Mary Fisher wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message

If it's a little old lady wanting a tap washer fitted by all means call
and do it but don't charge her the first time.

What if she's a big old lady?

You can't make some jobs pay and that is all there is to it. You might
want to do some of them as favours if they are not going to cost you
anything. Whether or not you take a drink from whoever, depends more on
their circumstances than on one's own needs.

Some people need favours and never get them. It's always worth bearing
that in mind, just in case there is a god. What goes around comes
around and if there was ever a proof of the existance of god that is
the one.

How much can you charge someone for installing a washing machine if it
has been delivered and all the plumbing is done? Or put it this way:
How is a semi destitute, frail person going to pay for such a job when
it has cost them their food ration for the week just buying the
machine?

It's a ten minute job for most people but to call someone out, it has
to be a £50 job. Even if you could find 4 or 5 of those sort of jobs
one week, you would soon flood the market.

You'd have a thin time of the first 5 or 6 months before throwing in
the towel. You'd be beter off arranging a government course and trying
to find something on a site if you were interested enough in working at
a trade.