FabSwingers.com forum: You get a text from British Gas....

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

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 ?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Shortly

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Soon after.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *awk90Man
over a year ago

Amsterdam

I am disillusioned. So, within two hours, I'd say...

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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…

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

20 mins.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *heRazorsEdgeMan
over a year ago

Wales/ All over UK

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

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 .......

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *edeWoman
over a year ago

the abyss

I'd say a solid couple of hours

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"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.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

He'll be outside at 08.20, then look on Fab for 10 minutes. Then He'll give you a good service.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"20 mins. "

See I think shortly is 20 mins too

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"He'll be outside at 08.20, then look on Fab for 10 minutes. Then He'll give you a good service."

Hope he's got oil for the pipes

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

He's just coming round the corner right now

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"He's just coming round the corner right now

Better make sure he doesn't spray his tool box !

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

....probs tomorrow

I'd go out and do a shop

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *umalotagainMan
over a year ago

a town called malice

It’s like the courier companies

“Your package will be declined on the 7th” great I don’t need to wait on the office on the 6th

“Sorry we missed you” WTF you said the 7th!!!!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"....probs tomorrow

I'd go out and do a shop

I probably should do something sensible with the time

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just leave a note on your door saying

Come in I am at the shop buying an axe and knives, will be back shortly

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Anything between 10-30 minutes

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Anything between 10-30 minutes "

Is that more than one hour ?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *heRazorsEdgeMan
over a year ago

Wales/ All over UK

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Anything between 10-30 minutes

Is that more than one hour ?"

Eck no, more than an hour they sent the text to the wrong customer

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

No idea, but get the kettle on ready for him

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.

Was the floor wet and he thought you need a plumber

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aysOfOurLivesCouple
over a year ago

Essex

It’s an very loose countdown to a very overpriced bill for something I didn’t expect

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Crikey are we still waiting?

When I say 'we' I feel like I am as well ... Says a lot about my morning

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"Came and went. Wrong type of engineer apparently.

Or right type of engineer but you have wrong type of gas oven?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"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 .....

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Within half hour

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

Dreckly Granny. Dreckly

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

Post new Message to Thread