Thanks guys,
You all have been very friendly, and informative which is not typicle of this site.

I can see you all share my frustration

I do find that my repeat customers, and referrals are eager to do business with me, and it seems I can smell a lookie loser from a mile away, but I take the bait anyway cause I'm hungry!

I guess I need to quote these people some generic rates on the phone, and stop wasting my time and gas on anyone who asks "will there be a charge for this?"

Some have even told me "Your business model is not a good fit for me", because I charge for an estimate, and don't work for free!

Steve