To gypsymonkey
Wow, you just read my mind. I was trying to decide how to reword this report all night because of the redundancy factor. You know what I mean, capeche, comprende, ju' no, for sure, for sure?
I had been out of the loop after shopping for several year back to 2007. Went back to school to finish my education and reinvent myself once again. So looking over my "ancient" shop logs, notes, Excel spreadsheets, I was trying to remember which shops were the seemingly reasonable with yes or no and short phrases or simple 1-3 sentence shop narratives. Drive over, do shop, take notes, do route, grab bite, drive home, do small collateral, write short report and submit. Plus remember to try for higher paying shop next time! But really, let's get in and get out and get done.
I was trying to avoid that really long narrative like you describe. When reading the guidelines it showed yes/no and easy peasy right before accepting it. Then get in there and see the FORM...suddenly it has drop down menus, with flow sheets and narrative boxes for nearly every single yes/no....oh the pain and sorrow and the joy when they quit asking the same question over and over! Under my breath, I vow never, never, never again. And all this for peanuts...what are we talking under $20 bucks!? Oops or was that $10, let me look again. Those cheapskates, I try not to think of what the marketing department makes! But oh, well once again the servants must pay for their living quarters and such is the life of a chamber maid...LOL! Just kidding, I love this crazy lifestyle, does anyone else find it slightly addicting?