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Here's some Carcano's...

 

Morning everyone

Sitting here drinking my 9 cups of coffee in one LG cup and planning out what I need to do today besides watching NASCAR , Field Day my place and laundry

 

This would lead you to think its a 38.
I think its a 91 TS

 

I'm thinking along those lines. Hard to tell from the pics, but as i said, looks like the stock was altered due to lack of bayo lug.
For all you know it could have been given a chop job. No finger grooves in the stock either

 

I'm hungry again

 

I got a full pack of bacon to cook up for the week with plenty of fresh eggs.
Binge watching Game of Thrones

 

Hunt's Tomato Ketchup, 24 oz

https://www.amazon.com/Hunts-027000...=UTF8&qid=1501440550&sr=1-21&keywords=ketchup

 

Sorry, but it's not.
There are parts and labor. Then fluids if necessary. Stuff like sprays, grease is not unless
A special grease is necessary.
Like ac work. Freon is charged out. our dye is not or the special oil. If that was the case I'm sure you would like to pay 400 bucks for a half pint of special compressor oil.
It's those little things that add up.
Disposing of waste oil, rags etc is not included.
Oxygen and acetaline
Welding rods and gas
It costs money to do that.
I also give enough free labor away per day because of this system I could have retired many many years ago.

I suppose we could
List every item and charge accordingly like
3 shop rags 3 bucks.
3 squirts of rust buster 1.50
Etc.

Then we would have to charge you an office labor for the extra person to do all this itemized billing.
Or another 2 asm's because of the delay in you waiting while all this is being done and you have to wait to find out why there is a 25 cent discrepancy because the parts dept charges out 2 squirts instead of three.
It's a necessary evil.
We can start pouring shit right in the ground out back and drop the disposal fees and just throw the rags out in the woods.
100's of thousands of dollars in epa fines.

We have to account for all this
The numbers need to match at then end of the month of non chargeable items.

 

Like I said.
Looks like a mauser
Didn't say it was..

 

Caster is your friend..
I prefer some toe in. Big tires pull On components so I like the toe In for the walking in and out around 0. Helps with the walking on uneven surfaces too. Of course that's my opinion and I don't know what I'm talking about anyway..

 

My Sunday lunch with local corn on the cob and tomatoes from my Amanda's plants. Did I mention I love Sunday?

 

Oh my gosh that looks so good!

 

@Tacomamike mike I think if they just added it to the costs either the hourly rate or some such thing you an I as well as others would not blink. The chemicals, disposal there of, uniforms / cleaning , rags etc are all accounted for I am sure. Figure the avg usage over a year or two and the amount normally used into the hourly rates. So even if the job did not require say break free sprayed on bolts it is still paid for in the over all scheme.

I had my own computer shop for 7 years are there shop supplies yes but minimal zip ties, heat sink grease wire tie mounts etc. it took me a few months to figure out how much of it I went through and added it to my hourly rate. Obviously not much or as many costs as a full on auto shop but the theory holds. I am not an accountant but had to take accounting for my degrees it taught how to figure out the costs associated with a business down to and including the cost for the accountant to do the books lol IE Licensing , Salary, Benefits , bldg upkeep, equipment upkeep, keeping the lights and heat on , shop supplies, haz mat disposal, spare parts , spare parts tax if the state has one and so on some of which yes they get to deduct over the life of the item . The costs are spread out amongst all phases of the business in this case new car sales, used car sales , mechanic shop, body shop etc . I do not think most ever think of the associated costs of doing business these days staying in compliance with all the federal and state and local laws.

Mike feel free to saw off the limb I an out on lol . It is kind of like people complaining about having to buy clothes or things to do their job and as the meme shows most mechanics / trades people in any field are always putting their own money out to buy tools and such to do their job. Though, the salaries paid to the trades folk are never on par with tool / equipment costs.

Cypher

 

Correct
My tools aren't supplied they're bought by me. I charge for misc all the time.

 

Your right . I just hate it when they make up reasons to charge more. Like I said I don't mind paying a profit . I never worked for free , in fact far from it . But I don't like made up crap to try to make someone feel like it's not additional profit . Just be honest and raise your prices .
Everyone is entitled to a profit .
I just got done paying full asking price for my wife's new wagon. Probably a very healthy profit in it . Good for them ! But every time I see a doc fee charged I go goofy . Pretty silly I know but sometimes it's the little things that get ya!

 

Go to Del Taco and get (2) 1lbs Epic Carne Asada Burritos ...... Yummy !!