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8d ago
inHot take: a client in Phoenix cut my whole estimate down to one line and it fixed my pricing
One thing nobody talks about is who actually reads the quote. With that property manager you were writing for one person who signs off, so a clean one pager works great. But a lot of commercial bids go through a board or an owner who was not on the call, and those people sometimes need the detail to defend the number to somebody above them. I have had a condo board kick a one price bid back because one guy on the board wanted to know why mulch was not in the monthly and it turned into a whole meeting. Middle ground for me is one price up front but a second page with the breakdown attached in case anyone asks. That way you get the easy yes and still have backup if a detail person shows up. Anybody run into that split where the person you talk to loves the simple version but the people behind them want the receipts?
8d ago
inTIL a save button on a 12 field form made me lose 40 minutes of typing, not once but twice
Watching a form wipe itself clean is a special kind of pain. I once lost a whole mortgage application because the site decided my session was over while I was literally typing in the last box. It takes maybe ten lines of code to warn someone or save a draft, so there is no real excuse for it. Companies just don't care because it's not their time getting thrown away.
13d ago
inThe shutter magnet I resoldered after 3 failed attempts finally held
Ha, three tries? That cracked joint really wanted to test your patience, huh? Nothing like old solder that's been holding on for decades just to give up right when you need it most. And of course the fix only works after you've already questioned every life choice that led you to vintage camera repair. Fifty perfect shots in a row must've felt like winning the lottery after all that. Next time just remember, lower heat and fresh flux are the answer to about 90 percent of these old camera gremlins.