Respect for the hobbyist's time: is it asking too much that provider ads be clear about times that are offered?
Example: recent ad from Caressass says, and I quote:
"Availability is Mon-Fri afternoons & evenings (no late night) or Sundays. Morning times must be made in advance or I will never be available to see you or answer your call or email."
Now, I've been wanting to see her, but daytime hours are difficult for me. Looked like maybe she was extending her hours for the holidays. So I texted her, asking for an evening appointment, 8 p.m. She texted back, sorry, don't work nights, only mon-fri 10:30 am to 5 pm.
Now to my way of thinking, there is no part of the evening that happens before 5 p.m. So I text her back, "You might want to edit your ad. It says Mon-Fri afternoons & evenings no late night."
She replies, (staff edit; can't post private conversations in public; ztonk)
I reply, "I'd call 8 pm evening, late maybe after 10 or so. Just trying to be helpful."
She replies, (staff edit; can't post private conversations in public; ztonk)
I reply, "That's all I'm saying. Room for misunderstanding."
She replies, (staff edit; can't post private conversations in public; ztonk)
One day later, her ad has still not been edited.
Am I being unreasonable in expecting that a provider's ad should give us a clear idea of when she is available? We take time and energy out of our busy day to respond to them, and so we need to know what hours are offered and what hours are not.
It would save us a lot of time and frustration. That's all I'm saying.