What's the donation for your time?
[QUOTE=AreaGentleman;3971546]I have been hung up on once for daring to gently inquire about rates on the phone. Pretty sure that was the reason.
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So I don't mention rates anymore and won't set something up not knowing. If I can't get a pretty good idea about rates from a forum like this or maybe a PM as I've also done, then I won't pursue them.[/QUOTE]I ask "What is the donation for a half hr (hr, qv, whatever) of your time?" I almost always text. More often than not I get an answer. If not, oh well.
Like you, I need to know how much they want before I spend my time driving to them.