The RAC

aardvaak

There is a poor lone lady who has been sitting in her car outside my property since early this morning with a puncture and still now at 17.50 has not received a call out from the rac.

MalMonroe

Well, it doesn't look like they're very good, really. 
Did she actually call them out? And why hasn't she continually called them all day to find out when they are coming?

I was with them a few years ago and they were there within the hour, as promised, when I used them. 

The AA is better, though. I'm with them now and twice when I've called them, they've been there within fifteen minutes.

Did you offer the lady a cup of tea and/or sandwich? How do you know she's waiting for the RAC? I'm not really sure why anyone would wait ALL DAY LONG though. Are you sure you're not just being a spammer?

ToxicWomble

I’m sure she is capable of changing her own wheel - have you offered to help

giraffe69

I'm wondering how you know all this. Did she tell you she was with the RAC and has been waiting 9+ hours?

aardvaak

ToxicWomble said:

I’m sure she is capable of changing her own wheel - have you offered to help

The new car did not have a spare wheel ( like lots nowadays)

aardvaak

giraffe69 said:

I'm wondering how you know all this. Did she tell you she was with the RAC and has been waiting 9+ hours?

Yes she did tell me as I returned home earlier today I asked if she was ok and she said she was with the rac and was worried if she was blocking my entrance -  which she was not

aardvaak

MalMonroe said:

Well, it doesn't look like they're very good, really. 
Did she actually call them out? And why hasn't she continually called them all day to find out when they are coming?

I was with them a few years ago and they were there within the hour, as promised, when I used them. 

The AA is better, though. I'm with them now and twice when I've called them, they've been there within fifteen minutes.

Did you offer the lady a cup of tea and/or sandwich? How do you know she's waiting for the RAC? I'm not really sure why anyone would wait ALL DAY LONG though. Are you sure you're not just being a spammer?

She said she had called them several times

aardvaak

However, would you credit it not long after I finished writing this they turned up.

On seeing their flashing lights outside the lady looked very relieved - I did say to him OH you did turn up then!

It was one h*ll of a wait for the poor lady to have and I thought lone females had priority.

AdrianC

At what point would she have considered phoning round local garages and tyre fitters, instead of the recovery services?

She'd almost certainly have been on the road by lunchtime, with a smaller bill for the replacement tyre.

aardvaak

AdrianC said:

At what point would she have considered phoning round local garages and tyre fitters, instead of the recovery services?

She'd almost certainly have been on the road by lunchtime, with a smaller bill for the replacement tyre.

Who knows - I certainly would of

EdGasketTheSecond

If you have already paid the RAC a ton of money why would you want to pay someone else to do the job they are supposed to do?