ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture
WAITING WOES
Local electrician Brad Adams assured Sarah Briggs that he would be “round tomorrow, somewhere between 7 am and 5 pm,” to fix some wiring on her newly built house in Christchurch.
“I felt like I will be literally waiting around all day. I even reorganized my schedule, making a point to work from home and trying to get some sort of possible time frame, but nothing as yet apart from saying he’ll “be round tomorrow.” Sarah grimaced to our reporters.
Adams, who reportedly has a busy schedule managing the delicate art of not showing up on time, explained his reasoning: “I’m flat out, you know? Can’t really pin down an exact time. It’s a busy world out there, people need electrical stuff done. Sometimes you’ve just got to leave it vague.”
Despite his assurances that he would be round, Adams remained elusive, annoying Sarah even more. “I mean, I knew the window was wide, but I thought, surely he could at least give me a slightly smaller time bracket. I’ve even got my Mum to pick the kids up from school,” Briggs sighed.
Meanwhile, Brad Adams remains confident that his approach to scheduling is both innovative and flexible.
“Look, if you narrow it down too much, people get anxious. I prefer to keep the window wide, because you can’t really be late if you just don’t make it at all.”
More to come.
