Bill,
You're right about most customers trivializing odds jobs like these. They think "while you're here with that 32 foot extention ladder, how about hanging these lights from my gutter, ...since you're here." I think $85 an hour, they think $20 tip.
I had another customer (Atlanta Falcon's player) call me to remove some lights hanging over a pool table that was removed for a party. I told them it would be $100 minimum to take down and the same to put back up after the party. They said fine. I got there and it was 3 pendants hanging from a track light. Took all of 30 seconds. If I could only get that rate on every job I'd make as much as the football player.
