At 10:20 AM 12/5/98 -0700, you wrote: > > but what are some of the popular policies among other techs these days? Did > I charge enough? > Rob, As your neighbor in the corner of cactus-and-rock zone, I know about those 6-hour round trips. Our trip charge is a simple multiple of total travel hours times $20 divided into however many pianos we do. That's cheap, but like Phil, we encounter a lot of "once-every-five-years-whether-it-needs-it-or-not" units that need a pitch-raise or extra work. Makes for long, rewarding days. As Phil said (I love quoting not-so-newbies) " they were happy..i had a good day..that's the name of the game, isn't it?" Local customers are nice/friendly/etc., but the folks in the sticks and bumps out here are super-nice about stuff like lunch, etc. My biggest problem is when we're on the phone, date set, price confirmed, and they ask the final question: "You got four-wheel drive, right?" I mean, I like off-road play enough, but it makes the time/miles ratio go to heck, and the trip charge doesn't always reflect that. On the other hand, long drives are great for listening to music, or books-on-tape, or educational stuff, or photography, or whatever. Sometimes just plug in the -30db protectors and zone out on the desert. (stayawakestayawakestayawake) Do what's best for you, and count on great referrals from the people you've served. You'll soon have a waiting list that can fill any spot left by a DOA or a no-show. ps...... ignore what Wim said about your experiment. He doesn't know the difference between "wasting" and "investing" time at the computer! big <g> Guy Nichols, Member, PTG nicho@lascruces.com "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." Albert Einstein
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