{"id":44,"date":"2013-07-27T19:16:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T19:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brooklineelectric.com\/Tips\/?p=44"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:08:32","slug":"handle-dispatching-apointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brooklineelectric.com\/Tips\/small-job-reports\/handle-dispatching-apointments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to handle dispatching and apointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Call the next customer before you drive more than a block.<br \/>\nIf they don&#8217;t answer don&#8217;t go unless there are special circumstances.<br \/>\nThis saves me a trip ab out three or four times a year.<br \/>\nThe only exception is if I talked to them an hour or two ago and even then that&#8217;s dangerous unless they say they&#8217;re staying home for some other reason like meeting another trade.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s always better to call first because it gives a\u00a0professional impression.<\/div>\n<div>Traffic is a lot better after 10:30 and after 3:30 or 4:00 it gets worse.<\/div>\n<div>You can try texting or email but\u00a0you have to get a response back or you can not be counted on it.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call the next customer before you drive more than a block. If they don&#8217;t answer don&#8217;t go unless there are special circumstances. This saves me a trip ab out three or four times a year. 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