Advice

[Pond digger]

The thing is with advice, you can advise 'til the cows come home but people only take it when all their other options have been exhausted. John Steinbeck was right: "You know how advice is - you only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyways."

Which, of course, makes it even more important that you give accurate advice in the first place, even if you suspect it's going to be ignored. Because when, eventually, people get around to relying on it, it had better be right or there will be Hell to pay for advising them to do something they never really wanted to do in the first place.

Professional advisers have the drop on all other well-wishers - clients often work their way, unsuccessfully, through their preferred options before taking advice on the options that they don't prefer. So they're in the mood to heed advice.

Outside a professional office, of course, the wise don't need advice, and the stupid won't take it.

The best advice I ever received was from another solicitor, older and more experienced than I - if you're buying a house, buy a new one.

And the best advice I ever gave was, again, about property; a couple wanted to go back on a deal even if it meant losing their deposit. Ill-advised - always go thru' with a deal, even if it hurts, because the alternative will hurt even more.

@Walterp , my advice would be to start less threads and interact more with your respondents: just saying .

 

[Canada Farmer]

@Walterp , my advice would be to start less threads and interact more with your respondents: just saying .

You suggesting it's Walt's round at the local?

 

[Pond digger]

You suggesting it's Walt's round at the local?

Too right; it’s about time the spiteful old racist did something positive!

 

[Canada Farmer]

Too right; it’s about time the spiteful old racist did something positive!

Can I have 4 six packs of Okanagan cider?

 

[holywell farmer]

Very true. People generally want advice just to back up the decision they have already made.

At the end of the day. Only yourself can make final choice