I was expecting the roofers to arrive by 6 AM.
I knew I could greet them, find out how long it would take to put the new roof on the house, and give them the down payment, while not being late for work.
When 6:30 arrived and I hadn’t yet seen the roofers, I was worrying. I had a 7:30 AM meeting to attend, and since I was the general manager, I had to be there. I called the number on the business card the roofers had given me, and asked when they would be arriving. The man seemed to be confused when he asked if I was sure I had called the right roofing company. He said he had no appointments at this address. I had the card in front of me with the date and time written on it. I told him his roofers were to be there by 6 AM and it was now almost 7. I couldn’t wait much longer. He asked for a phone number where I could be reached, so I gave him my work phone number. I was just finishing up with my meeting when I got a phone call. It was the roofing company. He said someone had written the wrong date on the appointment book. They had the roofers scheduled for the following week. I thought the roofers were running late at 7 AM, but now the roofers are running a week late. I wrote the appointment on my work calendar, so I didn’t plan any meetings or make appointments that couldn’t be canceled.
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