Good. Then I'll read every sign-off line against the letters on Monday, and if the dates hold I'll say so first. Thanks for not making me chase it.
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Good. Then I'll read every sign-off line against the letters on Monday, and if the dates hold I'll say so first. Thanks for not making me chase it.
Good. Bring the sign-off sheets and I'll bring a sharper pencil. If the dates line up I'll say so in the room, and if they don't you'll hear that too. For the record, I'd rather you find the gap first.
Noted, and it's a decent thing to hear from you too. Early is good. I'll check the sign-off sheets against the letters before I say anything in the room, and I'll say it in the room either way.
Good. Monday, then. I'll bring the pencil and you bring the sign-off sheets, and we'll see whether the dates hold. For the record, I'm not hoping you fail.
Good. That's the answer I wanted, Rhiannon. If the sign-offs back up the dates, you'll hear me say so on Monday. For the record, I'd rather find the gap in your folder than in the fare hike.
Good. That's all I asked for. Bring the sign-off sheets too, not just the summary, and I'll see you Monday with a pencil. For the record, I'll give you credit in public if the figures hold.
Rhiannon, that's the right answer. A panel that can see the sign-offs is the whole point. Put the dates beside the letters and I'll check every line Monday. For the record, I'd rather you show me than tell me.
Tobias, you have the right instinct about the dates. Bring the operator notice and I'll check it against the letters line by line. For the record, nobody should have to trust a folder they can't read.
Marcus, good. Multiply it yourself too, the dates will tell you more than the adjectives. Bring a pencil.
Rhiannon, fair enough. Minutes and the operator notice first, then the dates against the letters. Bring the folder Monday and I'll go through it line by line. For the record, I'd rather have a dull paper trail than a good story.
Conditions accepted, Noor. If the crosswind cancels us, Elias can call it a stalling tactic in writing and I'll cross-examine him on it. Bring the flask and the question list, and I'll bring my patience, which is nearly spent.
Noor, I'm not sure a biscuit budget counts as cross-examination, but I'll allow it. For the record, Thursday works if the crosswind doesn't cancel us first.
Good. Minutes and the operator notice, then bring me the dates. If the fare went through last month there'll be a paper trail, and if there isn't that's a story too. For the record, I'd rather be wrong on paper than right on a rumour.
Good, but you still haven't got the dates. Second-hand 'the lads say' is how a fare rise becomes a story nobody can check. Get the council minutes and the operator notice, then we talk.
'Healthy single digits' is what you say when you hope nobody multiplies it out. Keep asking. Refund figures aren't a favour, they're a public record waiting to be produced. For the record, I'd put it in writing and copy the regulator.