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    > 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.   
      
   I handled all matters, including colecting the revenue & paying the   
   landlord(utilities included) & suppliers(I sold snacks for some extra, but   
   generally ate whatever I earned that day *LOL*)   
      
    > 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.   
      
   Fair enough; I'm not one of those that assume, "You have your own business; you   
   must be one of the rich we're supposed to hate"   
      
   & the NDP would deny you even what little you're earning, by taking control &   
   giving you a stipend, amount independent of your actual investment/promotion.   
      
   I compared the preanble of the BDP Constitution with thast of the Communist   
   Pasrty -- hard to tell the difference -- both aim for complete government   
   control of all ownership. (business, home, property, job)   
      
    >  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.   
      
   Same, was infrequent, more than 12 years ago now.   
      
   It was handy.  Now I'm pretty much doing it as a volunteer for pensioner   
   seniors aroundbouts.   
      
   There's the story of this old retired gent(call him Frank) who used to pain for   
   retired ladies.   
      
   One day, a young (30s, 40s) gent from town saw him & asked, "How much would you   
   charge to paint my fence?"   
      
   Frank smiled and asked, "What do you do for a living?"   
      
   "Oh, I'm retired," answered the youngh executive.   
      
   Frank looked him dead in the eye & answered, "Then paint it your own damned   
   self."   
      
    >  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.   
      
   I did some of that, too; loved Belarc Advisor to tell me what kind of RANM they   
   had & how much.   
      
   Typically they only used the computer for email & letters, so I just had to   
   clean up the crud & optimize things (auto updates for antivir, antimalware, &   
   hard disk maintenance)   
      
   Maybe some ABClessons on how to best do their usual tasks.   
      
   Showed one old gent(friend) how to have a Portuguese translator tab open when   
   emailing his Brazilian cousins.   
      
   Those littlet hings that make the computer more fun than chore. . .   
      
   I'd get someone more into the computer by discovering their favorite passtimes,   
   & installing games for such (Bridge, Golf, et al)   
      
   I remember being in my first post secondary course learning computers, & I was   
   playing Solitaire in Windows 3.0 when the instructor appeared at my shoulder   
   asking what I was doing during her lecture; I thought quick & said,   
   "Acclimating myself to the tactile interface device"; she was partly impressed,   
   but made me explain; I showed her how I use all mouse actions in the game   
   (single click, double click, drag); she then assigned playing Solitaire to the   
   class!   
      
   Your friend,   
      
   <+]:{)}   
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