There's an old story about a guy calling in a plumber to have a look at his washing machine which he said. "It just stopped working....." The plumber looked ov

There's an old story about a guy calling in a plumber to have a look at his washing machine which he said. "It just stopped working....." The plumber looked over the the washing machine, pulled it out fro the wall a little, peered down the back, lifted the lid and took a peek inside then closed it, turned it on then off then back on again then paused thinking a little. He then proceeded to dive into his tool bag, bringing out a soft faced rubber mallet and gave the washing machine a firm tap somewhere on it's behind. It then proceeded to start filling with water and going through a cycle. This all took about 8 minutes. The bloke who called him was pleased until he got the bill. The first thing he looked at was the figure at the bottom. $120!!!!! $120 the man exclaimed!!!! But it only took you 8 minutes...... The plumber then gestured to the itemised part of the bill. "Hitting part of washing machine with SF MALLET - $20" "Knowing exactly where to hit it - $100" ============================================= Old story (and in many guises floating around the net) but a goodie. If you save someone $10000 with an hours work - technically if they paid you up to $9999 then they would be better off. If you're good - then you may always be on the low side.