On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:58:08 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-12-30 22:29, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> I often contract or buy services of labor. I can get unskilled temp
>> workers for $13 but skilled workers range from $60 to $110 per hour plus
>> travel time.
>>
>> I know people that think they are worth $20 to $50 salary but don't want
>> to pay more than minimum wage if they hire anyone to work for them.
>
>We hired a local handyman to to do some work on our kitchen last year.
>He had to do some repairs to the ceiling and then prime and paint it,
>and he did some carpentry work and replaced some ceramic tiles. He
>worked from 9-4:30 and charged $125 per day. He did excellent work. I
>will gladly hire him again and have no problems recommending him to
>friends.

Geeze, if only he knew how to clean terlits and mop floors he'd be
paid more than twice as much as a house cleaner.