Re: Need line count explanation help

In that case, you need to clarify with office. However, if these people
cannot understand why 14 days of work would be more than 8 days of work -
and - if they can't understand that your method of line counting reports
*less* lines than hers does, they may be hopeless idiots. Keep us posted.

--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:teSdnZ1zz6HPkEnfRVn-3g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The office is involved. She is close friend with doc and wife and is
> currently involved in discussing with doctors wife as my bill was higher
> than hers. DUH! I worked 14 days. She worked 8!!!!
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> "kathycarp" <kathycarp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:be6dncdNToRZc07fRVn-gg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Is the office involved in this at all, or is it just between you two?
>> Taking one document, and typing it each way (skinny margins/big margins),
>> and then counting it each way should be explanatory to them (her). If she
>> doesn't get that, give up for crying out loud.
>>
>> Or type a document with one word on each line. Count it gross, and then
>> count it 65-character. DUH! (as Rae would say). LOL
>>
>> --
>> Kathy
>> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
>> "Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:C-2dnaxwNLgBcU7fRVn-iw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > ARGH!! I just spoke to the gal that retyped my report. She got 55
> lines
>> > doing my margins and doing gross lines. I billed 41 doing character
>> > lines.
>> > She still is horrified I count every character. The fact I told her I
> am
>> > charging less than her, is getting through to her. She would have
> billed
>> > at
>> > her skinny margins 44 lines I billed 41! My wide margins her way was
> 55.
>> > She says, I just never heard of billing characters I always heard of
>> > billing
>> > lines. I said I DO BILL LINES but I figure by characters not gross
> lines.
>> > YIKES. Hopefully the doc's office will get it. What I'm going to do
>> > is
>> > figure my bill at her rate and my rate. They will certainly get that.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
>> > (to reply send to medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx)
>> > "Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:pb6dneFLt8HgkE7fRVn-gA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> I am trying to explain what I call "true line count" versus character
>> > count
>> >> to someone who has no idea what I am talking about. I share an
>> >> account
>> > with
>> >> someone. She does 2 days I do 3, my bill is more than hers ever
>> >> month.
>> >> DUH!! Anyway. She types consults with very tiny margins and she
>> >> redid
> a
>> >> report I did and got 11 less lines and thinks my bill is more because
> of
>> >> that. I said, NO, it does not change the number of characters in the
>> > report
>> >> because of the margins. It is less lines because of tiny margins,
>> >> however.
>> >> I don't know, can someone help me here with a concise explanation!!
>> >>
>> >> We both use Word only for counting. I do Word character count WITH
>> > spaces.
>> >> You don't want me to count spaces I won't put them in. She does word
> line
>> >> count. Can anyone explain to me or help me explain if there is a
>> >> substantial difference and if I should change?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
>> >> (to reply send to medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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