Wait, you were trying to diagnose a 2022 Duramax with a basic scanner? That's like using a butter knife for brain surgery. Those new trucks have way too many computers for the cheap stuff to keep up. I'm not surprised it missed something that big.

My laptop died mid pitch once...

Over $150 down the drain" is right, but wasn't it technically down the drain and into your board? Tough lesson.

Oh man, that's brutal. I watched a guy try to check a garage door header with a torpedo level once. The whole thing looked like a roller coaster.

That's the universe's way of giving you a crash course in pricing. You don't guess the time better, you just learn to pad your flat rate with a "this will probably go off the rails" tax. My early estimates were basically just wishful thinking written down. Now I take my best guess, double it, and then add twenty percent for the client who wants the logo to also show their dog.