Builder due to be with us ...the end of next week ...
Thursday March 4 ... No builder ...no answer on phone
Friday March 5 ....No Builder ... No answer on phone - left message to contact me before end of day or very latest Saturday Morning
Saturday March 6
11.30 Rang Builder ...no answer again - left following message on his answer phone
"OK this is the 7th time you have broken your word and have been unreachable - thats it Im calling Trading standards on Monday"
11.31 Builder rings :D ..... sent him a busy signal
11.33 Builder rings again .....let it go to voicemail ...no message ....(revenge is sweet)
11.35 Builder rings again ....sent him a busy signal
11.40 ... recieved text from builder .. it read ......"Can you phone me please I cant retrieve voice mail"
Im enjoyin myself by now so I let him sweat it out til 12 (anyone else believe he cant get voicemail on his mobile ? :D :D)
1200 - rang Builder ....it went to answerphone ...left no message
1201 Builder rang :D :D
"Hi Ive been away in Shrewsbury on a job and didnt have my phone with me"
Who goes that far and doesnt carry their mobile ...and if his van is off the road.. how is he getting there ?
"oh really ...you said you would be with us the end of this week"
"yeah ...this job is taking a bit longer than i expected"
Followed by a long list of his woes ...which of course I deeply sympathised with
"so how long is this job gonna take and when can we expect you ?"
"10 days - 2 weeks at the most then I will be there to finish the job"
Yeah right
"I'll arrange for all the remaining materials to be delivered next week - that way you can see where your money went, and everything will be there ready for me to finish off the job"
"thats fine - that will buy you a week of grace with the wife and at least everything will be here"
"you have been more than patient with me, I wont let you down" anyone else buying this line ?
"and I swear - once that job in Shrewsbury is done I will be with you" - Yeah Ive heard that before
"OK - heres my counter proposal ...1, by all means get all the materials delivered ....2, keep in touch and let me know when they are being delivered so I can be in to receive and sign for them ...3, next Saturday when you get up come down here for 10 minutes and bring with you the following ..... A piece of paper with your restart of work date, estimated finish date and a record that the job is fully paid for and sign it .......bring that and we are golden"
there is a pause at the other end ....
"OK thats fair I suppose - I'll see you next Saturday"
"and I will hear from you during the week regarding the deliveries ?"
"yep - no problem"
"and you will have your phone with you and answer me back promptly ?"
"OK - thats fair"
"fine - I'll talk to you next week and see you next Saturday then ?"
"OK no problem"
Amazing what the threat of bringing in the heavys will do aint it ? :D :D
we await developments next week
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