Phillip thank you for taking the trip out. I'm not sure what happened but I appreciate you letting the group know your experience. I'm sure this will be brought up in the future.
Thanks again. Justin On Sunday, January 12, 2014, Philip P. Patnode wrote: > TWIMC @ SYNHAK > > Was it a practical joke by SH or just a lack of common courtesy and > punctuality? > > This morning, I left my apartment at 10.30am, met a friend of mine - a > retired, union-shop electrician with 35 yrs experience in commercial > electrical work - at Panera Bread in Fairlawn for coffee and a chat about > the wonders of SH and the work to do at the new location. > > We caught the 11.20am bus in Fairlawn, got off the bus at the Main > Library, walked the 3 1/2 blocks to 48 Summit St, and arrived at 11.45am. > > NOBODY was there! > > We were not happy to drag two power tool cases, two tool bags, and a > laptop on the bus from Fairlawn to downtown Akron, just to find out that > nobody showed up to open the door and let us get to work. > > We waited outside the entrance for 30 minutes, until 12.15pm, getting > colder by the minute. > > Since nobody from SH showed up at the new location, while we were standing > around outside the building in 40F temperature, we decided to go back to > Fairlawn and do something else for the afternoon. > > If SH announces a project and sets a time and place for members and > non-members to meet, it is expected that the project leader (or some other > warm body) will on site at or before the designated time. Punctuality is > an excellent trait. > > Regrettably, SH lost at least 10 volunteer man-hours of experienced labor > because nobody had the courtesy or sense of obligation to show up for the > project at the designated time. > > No need for anybody from SH to reply or comment. The issue is past and > will be remembered as a chilly, time-wasting, learning experience by me and > my electrician friend. He is not likely to volunteer his time and > experience again, after what did not happen today. > > I sincerely hope that the next project that SH plans to do will be managed > better and greater attention paid to the meeting/starting time by the > project leader. > > Until another day, > > PPP > >
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