from the power company;
innumerable options,
given seven further phone numbers;
it was booked; they never turned up;
round the circuit again…
Suggestion: get a numbered invoice pad printed,
charge everyone who does this to you
‘For professional attention: x hours @ $/£ xxx = $/£ xxx’…
Bet some of them pay you…
Have fun.
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