A BOX of chocs wasn't exactly what a 91-years-old Atherton bachelor expected as a sweetener after a gas man's blunder.
He was taken aback when an inspector read his meter, declared there was an "awful smell of gas", told him to ring an emergency number and left.
The pensioner did as he was told, opened doors and windows on a freezing night, then waited for an engineer -- who carried out several tests before declaring there definitely was no leak.
After complaining to supplier TXU Energi our bemused singleton received a box of chocs addressed to "Mrs..."
Wouldn't it be nice if they could get something right?
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