Christmas "overtime" premium?

[Richard Brekne]

Newton... grin.. I like your Style

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway

Newton Hunt wrote:

> Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on
> mine.
>
> I have lived by those words since after my first emergency to which I
> responded with heart racing and adrenolin pumping.  Never again!!!
>
> Fir tuning two pianos together I charge the fee for three tunings.  I
> have found that two pianos are never so close as to not warrant one
> being tuned twice and pre SAT tunings were, at best, very difficult
> like tuning a S&S D and a Bechstein 9' together, or a S&S 1045 and an
> S&S M.  (double bitch!!).
>
> I make it very plain, THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM, not mine.
>
> I never compromise my work and I never compromise my prices.  If you
> want a discount call another tuner.  On short notice that makes them
> panic and they are willing to pay.  MY body is not for abusing.
>
> Sorry, that kind of stuff makes me so _mad_.
>
> You think you are going to pay less for a midnight call for a
> plumber?  Get real folks!
>
>                 Newton
>
> >  but I was insistent that I
> > should not be doing it, but if they must have me I would charge
> > my regular rate for each, no discounts.
> > They reluctantly paid, but not without some tension.
> > Worked out OK. Pianos were very nice. Easy tunings.