From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-11-26 09:39, Tom Elam wrote:   
   > On 11/26/2025 11:09 AM, -hh wrote:   
   >> On 11/25/25 21:12, Alan wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-11-25 17:45, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>> On 11/25/2025 3:09 PM, -hh wrote:   
   >>>>> On 11/25/25 14:52, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 11/17/2025 1:44 PM, -hh wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Yeah, so?  Recall that I eyeballed it & noted the nonlinearity   
   >>>>>>> from the very start without even needing to do any math...because   
   >>>>>>> I understood the basic data apparently much better than you did   
   >>>>>>> (and still do).   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> You have not responded for several days. I'm thinking that calling   
   >>>>>> a simple scatter plot a statistical "work product" has to be   
   >>>>>> embarrassing.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Nope.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> You've claimed to have offered just one hour's worth of consulting   
   >>>>> time in total.  What you would get for that is a summary overview   
   >>>>> of what you've missed, as validated by your 'full' spreadsheet.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Of course you'll not like that answer because you want all of the   
   >>>>> work to be also done for that one hour, which is unrealistic &   
   >>>>> disingenuous: the sign of a bad customer who's determined to never   
   >>>>> be satisfied. Thus, you're not worth my time.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>  > [snipped, without reading]   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> -hh   
   >>>>   
   >>>> OK, I'll take you up on the one hour. $150 for finding out what I   
   >>>> missed. I'm always willing to learn.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Of course, the advice must be useful as measured by a material model   
   >>>> improvement, not duplicate what I have already done, and not call   
   >>>> for additional data that is not available or does not even exist. If   
   >>>> your advice calls for a statistical model beyond Excel's capability   
   >>>> I can rent something else.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> All I need from you if the work is useful is sufficient info for a   
   >>>> PayPal, Venmo or Zelle transfer.   
   >>>   
   >>> So you'll get to decide afterward if the "work is useful"...   
   >>>   
   >>> ...and then you'll pay?   
   >>>   
   >>> LOL!   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> And already anticipated:   
   >>   
   >> "Of course you'll not like that answer... the sign of a bad customer   
   >> who's determined to never be satisfied. Thus, you're not worth my time."   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Tommy has now confirmed that he 100% intends to welsh.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> -hh   
   >   
   > I will pay if you give me useful information.   
      
   "No true Scotsman".   
      
   > You have had weeks to   
   > think about this. You have stated several times that you can help   
   > improve the model. It should take no more than 10 minutes to type in   
   > your ideas and hit the send arrow. That's actually $900 an hour.   
   >   
   > I do not think you have anything useful. I think you want $150 up front   
   > for nothing. After all, you are the same person who told me I would need   
   > to travel to England to see a friend of yours who could validate my   
   > pilot logbook.   
      
   Quote please, Liarboy.   
      
   > You are the same person who called a simple data plot a   
   > statistical model.   
      
   Quote please, Liarboy.   
      
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