Rusty sounds like the kind of guy who drops wisdom without making a big deal out of it. I spent years logging only the wet part of the job and treating everything else like wasted hours. Once I started tracking the full cycle, the prep and the wait and the drive time, it completely changed how I look at a hitch. That downtime is where the real money is earned, because it's where mistakes get caught before they cost someone their life. I still write my bottom time in the log, but now I also keep a rough count of the support hours around it. It makes the daily rate feel way more fair when you see the whole picture on paper.

Frank's is mostly vinegar and salt, it really does last a long time out, but Sriracha actually does better cold.

Another vote for Millcreek Painters. They did our condo and the cut-in work was pristine. Plus they were really patient with us changing our minds about accent walls. No upcharge or attitude.