<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3511.1300"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Rob,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>How Far is Too Far for community service? How far is = too far to give a little that makes you feel great? Sometimes I do things way = under my normal charges. The reasons are always personal; they have no meaning = except for myself. The remuneration I receive can't be counted in dollars and = cents. Perhaps this experience might be one of those for you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If you break this experience down into actual hours = including the number of hours for paperwork, phone calls, etc., did you meet your = normal, expected rate? Somehow I doubt it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Only you can decide if the experience was worth = it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Now if you are asking for advice if these = "new" clients call back, you might want to be prepared. </FONT><FONT = size=2>I suggest you have a minimum day rate that is acceptable to you. When they call, = tell them that's what you must receive before you will come out that far. Let them = determine if they're willing to pay it. If they agree, go for it. If = they don't, well.... say, no thanks. :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Gina</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Gina Carter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Charlotte NC</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>PS The fonts looked snazzy. :-)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>Robert Goodale <<A = href="mailto:Robert.Goodale@NAU.EDU">Robert.Goodale@NAU.EDU</A>><BR>= <B>To: </B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> = <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Saturday, December 05, 1998 12:24 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>How far = is too far?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><<  Did I charge enough? >><BR>  <P> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>