I'm not surprised it took that long and you were lucky he didn't charge you more!!!! He must have a special rate for pensioners. Most times a call out is £50 regardless and that includes the first hour and it is at least £15 an hour after that!!!! Plus VAT of course!!!! Roz > After doing most of the installation myself I finally had to admit defeat > and call in a "professional" to mount the bell box on the outside wall as I > can't get up a ladder nowadays. It took the guy FOUR-AND-A-HALF HOURS and > an agreed charge of £30 went up to £50 just because I had put a staple > through one of the wires half way up the stairs! Poor soul, he couldn't > stop the bell from ringing. He even took the box back to the shop and > exchanged it thinking it was faulty. > > Ah well, ain't old age wonderful. It seems the younger generation just > shrug these things off with a pitying look. I found I can get away with > murder now. > > Brian > List Admin > ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com > BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com > BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com > GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com > KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com