental injuries cases will likely be settled from court through negotiations with the other party. There are many reasons both sides prefer to maintain the case come going just before the courts, our prime costs of any court battle being the main reason. But, on the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.  we prepare every case just as if it will probably be fought inside a courtroom.

5.How Long Could It Take for My Welsh LA Injury Case being Settled?

Your lawsuit will need to be drafted and submitted prior to it being come to the negotiation process. If no settlement can be accomplished within the negotiations, it will need to be come to courts. In general, there is a great many factors that could affect the time it takes to get a accidental injuries lawsuit to reach its final settlement.

The specifics from the accident itself can have a vital role to perform within the length of the proceedings. A number of the factors which will come to pay will be the extent of damages inflicted as well as the harshness of any injuries. Since you may imagine, the damages for serious injuries can be quite high although that of any small accident could possibly be lighter.

A number of the Important Factors Which affect the Duration of your own Injury Case in Albany

6.Settlements

The settlements that you will be dreaming about could affect the length of the lawsuits. For example, should you expect top-dollar within your compensation, the negotiations will take for a longer time to reach the actual final outcome you need. When you are more flexible within your expectations, you save some of the a chance to reach a conclusion.

If you decide to accept the 1st provide you are provided from the insurance adjuster working for the plaintiff, you may find that your particular conclusion is reached very quickly. Although, as said before, this may simply be a tiny part of what your case is really worth.

7.Medical Expenses

You will end up asked to supply a full account of the medical records and expenses towards the insurance adjusters before they may be ready for negotiations. Simply because thy may wish to be sure that the injuries you have mentioned within the lawsuit did indeed range from accident and so are not attached to other injuries or conditions maybe you have had before the incident in question.

Medical expenses make up a large percentage of the payouts insurance carriers make annually and they do their utmost to lower the costs they have to cover. Certainly one of their most reliable techniques is always to prove that your particular injuries were caused or partially due to some factor unrelated towards the accident.

If this is not effective, the next move may be to downplay the degree of your injuries minimizing the quantity of treatment you need to cover your full recovery down the road.

These are typically some very good reasons to have a strong case whenever you enter your own injury lawsuit. Begin with a complete examination as quickly following the accident as is possible. This will likely put a time-stamp in your injuries and add weight for your case. It is going to take a moment to get each of the medical documents and also this can increase the length of proceedings.

Furthermore, the insurance plan adjusters will not be able to set up a complete conclusion from the case till you have reached the aim of Maximum Medical Improvement. After this point, there will be a bit more time while they draft the settlement papers.

8.Other Elements

As a general rule, these cases can run on for quite some time, based on the details of each case. It really is possible for some of the more straightforward cases being completed within just months, but this really is generally considered the exception.

Having qualified legal support operating for you is a crucial means of expediting this technique. It might be by investing in a powerful case, your own personal injury attorney should be able to result in a favorable settlement in court. However, if not, they are prepared to take the court to trial.

For the most part, all parties involved will endeavour to reach a favorable settlement out of your courts because court battles are long, complex and extremely expensive. But Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office is obviously prepared for any eventuality.

9.If I’m Partially responsible, Would It Be Still Possible to File your own Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

Even though you were partially responsible for the accident, there exists still a possibility you could recover damages under Georgia Law. In Georgia, the modified comparative negligence law allows injured parties to recuperate damages as long as they may be lower than 50% responsible for the accident and injuries.

10.Do Injury Attorney in Albany, GA Be Expensive?

Typically, professional legal services certainly are a costly affair, but financial status can’t be described as a component that prevents anyone from receiving the compensation they should produce a full recovery. For this reason, should you call the law method of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers you our complete pair of services over a “No Win, No Fee” basis.

Put simply, our company offers our expert insights, professional skills and consultations completely totally free, until we win the truth so we all take a piece of the winnings. This arrangement is also called the "contingency" plan and practiced by most accidental injuries lawyers in Georgia.

It really is our expertise in dealing with accidental injuries plaintiffs, that this aftermath of any accident irrespective of how serious is just not a good time being collecting more financial responsibility. Along with expenses for treatment along with other concerns, you will find a chance that this injured person will likely be facing reduced wages by not continuing to be effective as normal.

We provide the contingency plan basis to ensure that financial need will not likely stand in the form of a proper legal assist in protecting your interests and recovering full compensation for the injuries.

To Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Lawyers Today!

For those who have been injured inside an accident due to the carelessness and neglect of another party, you will find the right from the law to a full compensation. The procedure of carrying a lawsuit till its favorable settlement may be complex and full of small problems. For this reason you will require accomplished legal support.

With the Law Office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have a full team of specialist to provide you with the support and council you have to get the policy you deserve. Your focus should not be on negotiating with the shrewd insurance adjusters or calculating what this whole ordeal will probably cost. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the most significant task at hand, your full recovery.

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Albany GA Personal Injury Attorney

Albany Injury Lawyers –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Accidents are a lot more commonplace than many people expect and usually due to someone’s negligence or carelessness. From the aftermath of any kind of accident where injuries were sustained, it is actually only natural to feel very disruptive emotions. Anger, regret and frustration might cause the pinnacle to spin, but it is essential to have a cool head about these matters to make sure a much more positive outcome over time.

Accidents and their associated injuries might cause no end to disruption for your regular life as it is, so it is essential to save your valuable strength energy and mental benefit where it will probably be needed most.

As an alternative to looking to address the problem yourself, it is actually our professional opinion that you just consider retaining the services of a skilled accidental injuries lawyer who are able to protect your interests and discover you will be fully compensated to the injuries you or a loved one could have sustained.

With the law office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. you can expect to obtain the professional perspectives and qualified council you have to when handling accidental injuries lawsuits in Albany. These cases may be complex and detailed and showing up in the learning curve here could mean being left with the high costs of medical expenses as well as a long road to recovery without having the compensation made available by Georgia law.

1.Can I Make an attempt to Negotiate with the Insurance Adjuster?

Anyone can let you know that insurance carriers have been in location to cover the damages in the event of a crash, among many other functions they perform. But, don’t allow this to seemingly heroic position distract from the reality that insurance carriers are “for-profit” organizations who aren’t will make money by signing a lot of checks.

To guard their interests insurance adjusters will be for each way they may to avoid making as numerous payments as is possible and place a cap in the case for them to move on to the next one. To this end, you will probably find yourself given a proposal almost immediately. These offers could even sound fair enough, but you can be sure they are simply a part of just what the case is really worth.

To acquire a clear notion of what your case will be worth, to put it differently just what it will in reality choose to use fully compensate you for the damages both in the short and long lasting is always to have your case reviewed with a professional. With the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers free consultations for personal injury cases. Give us a call to plan a free evaluation of the case today!

2.Who Is Able To Be Named inside a Injury Lawsuit?

Instantly, it might seem very obvious who is responsible for a crash and through the help of our knowledgeable team we are able to ensure that the at-fault parties compensate you for the injuries. However, right after a full overview of the truth we may find there are multiple parties responsible for your damages. We are going to apply our experience and insights to including all parties responsible for your injuries within the lawsuit.

Some of these entities and folks we have now expertise in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities

-Defective products

-Manufacturers

-Insurance companies

Each of the defendants will need to be in the lawsuit inside a special way with special considerations for every one. Furthermore, you could expect most if not completely to rely on professional legal support to assist them contest your claims. If you will be trying to consider multiple parties each having a team of lawyers, it is actually vital that you do this with proper legal support.

3.What is the time limit for filing your own Injury Claim?

The condition of Georgia has set a time limit for those who want to make claims against at-fault parties with regard to their injuries or death inside an accident. This period frame is called the statute of limitations and will vary from state to state. In Georgia, some time limit for submitting a lawsuit for personal injury is 2 years from the date from the accident which cause injury or death. If the claim is just not made in this particular period of time, the truth becomes void.

Call our law practice for additional information on the statute of limitations and what to do concerning your lawsuit if a while has lapsed from the date from the accident.

4.Simply How Much is My Own Injury Claim Actually Worth?

Personal injury cases may be worth anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to vast amounts and there is absolutely no way to discover the value with out a proper evaluation from the case with a qualified professional. This is the reason this site offers free consultations to ensure that our clients have a no-obligations chance to find out more concerning their options and choose the most beneficial path to the compensation they need.

Here are some of the most critical factors which will figure out how much your own personal injury case could recover:

-Just how the accident happened

-Future brings about medical problems

-Injuries suffered

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

Typically, accidental injuries cases will likely be settled from court through negotiations with the other party. There are many reasons both sides prefer to maintain the case come going just before the courts, our prime costs of any court battle being the main reason. But, on the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.  we prepare every case just as if it will probably be fought inside a courtroom.

5.How Long Could It Take for My Welsh LA Injury Case being Settled?

Your lawsuit will need to be drafted and submitted prior to it being come to the negotiation process. If no settlement can be accomplished within the negotiations, it will need to be come to courts. In general, there is a great many factors that could affect the time it takes to get a accidental injuries lawsuit to reach its final settlement.

The specifics from the accident itself can have a vital role to perform within the length of the proceedings. A number of the factors which will come to pay will be the extent of damages inflicted as well as the harshness of any injuries. Since you may imagine, the damages for serious injuries can be quite high although that of any small accident could possibly be lighter.

A number of the Important Factors Which affect the Duration of your own Injury Case in Albany

6.Settlements

The settlements that you will be dreaming about could affect the length of the lawsuits. For example, should you expect top-dollar within your compensation, the negotiations will take for a longer time to reach the actual final outcome you need. When you are more flexible within your expectations, you save some of the a chance to reach a conclusion.

If you decide to accept the 1st provide you are provided from the insurance adjuster working for the plaintiff, you may find that your particular conclusion is reached very quickly. Although, as said before, this may simply be a tiny part of what your case is really worth.

7.Medical Expenses

You will end up asked to supply a full account of the medical records and expenses towards the insurance adjusters before they may be ready for negotiations. Simply because thy may wish to be sure that the injuries you have mentioned within the lawsuit did indeed range from accident and so are not attached to other injuries or conditions maybe you have had before the incident in question.

Medical expenses make up a large percentage of the payouts insurance carriers make annually and they do their utmost to lower the costs they have to cover. Certainly one of their most reliable techniques is always to prove that your particular injuries were caused or partially due to some factor unrelated towards the accident.

If this is not effective, the next move may be to downplay the degree of your injuries minimizing the quantity of treatment you need to cover your full recovery down the road.

These are typically some very good reasons to have a strong case whenever you enter your own injury lawsuit. Begin with a complete examination as quickly following the accident as is possible. This will likely put a time-stamp in your injuries and add weight for your case. It is going to take a moment to get each of the medical documents and also this can increase the length of proceedings.

Furthermore, the insurance plan adjusters will not be able to set up a complete conclusion from the case till you have reached the aim of Maximum Medical Improvement. After this point, there will be a bit more time while they draft the settlement papers.

8.Other Elements

As a general rule, these cases can run on for quite some time, based on the details of each case. It really is possible for some of the more straightforward cases being completed within just months, but this really is generally considered the exception.

Having qualified legal support operating for you is a crucial means of expediting this technique. It might be by investing in a powerful case, your own personal injury attorney should be able to result in a favorable settlement in court. However, if not, they are prepared to take the court to trial.

For the most part, all parties involved will endeavour to reach a favorable settlement out of your courts because court battles are long, complex and extremely expensive. But Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office is obviously prepared for any eventuality.

9.If I’m Partially responsible, Would It Be Still Possible to File your own Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

Even though you were partially responsible for the accident, there exists still a possibility you could recover damages under Georgia Law. In Georgia, the modified comparative negligence law allows injured parties to recuperate damages as long as they may be lower than 50% responsible for the accident and injuries.

10.Do Injury Attorney in Albany, GA Be Expensive?

Typically, professional legal services certainly are a costly affair, but financial status can’t be described as a component that prevents anyone from receiving the compensation they should produce a full recovery. For this reason, should you call the law method of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers you our complete pair of services over a “No Win, No Fee” basis.

Put simply, our company offers our expert insights, professional skills and consultations completely totally free, until we win the truth so we all take a piece of the winnings. This arrangement is also called the "contingency" plan and practiced by most accidental injuries lawyers in Georgia.

It really is our expertise in dealing with accidental injuries plaintiffs, that this aftermath of any accident irrespective of how serious is just not a good time being collecting more financial responsibility. Along with expenses for treatment along with other concerns, you will find a chance that this injured person will likely be facing reduced wages by not continuing to be effective as normal.

We provide the contingency plan basis to ensure that financial need will not likely stand in the form of a proper legal assist in protecting your interests and recovering full compensation for the injuries.

To Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Lawyers Today!

For those who have been injured inside an accident due to the carelessness and neglect of another party, you will find the right from the law to a full compensation. The procedure of carrying a lawsuit till its favorable settlement may be complex and full of small problems. For this reason you will require accomplished legal support.

With the Law Office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have a full team of specialist to provide you with the support and council you have to get the policy you deserve. Your focus should not be on negotiating with the shrewd insurance adjusters or calculating what this whole ordeal will probably cost. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the most significant task at hand, your full recovery.

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Personal Injury Law Firms Albany GA

Albany Injury Lawyers –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Accidents are a lot more commonplace than many people expect and usually due to someone’s negligence or carelessness. From the aftermath of any kind of accident where injuries were sustained, it is actually only natural to feel very disruptive emotions. Anger, regret and frustration might cause the pinnacle to spin, but it is essential to have a cool head about these matters to make sure a much more positive outcome over time.

Accidents and their associated injuries might cause no end to disruption for your regular life as it is, so it is essential to save your valuable strength energy and mental benefit where it will probably be needed most.

As an alternative to looking to address the problem yourself, it is actually our professional opinion that you just consider retaining the services of a skilled accidental injuries lawyer who are able to protect your interests and discover you will be fully compensated to the injuries you or a loved one could have sustained.

With the law office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. you can expect to obtain the professional perspectives and qualified council you have to when handling accidental injuries lawsuits in Albany. These cases may be complex and detailed and showing up in the learning curve here could mean being left with the high costs of medical expenses as well as a long road to recovery without having the compensation made available by Georgia law.

1.Can I Make an attempt to Negotiate with the Insurance Adjuster?

Anyone can let you know that insurance carriers have been in location to cover the damages in the event of a crash, among many other functions they perform. But, don’t allow this to seemingly heroic position distract from the reality that insurance carriers are “for-profit” organizations who aren’t will make money by signing a lot of checks.

To guard their interests insurance adjusters will be for each way they may to avoid making as numerous payments as is possible and place a cap in the case for them to move on to the next one. To this end, you will probably find yourself given a proposal almost immediately. These offers could even sound fair enough, but you can be sure they are simply a part of just what the case is really worth.

To acquire a clear notion of what your case will be worth, to put it differently just what it will in reality choose to use fully compensate you for the damages both in the short and long lasting is always to have your case reviewed with a professional. With the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers free consultations for personal injury cases. Give us a call to plan a free evaluation of the case today!

2.Who Is Able To Be Named inside a Injury Lawsuit?

Instantly, it might seem very obvious who is responsible for a crash and through the help of our knowledgeable team we are able to ensure that the at-fault parties compensate you for the injuries. However, right after a full overview of the truth we may find there are multiple parties responsible for your damages. We are going to apply our experience and insights to including all parties responsible for your injuries within the lawsuit.

Some of these entities and folks we have now expertise in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities

-Defective products

-Manufacturers

-Insurance companies

Each of the defendants will need to be in the lawsuit inside a special way with special considerations for every one. Furthermore, you could expect most if not completely to rely on professional legal support to assist them contest your claims. If you will be trying to consider multiple parties each having a team of lawyers, it is actually vital that you do this with proper legal support.

3.What is the time limit for filing your own Injury Claim?

The condition of Georgia has set a time limit for those who want to make claims against at-fault parties with regard to their injuries or death inside an accident. This period frame is called the statute of limitations and will vary from state to state. In Georgia, some time limit for submitting a lawsuit for personal injury is 2 years from the date from the accident which cause injury or death. If the claim is just not made in this particular period of time, the truth becomes void.

Call our law practice for additional information on the statute of limitations and what to do concerning your lawsuit if a while has lapsed from the date from the accident.

4.Simply How Much is My Own Injury Claim Actually Worth?

Personal injury cases may be worth anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to vast amounts and there is absolutely no way to discover the value with out a proper evaluation from the case with a qualified professional. This is the reason this site offers free consultations to ensure that our clients have a no-obligations chance to find out more concerning their options and choose the most beneficial path to the compensation they need.

Here are some of the most critical factors which will figure out how much your own personal injury case could recover:

-Just how the accident happened

-Future brings about medical problems

-Injuries suffered

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

Typically, accidental injuries cases will likely be settled from court through negotiations with the other party. There are many reasons both sides prefer to maintain the case come going just before the courts, our prime costs of any court battle being the main reason. But, on the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.  we prepare every case just as if it will probably be fought inside a courtroom.

5.How Long Could It Take for My Welsh LA Injury Case being Settled?

Your lawsuit will need to be drafted and submitted prior to it being come to the negotiation process. If no settlement can be accomplished within the negotiations, it will need to be come to courts. In general, there is a great many factors that could affect the time it takes to get a accidental injuries lawsuit to reach its final settlement.

The specifics from the accident itself can have a vital role to perform within the length of the proceedings. A number of the factors which will come to pay will be the extent of damages inflicted as well as the harshness of any injuries. Since you may imagine, the damages for serious injuries can be quite high although that of any small accident could possibly be lighter.

A number of the Important Factors Which affect the Duration of your own Injury Case in Albany

6.Settlements

The settlements that you will be dreaming about could affect the length of the lawsuits. For example, should you expect top-dollar within your compensation, the negotiations will take for a longer time to reach the actual final outcome you need. When you are more flexible within your expectations, you save some of the a chance to reach a conclusion.

If you decide to accept the 1st provide you are provided from the insurance adjuster working for the plaintiff, you may find that your particular conclusion is reached very quickly. Although, as said before, this may simply be a tiny part of what your case is really worth.

7.Medical Expenses

You will end up asked to supply a full account of the medical records and expenses towards the insurance adjusters before they may be ready for negotiations. Simply because thy may wish to be sure that the injuries you have mentioned within the lawsuit did indeed range from accident and so are not attached to other injuries or conditions maybe you have had before the incident in question.

Medical expenses make up a large percentage of the payouts insurance carriers make annually and they do their utmost to lower the costs they have to cover. Certainly one of their most reliable techniques is always to prove that your particular injuries were caused or partially due to some factor unrelated towards the accident.

If this is not effective, the next move may be to downplay the degree of your injuries minimizing the quantity of treatment you need to cover your full recovery down the road.

These are typically some very good reasons to have a strong case whenever you enter your own injury lawsuit. Begin with a complete examination as quickly following the accident as is possible. This will likely put a time-stamp in your injuries and add weight for your case. It is going to take a moment to get each of the medical documents and also this can increase the length of proceedings.

Furthermore, the insurance plan adjusters will not be able to set up a complete conclusion from the case till you have reached the aim of Maximum Medical Improvement. After this point, there will be a bit more time while they draft the settlement papers.

8.Other Elements

As a general rule, these cases can run on for quite some time, based on the details of each case. It really is possible for some of the more straightforward cases being completed within just months, but this really is generally considered the exception.

Having qualified legal support operating for you is a crucial means of expediting this technique. It might be by investing in a powerful case, your own personal injury attorney should be able to result in a favorable settlement in court. However, if not, they are prepared to take the court to trial.

For the most part, all parties involved will endeavour to reach a favorable settlement out of your courts because court battles are long, complex and extremely expensive. But Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office is obviously prepared for any eventuality.

9.If I’m Partially responsible, Would It Be Still Possible to File your own Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

Even though you were partially responsible for the accident, there exists still a possibility you could recover damages under Georgia Law. In Georgia, the modified comparative negligence law allows injured parties to recuperate damages as long as they may be lower than 50% responsible for the accident and injuries.

10.Do Injury Attorney in Albany, GA Be Expensive?

Typically, professional legal services certainly are a costly affair, but financial status can’t be described as a component that prevents anyone from receiving the compensation they should produce a full recovery. For this reason, should you call the law method of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers you our complete pair of services over a “No Win, No Fee” basis.

Put simply, our company offers our expert insights, professional skills and consultations completely totally free, until we win the truth so we all take a piece of the winnings. This arrangement is also called the "contingency" plan and practiced by most accidental injuries lawyers in Georgia.

It really is our expertise in dealing with accidental injuries plaintiffs, that this aftermath of any accident irrespective of how serious is just not a good time being collecting more financial responsibility. Along with expenses for treatment along with other concerns, you will find a chance that this injured person will likely be facing reduced wages by not continuing to be effective as normal.

We provide the contingency plan basis to ensure that financial need will not likely stand in the form of a proper legal assist in protecting your interests and recovering full compensation for the injuries.

To Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Lawyers Today!

For those who have been injured inside an accident due to the carelessness and neglect of another party, you will find the right from the law to a full compensation. The procedure of carrying a lawsuit till its favorable settlement may be complex and full of small problems. For this reason you will require accomplished legal support.

With the Law Office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have a full team of specialist to provide you with the support and council you have to get the policy you deserve. Your focus should not be on negotiating with the shrewd insurance adjusters or calculating what this whole ordeal will probably cost. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the most significant task at hand, your full recovery.

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Personal Injury Lawyer Albany GA

Albany Injury Lawyers –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Accidents are a lot more commonplace than many people expect and usually due to someone’s negligence or carelessness. From the aftermath of any kind of accident where injuries were sustained, it is actually only natural to feel very disruptive emotions. Anger, regret and frustration might cause the pinnacle to spin, but it is essential to have a cool head about these matters to make sure a much more positive outcome over time.

Accidents and their associated injuries might cause no end to disruption for your regular life as it is, so it is essential to save your valuable strength energy and mental benefit where it will probably be needed most.

As an alternative to looking to address the problem yourself, it is actually our professional opinion that you just consider retaining the services of a skilled accidental injuries lawyer who are able to protect your interests and discover you will be fully compensated to the injuries you or a loved one could have sustained.

With the law office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. you can expect to obtain the professional perspectives and qualified council you have to when handling accidental injuries lawsuits in Albany. These cases may be complex and detailed and showing up in the learning curve here could mean being left with the high costs of medical expenses as well as a long road to recovery without having the compensation made available by Georgia law.

1.Can I Make an attempt to Negotiate with the Insurance Adjuster?

Anyone can let you know that insurance carriers have been in location to cover the damages in the event of a crash, among many other functions they perform. But, don’t allow this to seemingly heroic position distract from the reality that insurance carriers are “for-profit” organizations who aren’t will make money by signing a lot of checks.

To guard their interests insurance adjusters will be for each way they may to avoid making as numerous payments as is possible and place a cap in the case for them to move on to the next one. To this end, you will probably find yourself given a proposal almost immediately. These offers could even sound fair enough, but you can be sure they are simply a part of just what the case is really worth.

To acquire a clear notion of what your case will be worth, to put it differently just what it will in reality choose to use fully compensate you for the damages both in the short and long lasting is always to have your case reviewed with a professional. With the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers free consultations for personal injury cases. Give us a call to plan a free evaluation of the case today!

2.Who Is Able To Be Named inside a Injury Lawsuit?

Instantly, it might seem very obvious who is responsible for a crash and through the help of our knowledgeable team we are able to ensure that the at-fault parties compensate you for the injuries. However, right after a full overview of the truth we may find there are multiple parties responsible for your damages. We are going to apply our experience and insights to including all parties responsible for your injuries within the lawsuit.

Some of these entities and folks we have now expertise in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities

-Defective products

-Manufacturers

-Insurance companies

Each of the defendants will need to be in the lawsuit inside a special way with special considerations for every one. Furthermore, you could expect most if not completely to rely on professional legal support to assist them contest your claims. If you will be trying to consider multiple parties each having a team of lawyers, it is actually vital that you do this with proper legal support.

3.What is the time limit for filing your own Injury Claim?

The condition of Georgia has set a time limit for those who want to make claims against at-fault parties with regard to their injuries or death inside an accident. This period frame is called the statute of limitations and will vary from state to state. In Georgia, some time limit for submitting a lawsuit for personal injury is 2 years from the date from the accident which cause injury or death. If the claim is just not made in this particular period of time, the truth becomes void.

Call our law practice for additional information on the statute of limitations and what to do concerning your lawsuit if a while has lapsed from the date from the accident.

4.Simply How Much is My Own Injury Claim Actually Worth?

Personal injury cases may be worth anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to vast amounts and there is absolutely no way to discover the value with out a proper evaluation from the case with a qualified professional. This is the reason this site offers free consultations to ensure that our clients have a no-obligations chance to find out more concerning their options and choose the most beneficial path to the compensation they need.

Here are some of the most critical factors which will figure out how much your own personal injury case could recover:

-Just how the accident happened

-Future brings about medical problems

-Injuries suffered

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

Typically, accidental injuries cases will likely be settled from court through negotiations with the other party. There are many reasons both sides prefer to maintain the case come going just before the courts, our prime costs of any court battle being the main reason. But, on the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.  we prepare every case just as if it will probably be fought inside a courtroom.

5.How Long Could It Take for My Welsh LA Injury Case being Settled?

Your lawsuit will need to be drafted and submitted prior to it being come to the negotiation process. If no settlement can be accomplished within the negotiations, it will need to be come to courts. In general, there is a great many factors that could affect the time it takes to get a accidental injuries lawsuit to reach its final settlement.

The specifics from the accident itself can have a vital role to perform within the length of the proceedings. A number of the factors which will come to pay will be the extent of damages inflicted as well as the harshness of any injuries. Since you may imagine, the damages for serious injuries can be quite high although that of any small accident could possibly be lighter.

A number of the Important Factors Which affect the Duration of your own Injury Case in Albany

6.Settlements

The settlements that you will be dreaming about could affect the length of the lawsuits. For example, should you expect top-dollar within your compensation, the negotiations will take for a longer time to reach the actual final outcome you need. When you are more flexible within your expectations, you save some of the a chance to reach a conclusion.

If you decide to accept the 1st provide you are provided from the insurance adjuster working for the plaintiff, you may find that your particular conclusion is reached very quickly. Although, as said before, this may simply be a tiny part of what your case is really worth.

7.Medical Expenses

You will end up asked to supply a full account of the medical records and expenses towards the insurance adjusters before they may be ready for negotiations. Simply because thy may wish to be sure that the injuries you have mentioned within the lawsuit did indeed range from accident and so are not attached to other injuries or conditions maybe you have had before the incident in question.

Medical expenses make up a large percentage of the payouts insurance carriers make annually and they do their utmost to lower the costs they have to cover. Certainly one of their most reliable techniques is always to prove that your particular injuries were caused or partially due to some factor unrelated towards the accident.

If this is not effective, the next move may be to downplay the degree of your injuries minimizing the quantity of treatment you need to cover your full recovery down the road.

These are typically some very good reasons to have a strong case whenever you enter your own injury lawsuit. Begin with a complete examination as quickly following the accident as is possible. This will likely put a time-stamp in your injuries and add weight for your case. It is going to take a moment to get each of the medical documents and also this can increase the length of proceedings.

Furthermore, the insurance plan adjusters will not be able to set up a complete conclusion from the case till you have reached the aim of Maximum Medical Improvement. After this point, there will be a bit more time while they draft the settlement papers.

8.Other Elements

As a general rule, these cases can run on for quite some time, based on the details of each case. It really is possible for some of the more straightforward cases being completed within just months, but this really is generally considered the exception.

Having qualified legal support operating for you is a crucial means of expediting this technique. It might be by investing in a powerful case, your own personal injury attorney should be able to result in a favorable settlement in court. However, if not, they are prepared to take the court to trial.

For the most part, all parties involved will endeavour to reach a favorable settlement out of your courts because court battles are long, complex and extremely expensive. But Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office is obviously prepared for any eventuality.

9.If I’m Partially responsible, Would It Be Still Possible to File your own Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

Even though you were partially responsible for the accident, there exists still a possibility you could recover damages under Georgia Law. In Georgia, the modified comparative negligence law allows injured parties to recuperate damages as long as they may be lower than 50% responsible for the accident and injuries.

10.Do Injury Attorney in Albany, GA Be Expensive?

Typically, professional legal services certainly are a costly affair, but financial status can’t be described as a component that prevents anyone from receiving the compensation they should produce a full recovery. For this reason, should you call the law method of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers you our complete pair of services over a “No Win, No Fee” basis.

Put simply, our company offers our expert insights, professional skills and consultations completely totally free, until we win the truth so we all take a piece of the winnings. This arrangement is also called the "contingency" plan and practiced by most accidental injuries lawyers in Georgia.

It really is our expertise in dealing with accidental injuries plaintiffs, that this aftermath of any accident irrespective of how serious is just not a good time being collecting more financial responsibility. Along with expenses for treatment along with other concerns, you will find a chance that this injured person will likely be facing reduced wages by not continuing to be effective as normal.

We provide the contingency plan basis to ensure that financial need will not likely stand in the form of a proper legal assist in protecting your interests and recovering full compensation for the injuries.

To Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Lawyers Today!

For those who have been injured inside an accident due to the carelessness and neglect of another party, you will find the right from the law to a full compensation. The procedure of carrying a lawsuit till its favorable settlement may be complex and full of small problems. For this reason you will require accomplished legal support.

With the Law Office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have a full team of specialist to provide you with the support and council you have to get the policy you deserve. Your focus should not be on negotiating with the shrewd insurance adjusters or calculating what this whole ordeal will probably cost. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the most significant task at hand, your full recovery.

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Personal Injury Law Firm Albany GA

Albany Injury Lawyers –– Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.

Accidents are a lot more commonplace than many people expect and usually due to someone’s negligence or carelessness. From the aftermath of any kind of accident where injuries were sustained, it is actually only natural to feel very disruptive emotions. Anger, regret and frustration might cause the pinnacle to spin, but it is essential to have a cool head about these matters to make sure a much more positive outcome over time.

Accidents and their associated injuries might cause no end to disruption for your regular life as it is, so it is essential to save your valuable strength energy and mental benefit where it will probably be needed most.

As an alternative to looking to address the problem yourself, it is actually our professional opinion that you just consider retaining the services of a skilled accidental injuries lawyer who are able to protect your interests and discover you will be fully compensated to the injuries you or a loved one could have sustained.

With the law office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. you can expect to obtain the professional perspectives and qualified council you have to when handling accidental injuries lawsuits in Albany. These cases may be complex and detailed and showing up in the learning curve here could mean being left with the high costs of medical expenses as well as a long road to recovery without having the compensation made available by Georgia law.

1.Can I Make an attempt to Negotiate with the Insurance Adjuster?

Anyone can let you know that insurance carriers have been in location to cover the damages in the event of a crash, among many other functions they perform. But, don’t allow this to seemingly heroic position distract from the reality that insurance carriers are “for-profit” organizations who aren’t will make money by signing a lot of checks.

To guard their interests insurance adjusters will be for each way they may to avoid making as numerous payments as is possible and place a cap in the case for them to move on to the next one. To this end, you will probably find yourself given a proposal almost immediately. These offers could even sound fair enough, but you can be sure they are simply a part of just what the case is really worth.

To acquire a clear notion of what your case will be worth, to put it differently just what it will in reality choose to use fully compensate you for the damages both in the short and long lasting is always to have your case reviewed with a professional. With the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers free consultations for personal injury cases. Give us a call to plan a free evaluation of the case today!

2.Who Is Able To Be Named inside a Injury Lawsuit?

Instantly, it might seem very obvious who is responsible for a crash and through the help of our knowledgeable team we are able to ensure that the at-fault parties compensate you for the injuries. However, right after a full overview of the truth we may find there are multiple parties responsible for your damages. We are going to apply our experience and insights to including all parties responsible for your injuries within the lawsuit.

Some of these entities and folks we have now expertise in negotiating with include:

-Individuals

-Businesses

-Government institutions or cities

-Defective products

-Manufacturers

-Insurance companies

Each of the defendants will need to be in the lawsuit inside a special way with special considerations for every one. Furthermore, you could expect most if not completely to rely on professional legal support to assist them contest your claims. If you will be trying to consider multiple parties each having a team of lawyers, it is actually vital that you do this with proper legal support.

3.What is the time limit for filing your own Injury Claim?

The condition of Georgia has set a time limit for those who want to make claims against at-fault parties with regard to their injuries or death inside an accident. This period frame is called the statute of limitations and will vary from state to state. In Georgia, some time limit for submitting a lawsuit for personal injury is 2 years from the date from the accident which cause injury or death. If the claim is just not made in this particular period of time, the truth becomes void.

Call our law practice for additional information on the statute of limitations and what to do concerning your lawsuit if a while has lapsed from the date from the accident.

4.Simply How Much is My Own Injury Claim Actually Worth?

Personal injury cases may be worth anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to vast amounts and there is absolutely no way to discover the value with out a proper evaluation from the case with a qualified professional. This is the reason this site offers free consultations to ensure that our clients have a no-obligations chance to find out more concerning their options and choose the most beneficial path to the compensation they need.

Here are some of the most critical factors which will figure out how much your own personal injury case could recover:

-Just how the accident happened

-Future brings about medical problems

-Injuries suffered

-Future medical cost and lost income

-Medical expenses

-Wages and income lost

Typically, accidental injuries cases will likely be settled from court through negotiations with the other party. There are many reasons both sides prefer to maintain the case come going just before the courts, our prime costs of any court battle being the main reason. But, on the law practice of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.  we prepare every case just as if it will probably be fought inside a courtroom.

5.How Long Could It Take for My Welsh LA Injury Case being Settled?

Your lawsuit will need to be drafted and submitted prior to it being come to the negotiation process. If no settlement can be accomplished within the negotiations, it will need to be come to courts. In general, there is a great many factors that could affect the time it takes to get a accidental injuries lawsuit to reach its final settlement.

The specifics from the accident itself can have a vital role to perform within the length of the proceedings. A number of the factors which will come to pay will be the extent of damages inflicted as well as the harshness of any injuries. Since you may imagine, the damages for serious injuries can be quite high although that of any small accident could possibly be lighter.

A number of the Important Factors Which affect the Duration of your own Injury Case in Albany

6.Settlements

The settlements that you will be dreaming about could affect the length of the lawsuits. For example, should you expect top-dollar within your compensation, the negotiations will take for a longer time to reach the actual final outcome you need. When you are more flexible within your expectations, you save some of the a chance to reach a conclusion.

If you decide to accept the 1st provide you are provided from the insurance adjuster working for the plaintiff, you may find that your particular conclusion is reached very quickly. Although, as said before, this may simply be a tiny part of what your case is really worth.

7.Medical Expenses

You will end up asked to supply a full account of the medical records and expenses towards the insurance adjusters before they may be ready for negotiations. Simply because thy may wish to be sure that the injuries you have mentioned within the lawsuit did indeed range from accident and so are not attached to other injuries or conditions maybe you have had before the incident in question.

Medical expenses make up a large percentage of the payouts insurance carriers make annually and they do their utmost to lower the costs they have to cover. Certainly one of their most reliable techniques is always to prove that your particular injuries were caused or partially due to some factor unrelated towards the accident.

If this is not effective, the next move may be to downplay the degree of your injuries minimizing the quantity of treatment you need to cover your full recovery down the road.

These are typically some very good reasons to have a strong case whenever you enter your own injury lawsuit. Begin with a complete examination as quickly following the accident as is possible. This will likely put a time-stamp in your injuries and add weight for your case. It is going to take a moment to get each of the medical documents and also this can increase the length of proceedings.

Furthermore, the insurance plan adjusters will not be able to set up a complete conclusion from the case till you have reached the aim of Maximum Medical Improvement. After this point, there will be a bit more time while they draft the settlement papers.

8.Other Elements

As a general rule, these cases can run on for quite some time, based on the details of each case. It really is possible for some of the more straightforward cases being completed within just months, but this really is generally considered the exception.

Having qualified legal support operating for you is a crucial means of expediting this technique. It might be by investing in a powerful case, your own personal injury attorney should be able to result in a favorable settlement in court. However, if not, they are prepared to take the court to trial.

For the most part, all parties involved will endeavour to reach a favorable settlement out of your courts because court battles are long, complex and extremely expensive. But Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Law Office is obviously prepared for any eventuality.

9.If I’m Partially responsible, Would It Be Still Possible to File your own Injury Lawsuit in Albany, GA?

Even though you were partially responsible for the accident, there exists still a possibility you could recover damages under Georgia Law. In Georgia, the modified comparative negligence law allows injured parties to recuperate damages as long as they may be lower than 50% responsible for the accident and injuries.

10.Do Injury Attorney in Albany, GA Be Expensive?

Typically, professional legal services certainly are a costly affair, but financial status can’t be described as a component that prevents anyone from receiving the compensation they should produce a full recovery. For this reason, should you call the law method of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., this site offers you our complete pair of services over a “No Win, No Fee” basis.

Put simply, our company offers our expert insights, professional skills and consultations completely totally free, until we win the truth so we all take a piece of the winnings. This arrangement is also called the "contingency" plan and practiced by most accidental injuries lawyers in Georgia.

It really is our expertise in dealing with accidental injuries plaintiffs, that this aftermath of any accident irrespective of how serious is just not a good time being collecting more financial responsibility. Along with expenses for treatment along with other concerns, you will find a chance that this injured person will likely be facing reduced wages by not continuing to be effective as normal.

We provide the contingency plan basis to ensure that financial need will not likely stand in the form of a proper legal assist in protecting your interests and recovering full compensation for the injuries.

To Your Free Consultation and Case Evaluation Contact Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Injury Lawyers Today!

For those who have been injured inside an accident due to the carelessness and neglect of another party, you will find the right from the law to a full compensation. The procedure of carrying a lawsuit till its favorable settlement may be complex and full of small problems. For this reason you will require accomplished legal support.

With the Law Office of Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C., we have a full team of specialist to provide you with the support and council you have to get the policy you deserve. Your focus should not be on negotiating with the shrewd insurance adjusters or calculating what this whole ordeal will probably cost. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the most significant task at hand, your full recovery.

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100 q tag

no one wud read it but ima do it anyways cos fun tag by @dubblebubble

1: when you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk? more cereal than milk cos i love tht crunchy crunch

2: do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day? LOVE

3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books? receipts, pen lol

4: how do you take your coffee/tea? coffee=basic latte/hot tea, no sugar

5: are you self-conscious of your smile? sometimes, not too often tho

6: do you keep plants? no but i want to but ill be terrible at it so no

7: do you name your plants?

8: what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings? digital art

9: do you like singing/humming to yourself? yes very it keeps me sane

10: do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? side/back, back esp nowadays

11: what’s an inner joke you have with your friends? lots lol

12: what’s your favorite planet? earth? hahahah it used to be jupiter cos i loved sailor jupiter as a child

13: what’s something that made you smile today? friend + nct + fics

14: if you were to live with your best friend in an old flat in a big city, what would it look like? two separate bedrooms, a balcony, good amount of plants, separate fridge for alcohol, sizeable kitchen

15: go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is! it rains diamonds in jupiter and saturn $$$$

16: what’s your favorite pasta dish? bolognese hahahaha im boring

17: what color do you really want to dye your hair? i just dyed my hair a darker ash brown n i quite like it ive been light for awhile

18: tell us about something dumb/funny you did that has since gone down in history between you and your friends and is always brought up. one came 2 mind cos we both recently talked ab it, a longtime close friend of mine n i used to have the biggest fight where he threw me a pair of scissors n i threw him a basketball in retaliation lmfaooo it still became a running joke more than a decade later...

19: do you keep a journal? what do you write/draw/ in it? not really...prolly shud

20: what’s your favorite eye color? i actually like brown hahah, maybe a slightly lighter shade of brown

21: talk about your favorite bag, the one that’s been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces. it was a gift from my parents, a simple small messenger bag with a lot of slots, brought it with me literally everywhere, during my hookups, my night outs, been stained with questionable things (its been cleaned lol!).... almost lost it in a club only to be found by a friend... it has foundation stains tho lol

22: are you a morning person? n o

23: what’s your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have 0 obligations? sleep, listen to music, watch stuff, not reply to messages

24: is there someone out there you would trust with every single one of your secrets? no

25: what’s the weirdest place you’ve ever broken into? nothing rly comes to mind but im p sure ive been somewhere like tht lol

26: what are the shoes you’ve had for forever and wear with every single outfit? LOL my adidas superstars

27: what’s your favorite bubblegum flavor? ermm the red colored ones?

28: sunrise or sunset? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm very good question

29: what’s something really cute that one of your friends does and is totally endearing? hmm what comes to mind is the way both of us sometimes exchange goodnight msgs w nct farm emojis heheeh

30: think of it: have you ever been truly scared? lol ofc....

31: what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks. unfortunately im rly basic on socks, u wud most likely find me wearing black ankle socks or black ballet(?) socks nothing more nothing less.......

32: tell us a story of something that happened to you after 3AM when you were with friends. a lot has happened usually during that time lol. duno which story to pick honestly hahahah. i think a memorable one might be when we were drinking n played games and we talked and talked and joked n nek min one by one we fell asleep in the same room hahah... im sure there are other stories tht might be more eventful but fr the life of me my memorys fuzzy rn lol

33: what’s your fave pastry? i love strawberry shortcakes! or mille crepes

34: tell us about the stuffed animal you kept as a kid. what is it called? what does it look like? do you still keep it? i kept a LOT hahah. prolly named a few, but nothing was too special. i think it rly reflected how i managed my relationships then, n evn yrs aftwds, like i ws always lonely n my instincts were to gain quantity cos deep down i cudnt trust ppl n cudnt get too committed lololol

35: do you like stationary and pretty pens and so on? do you use them often? i wish i was cos sometimes ppl wud make pretty colorful notes, but i usually just buy ones tht i wud use cos practicality.

36: which band’s sound would fit your mood right now? mmmmm is it cheating if i say nct cos they cover a range of genres lmao. but their ballads i guess yeah.

37: do you like keeping your room messy or clean? i mean i prefer to keep it clean, but its always really messy HAHAHA ;_;

38: tell us about your pet peeves! 1. someone rude 2. someone who doesnt know how to respect others’ boundaries 3. someone self-entitled n takes themselves 2 seriously

39: what color do you wear the most? black on black on black on black baby

40: think of a piece of jewelry you own: what’s it’s story? does it have any meaning to you? an evangelion ring, its the black (lilith) moon with lcl gem in it, to me i guess symbolizes my struggle with human relations, n how eva as an anime illustrated tht n the fantasy of having everyone’s consciousness merged into one--n the fact that lilith in itself (in astrology) signifies the darker side of a human being? i guess n the fact that evn if u acknowledge ur darker side u cud still use it to further urself

41: what’s the last book you remember really, really loving? hmmmm i guess last was a self help book, unfuck your boundaries, helped me support my need to strengthen my boundaries

42: do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it! little rogue :) its in a small alleyway, a little quaint shop, easy to miss... small potted plants, with an amaaazing matcha latte

43: who was the last person you gazed at the stars with? siiigh a guy i was involved with lmfao i cut him off tho

44: when was the last time you remember feeling completely serene and at peace with everything? hmmmmm good question i guess lately ive been very thankful tht i could feel comfortable taking my own time and space, n accepting the positive energy others wn give 2 me. being single really, really does help evn tho id feel lonely sometimes, bc the only weight i carry is the weight of my own soul n i wn learn how to nourish that

45: do you trust your instincts a lot? very i think

46: tell us the worst pun you can think of. i have a lot HAHAHA if u were a friend of mine ud prolly get tired of them. a genuinely bad one wud be haha youre so punny lmfao

47: what food do you think should be banned from the universe? nothing rly lmao if theyre healthy n someone derives happiness frm it i wudnt want it to be banned

48: what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today? probably not lol, i mean i think i retained similar fears since i ws a kid but now obviously my biggest fear(s) would be more...specific to me

49: do you like buying CDs and records? what was the last one you bought? its the digital age baby spotify ftw (in all srsness i wish i collected vinyls tho hh)

50: what’s an odd thing you collect? i used to collect ramune bottles lmaoooo

51: think of a person. what song do you associate with them? hmmmm nah lets not do this right now lol

52: what are your favorite memes of the year so far? LOL too many but i love shitpost quality memes tbh

53: have you ever watched the rocky horror picture show? heathers? beetlejuice? pulp fiction? what do you think of them? pulp fiction. i actually loved it, i think i still do, its entertainment value is kickass, havent taken the time to dissect it in any other way

54: who’s the last person you saw with a true look of sadness on their face? oh man i think it ws the dude i ws seeing lmao fk him

55: what’s the most dramatic thing you’ve ever done to prove a point? a lot, n most of them im not proud of, cos some involves self harm

56: what are some things you find endearing in people? kindness n genuineness, someone’s courage in being vulnerable

57: go listen to bohemian rhapsody. how did it make you feel? did you dramatically reenact the lyrics? dont feel like it rn but everytime i do 10/10 will dramatically reenact the lyrics right to the guitar riffs

58: who’s the wine mom and who’s the vodka aunt in your group of friends? why? im definitely the wine (aunt) lmfaooo im already one tbh 

59: what’s your favorite myth? Eros + Psyche, Icarus and the sun

60: do you like poetry? what are some of your faves? i love poetry hahah...cant think of any rn

61: what’s the stupidest gift you’ve ever given? the stupidest one you’ve ever received? id love any gift given 2 me as long as they wont harm me or anything lmao n i dont think ive evr given anything too stupid. well.. idk if this is stupid tho like i sent flowers thanking my ex for ‘helping me live’ well aft we’ve blocked each other off cos the end to the relo was js daaamn toxic lmao

62: do you drink juice in the morning? which kind? nope

63: are you fussy about your books and music? do you keep them meticulously organized or kinda leave them be? music i do spotify n im pretty particular ab organizing my playlists i guess. my books im alright with as long as theyre just stacked properly no problem

64: what color is the sky where you are right now? prolly rly dark blue cos its 12 am

65: is there anyone you haven’t seen in a long time who you’d love to hang out with? a lot tbh cos ive rly been focusing on stuff internally

66: what would your ideal flower crown look like? daisies, sunflowers, n baby breath here n there

67: how do gloomy days where the sky is dark and the world is misty make you feel? somber i guess maybe a tad bit nostalgic?

68: what’s winter like where you live? heeella cold not cos of the temperature itself but the winds thooo, if it drizzles evn in the slightest it feels like needles piercing through ur bones literally

69: what are your favorite board games? i like the game of life, ummm cards against humanity?

70: have you ever used a ouija board? no n never will lol

71: what’s your favorite kind of tea? the fruity kinds

72: are you a person who needs to note everything down or else you’ll forget it? yea def lol

73: what are some of your worst habits? disappearing from people when i feel strong emotions

74: describe a good friend of yours without using their name or gendered pronouns. they’re small but they’re so full of love, full of life, full of strength, and full of care for others, they’re the type of person who will seek their goals till the end despite obstacles and still be able to not lose their warm heart on the way. they put so much thought and care to every aspect of their life even when in the past they have been handed some bad things, and i adore them for that.

75: tell us about your pets! none :( wish i have a cat though

76: is there anything you should be doing right now but aren’t? hahahhaah

77: pink or yellow lemonade? pink!

78: are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub? neither sometimes i think theyre weird sometimes cute sometimes weirdly cute lmao

79: what’s one of the cutest things someone has ever done for you? write up 24 things they love about me to stop me from hating myself

80: what color are your bedroom walls? did you choose that color? if so, why? white. no but if i had to id say white anyways lol cos its a blank canvas

81: describe one of your friend’s eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of. i dunno uhhhh her rounded eyes which seemed to at first glance, harbor plenty of wonder seemed to be weighted by many untold secrets, the traces of which could be found when she erupts into laughter where the wonder would manifest itself in the form of small stars in the dark of her eyes.

82: are/were you good in school? meh. i try

83: what’s some of your favorite album art? weirdly i like cigarette after sex’s one cos its so simple yet telling

84: are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones? planning on getting an evangelion one, another heart one, a sunflower one, and prolly a ghibli related one

85: do you read comics? what are your faves? manga? naruto 4evr LOL

86: do you like concept albums? which ones? hmmm thinkin of dpr live’s IAOT

87: what are some movies you think everyone should watch at least once in their lives? lord of the rings, harry potter, one of ghibli movies lol

88: are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy? i think impressionism is very cool evn tho i dont do it myself

89: are you close to your parents? eeeeee

90: talk about your one of you favorite cities. Melbourne is a wonderful city where many things could coexist in one--happiness and sadness, camaraderie and loneliness, hot and cold, quiet and full of life, productive and relaxed, bursting with unfocused energy yet incredibly organized, and for many reasons it’s become one of my favorite cities, and definitely my favorite to live in.

91: where do you plan on traveling this year? no plans tbh lol maybe home?.......japan? heheheh nahhh

92: are you a person who drowns their pasta in cheese or a person who barely sprinkles a pinch? it depends lol mostly i guess drowns my pasta in cheese

93: what’s the hairstyle you wear the most? i always wear it down, either straight or wavy

94: who was the last person you know to have a birthday? a friend of mine

95: what are your plans for this weekend? stay in most likely, do stuff

96: do you install your computer updates really quickly or do you procrastinate on them a lot? 100% procrastinate lmaoooo

97: myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? ISTG, jkjk INFP, leo sun aquarius moon cancer rising, ravenclaw

98: when’s the last time you went hiking? did you enjoy it? im alws meh ab hiking tbh lmao 

99: list some songs that resonate to your soul whenever you hear them. Long Slow Distance - NCT 127, Four - Sleeping At Last, idontwannabeyouanymore - Billie Eilish, Stop This Train - John Mayer, Digital Lover - Crush

100: if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? why? 5 years into the past so she’d stop focusing her life around anybody else but herself

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Money at 30: Hurdlr Review — How Does it Compare to Quickbooks Self-Employed?

Love it or hate it, the gig economy has changed the way millions of Americans manage their money. While many of us may be used to having taxes withheld from our paychecks and only filing returns once a year, those who are technically self-employed need to consider their taxes throughout the year — not only because they may be required to make quarterly estimated payments but also because they may be overlooking deductions along the way. That’s likely why we’ve seen an influx in apps and tools aimed at these independent workers. Among these tools is Hurdlr.

So what is Hurdlr and what does it offer to self-employed 1099ers? Let’s take a close look at the features of Hurdlr, how it stacks up to the competition, and more.

What is Hurdlr?

Hurdlr is a tool for freelancers, entrepreneurs, gig economy workers, and others to easily keep track of their expenses, mileage deductions, and more. The app utilizes a “freemium” option, allowing users to either retain a scaled-down free version of the app or upgrade to unlock additional features. Paid subscriptions cost $7.99 a month or $59.99 for a year, which brings the cost down to around $5 a month when paid annually.

The free version of Hurdlr As I mentioned, Hurdlr is free to download. Additionally there are a few features you can access without a subscription. This includes the ability to manually track mileage, manually add expense transactions, and manually add income. Surely you’re sensing a theme here — that being “manual.” In order to unlock many of Hurdlr’s best features and bring it closer to what Quickbooks or others would offer, you’ll need to upgrade.

That said, if you’re just looking for a way to keep track of your business mileage and perhaps even digitize some of your receipts, that’s all possible with Hurdlr. However I suspect most users will at least want to try out the premium offerings. Thus, for the rest of this review, we’ll be discussing features found in the paid version of the app.

Using Hurdlr

Mileage tracking Among the most popular features on Hurdlr is there automatic mileage tracking. Just as it sounds, this tool makes it easier to log your driving trips and categorize them as business or personal. Even better, labeling them as business also allows you to see how these trips turn into business deductions on your taxes.

Beyond the auto feature, you can also add trips manually by either tapping the “Start Tracker” button or entering all of the details after the fact. Hurdlr can also integrate with Siri so that you can prompt the digital assistant to start trips for you as well. No matter how you track your miles, all of your stats, such as your number of tips, total miles, and deductions, will show at the top of the mileage tab.

Expense tracking Next to the mileage tracking tool is the expenses tab. Here you can view various transactions and categorize them as either business or personal. Additionally you can attach photos of your receipts to transactions, split them between categories, and more.

To get the most out of this section, you’ll first need to connect your financial accounts, such as checking accounts and credit cards. Doing this will then allow Hurdlr to automatically update with your new transactions. However, if you make cash transactions or use a card you don’t have linked, you can always manually add transactions.

Hurdlr’s expense tracking is quite similar to Quickbooks Self-Employed’s in several ways. First, to categorize transactions in the app, you’ll either swipe left to label as “personal” or swipe right to label as “business” (funny enough, this is actually backward from the set-up Quickbooks has). Another similarity is in the ability to create rules for your transactions. For example, instead of manually marking each Delta transaction as business, you can tap the “Create Rule” button to have Hurdlr label all future Delta transactions accordingly. Even better, you can select to have rules apply retroactively and Hurdlr will recommend rules if you don’t set them up yourself.

If the whole “Tinder for your finances” thing isn’t for you, there’s actually another way to quickly categorize transactions. By tapping the orange circle that appears in the lower right, you can view a list of transactions and mark off several at once to bulk categorize them as business or personal. This is a great option to have if you happen to fall a bit behind and want to get all of your business expenses filed away quickly.

Income tracking Something that Hurdlr does a bit differently from Quickbooks is that it gives income a dedicated tab instead of including it in the regular transactions section. This is where you’ll find deposits made to your linked bank accounts, which you can then confirm as income or label as personal. Moreover Hurdlr offers additional integrations for this tab beyond your traditional bank accounts. This includes the ability to link accounts from Upwork, Uber, Square, Stripe, PayPal, and more. Personally I didn’t have a chance to try out any of these integrations for myself but I could definitely see where they would come in handy.

Time tracking This actually isn’t a main tab in Hurdlr and is somewhat hidden but is a tool I feel is worth noting. In Settings (the three-dot line in the upper left corner of the app) you’ll find a Time & Tasks options where you can track how much time you’re spending on tasks, meetings, and more. You can label each task with what client it’s for, add notes, and of course start and stop the timer. These times don’t seem to really factor into other aspects of the app but it is a convenient tool nonetheless.

Reports and taxes In addition to keeping a running total of your income, deductions, and business expenses Hurdlr will also provide you with estimates of how much you’ll owe on your quarterly and yearly taxes. That said they do explicitly warn that these are merely estimates. On that note, Hurdlr doesn’t provide support for actually paying or filing your taxes. Therefore it’s nice that they also include several report options that you can view and/or email that will help you manage your taxes elsewhere.

Desktop site Finally I should note that, in addition to the app, you have the ability to request access to a desktop version of Hurdlr. Here you’ll find many of the same features (except for the auto mileage tracker, obviously), including the ability to categorize transactions, view various reports, and more. Plus you can manually add any mileage trips you have missed, utilizing your keyboard instead of your cramped smartphone screen. To me, it’s definitely worth checking out this version of Hurdlr to see which medium you prefer.

The Pros and Cons of Hurdlr

Starting with that I like about Hurdlr, I’d say the app is fairly easy to navigate and is visually appealing. On top of each tab serving a clear purpose and being well placed within the app itself, I appreciated the mechanics of each of these tools on the whole. Particularly I felt that the Expenses tracker was well designed and that Rules worked well once applied.

Another aspect of Hurdlr I really appreciated was the time tracker. In fact I was looking forward to trying this tool out on the desktop version of the app. Unfortunately it seems that this is one feature missing from desktop, which is a real missed opportunity in my opinion. Making matters stranger, it seems you can add Task categories via the desktop site but not the app itself.

In terms of other minor complaints I have, I wish Hurdlr made it easier to enter driving trips manually. While typing in the total mileage is simple enough, it seems that entering start and end location data could pull from Google Maps data or elsewhere to help you autofill instead of typing everything out entirely (perhaps this extra work is just more incentive to upgrade?). Also, as I noted with Quickbooks Self-Employed, there doesn’t seem to be a way to easily duplicate trips in Hurdlr.

Hurdlr vs. Quickbooks Self-Employed Since I’ve mentioned Quickbooks Self-Employed (QBSE) a few times now, I thought I’d take a closer look at how the two tools match up. For one, Hurdlr lacks an invoicing option that QBSE has. Additionally Quickbooks has been upping its game with specialty integrations, such as a tool for splitting Amazon transactions, which is something Hurdlr doesn’t have (yet?). I also feel like Quickbooks’ user interface is a bit cleaner than Hurdlr’s — although not by any great length.

At the same time, there are some aspects of Hurdlr that may top Quickbooks. For example, to my knowledge, Quickbooks doesn’t have integrations for Uber, Square, Upwork, etc. If that is the case, that could be a major Hurdlr advantage for some users. And, while it is sadly absent from the desktop version, Hurdlr’s inclusion of a time tracker is a nice touch that I think shows that they understand their market.

Of course another advantage to Hurdlr is that it comes in a bit cheaper than Quickbooks’ base price. Without promotional codes, QBSE is $10 a month (or $17 for the tax bundle) while Hurdlr is $7.99 paid monthly or $4.99 if you pay for a year. With all that said, I’m personally not quite ready to leave QBSE behind in favor of Hurdlr but might reconsider after tax time.

Final Thoughts on Hurdlr

Overall Hurdlr offers a number of helpful features for freelancers, gig economy workers, and other 1099ers. While the free version may be a good backup to have installed just in case you want to jot down a business mileage trip or expense, I think the upgrade is likely worth the price. It may not do everything Quickbooks Self-Employed can do but its pricing reflects that — and it has some of its own unique features to boast. For all of those reasons, if you’re in the market for a tool that will help you organize your business expenses and know what to expect in terms of what you owe in taxes, I think it’s worth giving Hurdlr a look.

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HOLAA Loves: Artist and animator Ng’endo Mukii (and her sit down with Wachera Njagi)

In the car, Ng’endo’s niece talks about a boy in her class. Every time she brings him up, he is described as ‘Half-American’, the reason for being the popular kid in school was because he was half white. Mukii realized that the topic she wanted to research for her graduate dissertation had infiltrated her homestead, serving as the microcosm for a Kenyan, and eventual global, experience with skin bleaching.

The voices of three generations of women find their way in the award-winning documentary animation Yellow Fever. After researching the topic of skin lightening, Ng’endo Mukii chose to indulge emotional reason in lieu of statistics. Mukii takes a softer stance, preferring to challenge those who create and sustain these beauty ideals. Instead of attacking the victims of these unachievable standards of beauty, it is time to address the lack of celebration of women of all appearances.

Yellow Fever from Ng’endo Mukii on Vimeo.

Mukii’s latest film Nairobi Berries, which has won the #ImmersiveEncounters #GrandPrix at the Encounters Short Film Festival, provides immersive experiences in a surrealist dreamscape that operates in a fourth dimension of spatial storytelling. The viewer is hauled into a divergent, atypical actuality. Using Virtual Reality as a mode of storytelling, Mukii notes, “Virtual reality allows you to explore space that you don’t explore on a flat film. There is almost a freedom or a conversion of the element of time that you don’t have in a 2D or 3D film.”

Nairobi Berries Trailer from Ng’endo Mukii on Vimeo.

Virtual reality is a not-long-past medium for storytelling. Unlike other communication mediums like literature and comics that subsist in a two-dimensional space, Nairobi Berries is set in a four-dimensional space that retains the appeal and power to evoke the imagination and connect it to a familiar reality. Mukii wields a poetic composition, submerging the audience in the pigment of water, light and narrative of her relationship with Nairobi in the depth of a juxtaposed dreamscape.

Ng’endo Mukii’s films and artworks are intricate pieces of mixed-media where hand-drawn animation is combined with computer animation, pixilation and live action. Born in Kenya, she studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in the US, and Royal College of Art in London, UK. Now spending her time between Nairobi and Tsavo, Mukii works internationally as a mixed-media filmmaker, animator and editor.

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Wacera: Your film shows a connection between societal pressures that license skin lightening, the constant media messages that white is pure, and the apt criminalisation of lightening products in the market. What did you learn from the conversations that emerged after sharing Yellow Fever?

Ng’endo: A few years ago, after releasing Yellow Fever, I received [a series of] Facebook messages from one woman from a Middle Eastern country. She wanted to do rhinoplasty because she felt her appearance was unattractive. She said that she was really glad that she came across my film. I don’t know if eventually she decided to do it. Every time she was looking on TV and all the social pointers she was receiving in her life, they were telling her that she was unattractive because of this one feature that she has.

When you talk about white people in Swahili, mzungu, there is no relation to their skin color. We haven’t identified ourselves as being black people, until quite recently. Like, someone is mweusi (black in Swahili). It’s not innate in the language. We were identifying along ethnic information, which is subtler than someone has brown skin or white skin, which I find very superficial.

My perspective is that as soon as you are using certain languages to describe certain groups of people as white and black, it’s already a racist statement. White already has a subtext to purity, being close to God, there’s an ideology around the use of white. Even when women are getting married, the use of white is very specific. [Society wants] women to be virgins, even if they are not – to have the presentation of being virgins and having purity. So even those still getting married and aren’t virgins are expected to wear white. It’s like an offence not to wear white.

I believe the use of black on a group of people to describe them is racist because there is already a history of evil, dark, almost demonic connotations of being black. Even Africa was called the dark continent for a very specific reason. [and] its inhabitants were called black also for a very specific reason.

I was debating with someone online about how, in Germany, if you are riding the train and you haven’t paid, you are called Schwarzfahrer which means ‘a black passenger’. They were debating whether it is racist or not. Someone said well it cannot be racist because you know there are all these things that already have connotations with the word black. The Black Plague, now this black passenger, the black of night, the black market… the word black has all these connotations.

I agree that the word black already has several connotations of illegality, doom, darkness and disease on it. [But] the fact that this word was applied to an entire group of people is racist in itself, because you are choosing the word for a reason. So, I can’t be on the train without being a black passenger, whether I have paid or not. So, I’m always a black passenger and in Germany that means I’m always avoiding fares, even if I have paid. The more I look at how this idea of race has divided people into different categories, the more I have realised it’s very immature. Somehow scientists were able to convince the entire planet that we have categories called race, and put people in one called ‘black’.

Wacera: You titled Yellow Fever after Fela Kuti’s song with the same title. Your work is a deliberate inquisition of why black women bleach, and Kuti criticised women who bleach. With different passionate ideas coming through from conception to execution, how do you get rid of bias and stay devoted to the work’s purpose?

Ng’endo: When you are dealing with your family in your film, it becomes personal. I’m not pointing at women who are bleaching their skin who I met on the street, or somewhere else through someone. These are people who I care about. I don’t think I’ll be talking about them the way Fela Kuti was. The reason I use the title is to reflect back on that song for the people who know it. He wrote it decades ago, and the topic is still as relevant today. I don’t want to have his perspective of pointing fingers and making accusations. I feel that’s also a masculine reaction to something that is seen as a woman’s problem.

I wanted to have a more humanistic approach to “What is the problem of the society?”. It is not a woman’s problem. The society is telling women something specific. Women are bleaching their skin because they know it’s going to make a difference in their lives. They are going to have better partners, job promotions.

If you are wearing a weave, wearing an afro or dreadlocks, it can affect your career path depending on what line of work you are in, and how provincial minded the people who are employing you are. Obviously if you are making these changes and everyone is just pointing at you saying how fake you are, but at the same time you are getting promotions and being celebrated for being attractive, you are sending very conflicting messages to women in society. So this is not a women’s problem, this is a societal problem. That’s the reason I use the title to Fela Kuti’s song; to try to get people to look at it differently.

Wacera: Nairobi Berries is a dreamscape where you use space to engage and sustain surrealism using VR, in the African context. What does Nairobi mean to you?

Ng’endo: The title of the film is pointing to the term Nairobbery. We are all doing whatever we are doing in the city because we think we are going to reap fruit from Nairobi; the Nairobi berries. We are all participating in this patriarchy within a hierarchy of finance willing to do Nairobbery, practice corruption, willing to do whatever. That’s why all these characters are running around, aggressively chasing each other and fighting each other. I do play with space in the scope of VR, but I’m looking at the space of the city in social terms.

At first when I was trying to make the film, I had not yet written the poem. I talked with my producers and told them that I wanted to show different parts of the city. [and] as soon as you’re making a film about Nairobi, people almost feel like it’s not authentic if you’re not including Kibera. [but] Kibera is not my life. There are times that I have gone into Kibera to do quite specific stuff. I don’t hang out in Kibera. I wanted to feature Ng’ong Hills, but I go to Ng’ong Hills once or twice a year. So, it’s not my life.

Once I wrote the poem and started to address the visuals from that perspective, that meant that I was able to make my own vision of Nairobi that was completely free of this social construct of what people understand Nairobi to be, and it can be my own personal space. The water represents how I feel in the space.

Initially, I did debate calling my film Nairoberry. I wrote the poem and then created the imagery to reflect on the poetry, but I also wanted the film to be independent, standing free from the poetry. There are really beautiful parts in the poem that really feed me, that make me really happy to be part of the city. [and] then there are the other parts that are really difficult, the darkness that exists in our city that is always on the edge.

No matter where you live, even if you live in an extremely economically advantaged neighbourhood, you are most likely living near a slum. Lavington suburbs neighbour Kawangware slum, Kileleshwa suburbs neighbour Kariokor slums, Karen suburbs neighbour parts of Dagoretti. We are always living side-by-side because we depend on each other.

I didn’t want to call the film Nairoberry because the reason we have Nairoberry is because we believe we are going to get something. [and] when you do get the fruits of the city, they are extremely beautiful. The fact that there is still space in the city to bask and relax, and it is beautiful. You can’t do that in many European cities, because it’s difficult to access open spaces, and you have to be extremely wealthy and such related factors. However, we get that access in expense of other people.

Wacera: A thing that I really admire about your films is how poetic allegory plays such a major role in your reel. Is it important for you to hold your own voice within the work?

Ng’endo: I enjoy writing poetry. A lot of what I write comes from a personal space, so it feels quite natural for me to be the one that reads it. The memories in Yellow Fever are my own. The poetry in Yellow Fever are the conclusions I’m coming to from the process of making the film. They are my own thoughts and that’s why they are in my voice. In Nairobi Berries, my experience with Nairobi is written from my own perspective. I use my voice in the poem because this is my experience. I understand that it is not everyone’s experience – I do not want to paint it as if it is.

My sister and I have had the same upbringing. It doesn’t mean she sees Nairobi in the same exact way that I do. There is one line I wrote, “I love you most, at midday, as I drink masala and do not hear the screams of women I cannot help thrashing in the darkness”. That is based on my experience last year. Twice, I heard women screaming in the middle of the night. This year, I heard gunshots and someone screaming after. I called the police because I thought to myself ‘it’s too much’. They take the information down, but I have no idea whether they respond. Of course, I’m not getting out of my house to go and get shot as well. The screams were near my house – for me to go out there is to do what?

So, you are stuck in this place. [and] then in the morning you wake up and continue with your daily tasks. The afternoon comes, I enjoy drinking masala tea, basking by the grass, enjoying myself and the freedom that I have in this space separated from other people. So I’m enjoying Nairobi for a very specific reason. [Because] I’m not dealing with traffic, I’m not dealing with the discomfort of how our bodies are compressed with each other in a matatu (a 14-seater public service vehicle). The seat is for three people and a fourth passenger is asking why you are not making space for them. I’m not dealing with that compression, at that particular moment

One of the things about my films is that you can tell someone that I’ve made a film about skin bleaching. [but] when they watch Yellow Fever, that is not what they are expecting. If you told people my film is about skin bleaching, they expect a really serious documentary with numbers and information. There are no numbers in my film! I’m not giving you any statistics on how people use bleaching products or how big the industry is, as it’s not what I’m looking at. I’m looking at the emotional reason we bleach. Same thing with Nairobi Berries. I’m not telling you how many people are murdered or police brutality statistics. I am still telling you that I wake up in the night and hear women screaming. [and] that for me, it doesn’t matter how many numbers you throw at me. The feeling I had that night, I can’t put a number to that feeling.

Wacera: In your photo series Untitled Labour Series, you present your black skin as your canvas. Is it for reclamation?

Ng’endo: I don’t feel like I’m reclaiming black skin in that particular series. I’m the one posing in the photos. I wanted the subject to be someone local, because the series was about raising awareness about human trafficking. I was interested in focusing in the ways in which the body is distorted with the daily tasks people have to do. The images show people carrying kuni (firewood in Swahili), carrying mitungis (heavy flasks in Swahili) of water.

These are things people do, not even once a day, several times a day, because there is no infrastructure to support them so that they don’t have to be doing this. It happens all over… like, outside of my house, there are always children carrying water back to their houses because they are not connected to the water system. Carrying kuni. I was exploring the topic and it had to do with the body. I was focusing more on the compression of the body under this daily acts that we don’t consider them to be abusive. They are very normalised.

Contracted body,

twisted,

bent

and metamorphosed

into

a creature inhuman.

A crushed soul.

….

It rolls back,

Inverting the body into itself.

Spasms of muscle,

heaves of lung,

crackle of joints.

Disappear along sinews

of a wordless tongue.

This was first published on Equality Her.