Posted by Ultradog MN on October 09, 2018 at 09:19:45 from (172.58.87.33):
Sooo much of my work is defined by labor costs. There is plenty of competition out there so all too often an extra few minutes here and there can add up to an oversized bill and the next time the customer might call someone else. Cutting labor costs can't mean cutting corners either. It means working hard and fast. It means no wasted motion, cutting footsteps, etc. It means working smart. Perhaps it has to do with knowing something of the Tao of what you do. As an example I use probably 50 5 gallon pails a year. The thinset tile mortar sets up fairly fast and sticks to them and it's cheaper to throw a $4 pail away than spend 5 minutes to wash it out. Same thing with paint rollers. I can't afford to clean and reuse them so I don't. That's why it goes against my ingrained ways to build a thing like this. I estimate that by the time I layed it out and cut it then sanded it a little - just because - it would have cost someone about $15 if I had done it "on the clock". That is ridiculously high for such a paltry thing. My dad had one like this that he made. I know he had it for at least 40 years, maybe longer. He always knew right where it was too. He too had to build the thing. It cost him his time. And his time was money, just like mine. I don't know what became of his. I don't know what will become of this one either. But I hope whoever gets it after I'm gone will realize that sometimes a few minutes spent on a paltry thing is worth your time. Like Dad - and now I have learned.
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