Ooh forgot this one
I once got asked to install a small Windows for Workgroups network for a graphic design company in 'uddersfield just for the accounts and sales peeps. I went in and did the job and then we got chatting about a maintenance contract, so we billed them for £2500, but if it was anything outside that, we'd charge £30 an hour (This was mid 90's). They'd ring me up to do all sorts of numpty stuff like reinstalling Sage or installing Works, so I'd jump in the car, go do the job and then come home. They were on the meter from when I left the house to when I got back. Then they opened an office in Lahnden, so I was there one day a week, sometimes for an hour or so, first class rail at £150 plus however long it took me to get there and back. £450 for an hours work and a train journey reading and eating. There were times when they'd call me for something dead simple and I'd say 'I can talk you through this, save you some money' but they always asked me to go and do it meself. Happy days.
( His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Thu 9 Sep 2010, 23:25, Reply)