Having worked in the trade, I can tell you that book is what you
charge.  Why? Because, as they say here in eastern Oregon, some days
you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

A good wrench will beat the book nine days out of ten. On the tenth day
they get the job that eats them alive.

BTDT.

Jim

On Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 07:31 PM, John Bange wrote:

>>
>> So... do I get the same amount of labor as the other mechanics (4
>> hrs)?
>> Does the customer get the job for less because I was able to do the
>> job in
>> half of book time?