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Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	gutters
Date:	8/21/2009 2:19:01 PM

small job; need someone with tall ladder to clean gutters; any recommendations ?

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	gutters
Date:	8/21/2009 2:23:50 PM

My mother in law as long as its really high and the ladder is really rickety........

I am kidding actually.....my mother-in-law was a wonderful woman God rest her soul. It just seemed like a good smarta-- answer.

Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	Hey Martini
Date:	8/21/2009 3:28:39 PM

Sounds like you will be an excellent member of Obama's Death Penalty Committee. Send em up the ladder, they fall, no cast!!!!!! You can be the token Conservative. Have a great weekend at the lake.

Now, back to gutters.

Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	Hey Martini
Date:	8/21/2009 3:34:11 PM

thanks for the humor--still doesnt solve my problem though

Name:	Ulysses E. McGill -	Reply
Subject:	Hey Martini
Date:	8/21/2009 6:26:13 PM

I've got a tall ladder and I only charge $50 a foot; work has been very slow......

Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	Hey Martini
Date:	8/21/2009 8:57:31 PM

ha--theres a recession on, remember ? maybe Obama will pay that, but not me

Name:	DSCR -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 10:11:47 PM

The question: How much do you think this sort of odd job worth is worth?

How much is it worth to you?

I ask because I seriously do not know what folks expect to pay for this kind of job. I do have a range of expectation for the north Atlanta market. I do not for over there/here around LM.

Scenario;

A guy or gal gets in the pickup or van with the ladder racks on it and drives say, 25 miles to get to you to do the job at say 15 mpg. He brings his "long" ladder say, 28, 32, 36 or 40 feet long.

So far, the scope of work is unclear. Is it the whole house or just 1 high side. Is the high gutter on fascia above 2 stories or 3? Are you willing to entertain adding hard gutter toppers to prevent this necessity in the future?

Let's assume the guy shows up and says "pay me whatever you think it is worth". What is it worth to you? What is it worth to you to have someone else do dangerous work on your property? Do you require such individuals or companies to present proof of liability insurance and workers comp? Business license?

He is already incurred cost of at least an hour travel, at least 3 gallons of gas, plus his wasted time that he could have spent working on another job instaed of coming to see you, even if he doesnt get the job.

I am serious. I need to know what folks think about stuff like this.And no, I am not in the gutter cleaning business. But, all contracting shares issues.

Name:	Nancy Christine II -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 10:29:57 PM

I dare say what is it worth to you? In my Biz I get 70$ per Hr and a 1 Hr min. If you can hold fast to that and let it be the customers call if they want your service, if you know you can handle most any job you claim to be able to do, you set the rate.

If you get there and feel you can't do it, you eat it. This is life in biz for your self. If it were easy every one would do it.

Name:	DSCR -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 10:46:52 PM

LOL, sorry. I usually type and proof read better than this before hitting the go button.

Name:	DSCR -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 10:50:09 PM

LOL, well, I am not asking to find out what to pay. I am asking to look under the hood (or engine box)a little.

Name:	Nancy Christine II -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 10:56:29 PM

Aww no problem I saw it as a real question. And many ask it. It all boils down to "Can you do the job" When you know you can you control the service. Getting the job will then depend on your person-ability, appearance and price. if all that lines up you have the job.

So many people start a business and undercut there price to get the job. They don't make any money and are more in debt that when they started, Ask me how I know.
I started my business with 200K in the bank. In 2 years I was 50K in debt, it took another 3 years to make it back. The learning curve is fast and short. Make the best of it and be firm but not overbearing. Now lets talk about all the free ladders you can find on the interstate.

Name:	DSCR -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 11:02:46 PM

Amen to everything you said! Amen! It happens most of the time, thus, more new businesses fail than succeed,

Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 11:27:46 PM

well, i asked a simple question, & got a dissertation on self employed, cash flow analysis, supply & demand, & the benefits of welfare; I should forward all of this thread to my friend , Fed Gov Bernake to input into the economic computers to predict when the recession will end & interest rates will zoom to 1982 levels, thus devaluing the dollar & raising oil prices back to $150/barrrel; might also cause a tsunami at lake martin, then the whole lake would be a flood zone & FEMA would bring trailers to The Ridge for all of us to live in---& to think, all I wanted was someone to clean gutters !!!

Name:	DSCR -	Reply
Subject:	This is a serious question
Date:	8/21/2009 11:49:51 PM

LOL...ok fine. I withdraw the serious, I mean silly question.

Good luck with the gutter.

Name:	muddauber -	Reply
Subject:	gutters
Date:	8/22/2009 7:50:39 AM

Jim Price 678 300 8155. Very professional, reputable. Licensed and insured.

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