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   Hello George Pope!   
      
   ** On Wednesday 22.09.21 - 20:33, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    GP> He expl;ained that he didn't need the money it brought in,   
    GP> & didn't have the time or interest to be involved in it,   
    GP> so this was the simplest thing.   
      
    GP> At the time I was awed by jhis generosity, bnt since I've   
    GP> recalled that no paperwork was signed (doubt it'd be legal   
    GP> anyway, with me only 17, in ON)   
      
   That's what I thought. All that paperwork would have simply fed     
   the lawyers. But even a simple written agreement between you     
   and him with basic terms of expectation and reward may have     
   sufficed. However, I suspect he treated your work as a     
   volunteer (ad hoc, or "off the street") and hence no pressure     
   to document any changes.  In return you simply get enough for     
   lodging and living - and in your case -- long enough until you     
   got back on your feet.   
      
    GP> I'm FT or more, but I nly count tyhem when Ui'm on a   
    GP> project (got oneresearcgh project for $30/hr (only 20   
    GP> hours, though, darn); she asked me, trepidatiously, based   
    GP> on her limited budget, "Will you accept $30/hour?"; I   
    GP> expected close to minimum wage (then $12) but I maintained   
    GP> poker face & said, "It's for a non-profit -- I can make it   
    GP> work."   
      
   When all is said and done, I don't nearly earn that much at     
   all.  I can cover expenses reasonably well (depending on the     
   retail season) but I don't pocket as much as some people on     
   steady guaranteed gov't pensions.   
      
      
    GP> My old rate as a freelance computer geek was 2 hours for   
    GP> $150, but I was generous with discounts even of all,   
    GP> especially for seniors & pretty girls)   
      
   I did the odd computer computer thing for $60/hr max.  But was     
   infrequent and over 8 years ago now.   
      
      
    GP> I probably averaged $30-$40, as I'd fix whsatever it was   
    GP> fort he flat fewe of $150, if I could do it in under 4   
    GP> hours.  Any more, I'd give an estimate for the remainder,   
    GP> after fixing the mnost important things for the base fee.   
      
   Yes.. I mainly worked on software issues: a stuck Windows     
   update, going back to a Restore point, removing a virus. If the     
   machine could support extra ram, I'd investigate that model and     
   top it up if possible.   
      
      
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