Gorillaman had me wait for 2 hours in central london

Coyote_king

We had arrnaged to meet so I could sell an RS20 rear wheel, we planned 12pm at Holborn station on the central line, I get there only to get a text saying "got a puncture, running late" I called him, after a few attempts he picks up. I said I would wait for 20 minutes as I had a train to catch at waterloo, I called him in 20 minutes, he tells me waterloo would be easier for him. I go to Waterloo and wait for an hour and 30 minutes...results in him not turning up, me missing my initial train and having to borrow money for the weekend I had planned (was relying on the sale for spending/living money....I also had to carry that damn wheel around to Portsmouth and on the underground home....Not happy.

Gorillaman

For everyone else, this is tedious nonsense but as I've been publically attacked I feel I should respond in public.

So, to clarify what actually happened...we'd originally arranged to meet in Holborn on the Friday evening but despite a request for you to respond by text rather than on here, you responded on here in the morning- which I had no access to while I was in London so didn't get message until you text me in the evening when I'd already left for the night.

On Saturday I could just about fit in a trip down to central London by cancelling some of the voluntary work I do on Saturdays; unfortunately I got a puncture and didn't have a spare tube with me (had used it up on Wednesday morning and not replaced yet- yeah I know, n00b). So I then ran with the bike on my shoulder to pcik up the rest of my stuff and head to Halfords where I could get a replacement tube (it's about 4 miles from where I punctured). By the time I got back to pick up my stuff I considered it to be a bust as you told me that you had to get a train at 1pm from Waterloo. However, you were most insistent and pushy and so I agreed to do everything I could to get down to you - at Waterloo for your convenience - for 1.45 when you said you absolutely had to depart. I then had a few issues replacing the tube (the tyre wouldn't seat properly) which delayed me further. At that point I had run out of time to cycle across London etc and needed to get home and do some work.

At no point did I say I could be 'with you in 20 minutes'. I did say it would take me 20 minutes to run to get a tube at one point- and 30 minutes to get down to central London.

So in summary, I apologise for not being firmer with you when you were being pushy (when I said- I'm not going to be able to make it but you wouldn't accept that) and (more sincerely) for not making it in- i appreciate that it was for reasons that I could have controlled (ie- buying more inner tubes).

Hope you found a buyer, suffice to say that having spoken to you on the phone, i won't be buying anything from you in future.