Completely Optional
I had a nice letter from Siemens saying I was due a meter replacement and that they would fit a smart one, but I could opt for a dumb one if I wanted. Not their exact words I admit. After I didn't bother ringing them to arrange an appointment they rang me. It turns out if you can't be in on a weekday, because you know actual job to pay the bills the electric people keep sending me, then they just say 'Oh well obviously that's difficult as we don't do weekends, if you do find you're available one weekday could you call us to arrange a fitting?'. Now I could call them, I could also not call them...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
