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at 8.10 saying 'Nearly there. Your engineer is now on the way and should be with you shortly. Track progress at ...........
Nearly there........ on the way ....... shortly .........
What do those phrases mean to you ?
What time approx do you expect the engineer after reading said text ? |
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"at 8.10 saying 'Nearly there. Your engineer is now on the way and should be with you shortly. Track progress at ...........
Nearly there........ on the way ....... shortly .........
What do those phrases mean to you ?
What time approx do you expect the engineer after reading said text ?"
Depends where you live? Traffic? You call him if it’s a mobile text message… |
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Personally I’d track the progress using the link provided, rather than rely the generic non-specific text they send everyone but hey, I’m just a little crazy like that!   |
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"at 8.10 saying 'Nearly there. Your engineer is now on the way and should be with you shortly. Track progress at ...........
Nearly there........ on the way ....... shortly .........
What do those phrases mean to you ?
What time approx do you expect the engineer after reading said text ?"
Nearly there - Sometime today
On the way - Still putting stuff in the van
Shortly - within an hour or two |
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Shortly is no more than half an hour to me....
If the engineer is on the way at 8.10 and isn't here by 9.00 which is is now...... he could have driven from Manchester by now .. SO HE ISN'T NEARLY HERE .......  |
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"Personally I’d track the progress using the link provided, rather than rely the generic non-specific text they send everyone but hey, I’m just a little crazy like that! "
The link that says ...... You have no appointment ....
That one?
Course I used the tracker. |
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"at 8.10 saying 'Nearly there. Your engineer is now on the way and should be with you shortly. Track progress at ...........
Nearly there........ on the way ....... shortly .........
What do those phrases mean to you ?
What time approx do you expect the engineer after reading said text ?
Nearly there - Sometime today
On the way - Still putting stuff in the van
Shortly - within an hour or two "
My thoughts eggzackerly ........ bastards |
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"Just leave a note on your door saying
Come in I am at the shop buying an axe and knives, will be back shortly "
I like this.
I could also say ...... track me , then just keep doing figure 8's round the block |
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"at 8.10 saying 'Nearly there. Your engineer is now on the way and should be with you shortly. Track progress at ...........
Nearly there........ on the way ....... shortly .........
What do those phrases mean to you ?
What time approx do you expect the engineer after reading said text ?
Nearly there - Sometime today
On the way - Still putting stuff in the van
Shortly - within an hour or two
My thoughts eggzackerly ........ bastards"
This is from my experience of these texts and tracking systems. I live in a relatively remote area though |
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If he's not there by half past I'd be ringing up/ringing him.
Not because I'm impatient but I'll sit on my arse for 20 minutes and after that I've got stuff to do.
If he's on the way he'll know an ETA from his sat nav so it's not impossible for him to tell you. |
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"Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.
Or right type of engineer but you have wrong type of gas oven?"
I never even mentioned my oven. I wanted new central heating. He can move my existing apparently, but not install new..... don't ask ..... don't even ask ..... |
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"Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.
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reminds me of when I needed a new lock on my front door. They ask "is the door wooden or plastic?"
Me: "plastic"
2 dudes turn up. "Ooooo, we can't touch that it's plastic, we only do wooden"
Cheers mateys, I lost a days pay for that and now have to lose another when the plastic specialist extraordinaire can find time |
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"Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.
Or right type of engineer but you have wrong type of gas oven?
I never even mentioned my oven. I wanted new central heating. He can move my existing apparently, but not install new..... don't ask ..... don't even ask ..... "
And me thinking granny only got a coal fire place |
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"Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.
reminds me of when I needed a new lock on my front door. They ask "is the door wooden or plastic?"
Me: "plastic"
2 dudes turn up. "Ooooo, we can't touch that it's plastic, we only do wooden"
Cheers mateys, I lost a days pay for that and now have to lose another when the plastic specialist extraordinaire can find time "
For sure the lock frame is metal so it doesn’t matter about the surrounding material ?? Snobbish attitude |
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