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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guy whose wife is constantly talking him up on a local listserv.  They go on and on about being family owned, honest, etc.

After a bad ice/snowstorm a couple of years ago when DH had just had surgery, I got desperate about getting extra snow off the roof.  He and his buddy charged me $250 for whaat was literally 15 minutes' work.  I always felt like a chump but it was a hard time and i didn't argue with them.  I figure they made thousands that day, taking advantage of people in our neighborhood.  Every time I see his wife post on the listserv I feel irritated.[/quote]

You weren't overcharged for this work. Do you realize how dangerous it is? Why didn't you get up on the roof yourself if $250 was too much for you?[/quote]

$250 is not a fair wage for 15 minutes of work moron.

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first it should be $125, since it was 15 minutes for two people. also, it was 15 minutes for the poster who was confortably sipping her hot tee in her warm living room (somehow somebody else's working time in the snow and ice sounds always shorter if you are inside watching TV). at the end, like many posters have noted, you just need a ladder and a broom, no skills. it was not a case where she had a tree down on her house and needed lots of people and tools to remove it.  the poster was not forced to pay anybody. if she thought it was too much, she could have simply done it herself (heck, she says it was such an easy, quick job). the fact that she (and apparently all her neighbors) paid that price shows clearly that between doing it herself and paying  two people $250 she preferred the second option, so doing the work was actually worth $250 for her. again, shje was not forced to hire these people, easy and quick job, she could have done it herself[/quote]

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