Hello I can assure you there are lots of people here! Unfortunately there is no power to our Judd Street offices and we have had to close the office for today. Our call centre is experiencing problems, whether it's related to the power cut, I can't advise at this stage. The good news is the phone system is now back up and running. Thanks Alison Alison Long RNIB Retail Bakewell Road Orton Southgate Peterborough PE2 6XU Tel: +44 (0)1733 375178 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby McCallan Sent: 14 October 2013 11:33 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Contacting RNIB Helpline Some people must get through on a Monday otherwise it wouldn't be busy, unless nobody's there at all. Oh, I just think I've realised the flaw in my argument, hahahaha. Debby ----- Original Message ----- From: "ron sears" <r.sears1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 11:24 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Contacting RNIB Helpline > Jackie, You can never get through on a Monday. > > > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie Brown" <thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "'BCAB Discussion List'" > <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 11:16 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Contacting RNIB Helpline > > > Has anyone had difficulty in getting through to the RNIB Helpline today? > I > have had the phone on hands-free next to me for almost an hour. One guy > tells you to hold on or press 0 to leave a message, while a female comes > on > saying that they have a high volume of calls on Mondays and Fridays, and > that if the call is non-urgent, it would be better to call back on > Tuesday, > Wednesday or Thursday am. Did you ever hear the like of this? You would > think RNIB was a multi-national organisation with masses of call centres > around the world. If they got their talking book service in order, I > wouldn't need to contact them in the first place. As it is, I need to > chase > up lost books, and I can't even get through. Apart from having a good > rant > and letting off steam, is anyone else finding this incompetence? And is > RNIB Helpline only running part-time these days? > > This is a seriously ridiculous situation. > > Kind regards, > > Jackie Brown > Twitter: @thebrownsplace > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6747 - Release Date: 10/13/13 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ----- No virus found in this message. 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