I’ve been having telephone troubles lately. I called the Local Phone Company, and after determining that they can’t figure out what the problem is from their headquarters they set me up an appointment with a repair tech. Of course, they can only block a visit to within a four-hour timeslot. And not just any four-hour timeslot; it’s either morning (8-12) or afternoon (1-5).
Now maybe this isn’t, as it appears to me, entirely unreasonable. Maybe the large majority of households meet one or more of the following criteria:
- There’s someone who stays at home during the day.
- There’s someone who can easily take a half-day off of work.
- There’s someone who’s willing to blow off their job for the sake of their phone.
And hence maybe, I — as a single adult with a day job that I’d like to keep — am the rare exception here.
Or maybe not. And so, if by some chance anyone who runs a phone company (or similar utility service) is reading this, I present to you an idea: have repair techs who work evenings.