David, Thanks for the rant. That has happened to me before and it was very infuriating, and made me feel totally taken advantage of and disrespected. Since I live in the East Bay Area, I'd like to know who she is so I can stay clear of her. Randy Chastain On Apr 8, 2009, at 10:26 PM, David Ilvedson wrote: > List, > > Excuse my rant...I booked a full day at a music school in Mountain > View, California. I've tuned for her several times...8 pianos. > We booked this for last Tuesday, she said she was having a meeting > with her teachers but would meet in adjoining room so we could > work. I had 6 hours for do 8 pianos so I brought a fellow tuner > that is working for me. We arrived at 9 am and she said she was > surprised to see me, since I hadn't confirmed the appointment...it > was a set appointment as far as I was concerned. We confirmed it a > week before. She said she had made other arrangements? I was > flabbergasted that instead of calling me again if she had a question > on the appointment, she instead call another tuner...I sent her a > bill for the travel time and the wasted day. If anyone on this > list happens to be the other tuner, I'd be interested in what she > said to him/her. No hard feelings of course...it's her problem. > Does anyone else think it a little strange to call and make an > appointment and then make other arrangements instead of checking > with the original technician first? I do not remember a > confirmation request...but I suppose it is possible...but still she > was on the phone...why call someone else instead of me? > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA 94044
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