Some months ago I wrote ‘Nothing is going right’. Well today has been one of those days. What a day! Started off this morning and customer couldn’t accomodate me as his wife was ill and he needed to take her for treatment. No problem but I think he should have phoned me and let me know just to save the wasted journey. He admitted as much himself. I arranged to go later in the day. In the meantime I purchased a couple of items for another job I had scheduled for the afternoon or earlier if I could get there. That opportunity presented itself so off I went. When I arrived at the house the woman had changed her mind and didn’t want the job doing! Talk about being ignorant! You’d think she might have told me beforehand. The materials I’d purchased will be used another day so that’s not a problem. What is the problem is the attitude of some people when they mess you about. It doesn’t happen often, thank goodness, else I’d go nuts! Driving about to these jobs I had several pedestrians walk out in front of me, drivers making sudden turns across my path or stopping for no apparent reason in front of me. I’m amazed I got through it all without mishap. To top it all the guy who’s wife was ill (he had previously postponed my appointment twice) was in a rush and expected me to do the job faster than I could manage. I told him it will take as long as it takes but that I would try and accomodate him. The job wasn’t particularly difficult as it happened but even so it did take time. I despair sometimes. I wonder what tomorrow will bring? In a way I am happy that things don’t go smoothly all the time. It would be extremely boring if it did.
Shirley Anne
