"Ed" wrote in message
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"chester" wrote

I called the contractor, who wanted $100 to come out. That seemed fair,
although for 10-15 minutes of work, nevertheless expensive.

The problem is that the consumer, you in this case, doesn't allow for the
travel, cost of fuel, vehicle, inventory, insurance, etc., anything that
you can't see.

To you it's 15-20 minutes at your home, to the servicer it could be an
hour to your home, 20 minutes inside, then the other expenses listed
above. Trust me when I tell you that most of the time the servicer is not
parked in your driveway waiting for you to call. Then, after all of the
expenses he has to cover he should come out with some form of profit that
will be taxed like most employee's don't get taxed. The poor guy might be
left with a few bucks if the check doesn't bounce.

So who gives a rat's ass? He is not complaining about the cost, but the guy
has not shown up, twice. What did you contribute to help the guy?