[Jewelry making - Article 00557] - Re: [Orchid] Pricing those custom waxes

[Lisa Orlando]

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>     The plumber comes, and needs to change the drain, about a 1 1/2
>     hour job AT $60 per. That's $90. But he has to be inspired, so he
>     chews on it for awhile, etc, etc. you get my point, and the job
>     runs into 20 hours. That's $1200 for a $90 job. You may think, "Ok,
>     I'm the plumber, what's your point?" That's what Flate Rate Manuals
>     are for, 

    Flat Rate Manual! Aha! That's what we need here on Albion Ridge. Of
    course, the plumber would probably be too stoned to understand it... 

    When I moved here, a carpenter was engaged to build a washer/dryer
    shed on the back of my cottage (no room inside, and outside is de
    riguer up here, anyway). It took him a week and a half, for which he
    charged (my landlady) by the hour, although I guess she was lucky
    that he usually didn't show up until 3 PM. He kept, saying, " I have
    to vibe it out" -- then, inspired, he would do a little work, decide
    the vibes were wrong, and take it apart. One day, when the job was
    finally 2/3 completed, he disappeared. I think he may have headed to
    a Rainbow Tribe gathering... 

    And the roof leaks, right over my washer. If I leave the lid open, I
    can have emergency water on hand, in case we have a long power
    outage, and the well pump doesn't work. 

    Sorry, guys, I know this has nothing to do with the thread, but I
    couldn't resist... 

Lisa Orlando
Albion, CA, US

 
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