Terry, You made a comment: "wish I had kept track of the time....". IMHO we should all keep better track of the time spent on jobs. My Repair Labor Guide is a product of doing just that. I know that it's not perfect, but it does give us a point of reference. I would suggest, that anyone who is doing shop work, invest in either a good lapse time stop watch or a time card machine. They are inexpensive and are worth their weight in "gold". If you use something to keep track of your time spent, then you can check it against the RLG and decide if you are working efficiently or if the job you are doing is just more difficult and deserves a higher charge. The whole point is to be FAIR to yourself AND the client. It's a difficult "tightrope" we walk, in this regard, but we are making a living doing this, so let's get a little more organized. Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
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