I had a plumber who left his Maglite flashlight at my apartment. I called him up and told him he’d forgotten it. He came and got it and charged me for the second “house call.” I should have just kept it.
Back in the days when an expensive Intel 486 DX666 processor cost over $1,000 I bought a cheaper SX333 at a computer fair. When I got it home and unwrapped it to put it on the mainboard, I realized they’d given me one of the expensive ones by mistake. The guy drove nearly 200 miles to switch with the one I paid for… and a couple hours after he left I noticed he’d left a whole box of processors worth several thousand dollars at my house!
I’ve always gotten annoyed at that four-hour window (in some cases it’s even more) that you often get whenever you schedule a service or repairs, but most of the time they do show up. That’s better than how it is in some countries (so I’ve heard) where a repairman might not come at all, and you have to keep calling them until they do.
ewalnut about 10 years ago
I had a plumber who left his Maglite flashlight at my apartment. I called him up and told him he’d forgotten it. He came and got it and charged me for the second “house call.” I should have just kept it.
katzenbooks45 about 10 years ago
Or put it where the flashlight don’t shine…
sottwell about 10 years ago
Back in the days when an expensive Intel 486 DX666 processor cost over $1,000 I bought a cheaper SX333 at a computer fair. When I got it home and unwrapped it to put it on the mainboard, I realized they’d given me one of the expensive ones by mistake. The guy drove nearly 200 miles to switch with the one I paid for… and a couple hours after he left I noticed he’d left a whole box of processors worth several thousand dollars at my house!
reedkomicks Premium Member about 10 years ago
So… when is Beardo coming back?
The Rolling Cat about 10 years ago
I’ve always gotten annoyed at that four-hour window (in some cases it’s even more) that you often get whenever you schedule a service or repairs, but most of the time they do show up. That’s better than how it is in some countries (so I’ve heard) where a repairman might not come at all, and you have to keep calling them until they do.