Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are many reasons why tradespeople don't get > back to you immediately - plumbers can be in > positions where there is no signal, or doing > things which cannot be readily stopped - or indeed > away from home, on holiday or visiting a relative > in hospital. Or, if you have an emergency which > needs immediate response they may know that they > cannot give you this because they are already > committed. > > A failure to respond doesn't, I think, give you > carte blanche to attack the man, because there are > so many valid reasons for it - whereas a poor job, > or failure to attend when promised (being let > down) might. Disagree. It's not for you to guess why he didn't respond to several calls connected to possible work. I gave a negative review not what you emotionally call attacking him. It's for him, if he cares, to justify. Anyway I now have a range of quotes from others so I'll never know if he lives up to the better reviews! End.