[pianotech] FW: Ford "transit" cargo vehicle

[Dean May]

>>the philosophy I attempt to adhere to, is the hopes that I shall have what
is necessary to do whatever needs to be done the first time around 


While I understand the reasoning, may I suggest that operating with that
mindset raises the prices for everyone and reduces your overall profit
margin. It costs a lot of extra money to drive a big vehicle. And for 98% of
my service calls all I need is in about 3-4 cases that fit easily into a
trunk. The 2% that require a second trip should be the ones to bear the
cost, not the 98% that don't require all the gear. 



Dean
Former E350 powerstroke driver

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Keith McGavern
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:30 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] FW: Ford "transit" cargo vehicle

Excellent question, John.

fwiw:
What I have in the Voyager I drive, and the philosophy I attempt to  
adhere to, is the hopes that I shall have what is necessary to do  
whatever needs to be done the first time around rather than making a  
second trip. A second trip in my mind is for work that just can't be  
accomplished in the first visit because of time constraints, rather  
than not having the materials necessary if at all possible.

When I don't have what is necessary the first time around, I order it  
for the next time so I will have it, ad infinitum.

That's about it.

Keith

On Aug 26, 2009, at 12:11 PM, John Formsma wrote:

> I can see an occasional benefit of having all one's tools along, but  
> for me, a full-size van is just way too big.  Whatcha guys got in  
> those things anyway?
>
> -- 
> JF