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Originally Posted by Phobia
I wouldn't mow a lawn for anybody but a widow or a disabled (legitimately) neighbor. I have several around me but they pay a service which is a-ok with me. I have a single mother across the street that seems to think I'll do plumbing or anything else for her for free simply because we live near each other. Every time she calls me over the first thing I tell her is the price I charge for those services. I'm all about being charitable and neighborly but I do this stuff 60 hours a week for a living...
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This type of stuff makes me glad that normal people typically have no use for my services. I very seldom have a neighbor come over and say, "Hey, Rain Man, can you build me a mathematical demand model? And get the opinions of 384 people around the country for me?"