Haha, calling just to check the price, smooth lol.
Well it sounds like your dad was quite a tough guy, I bet it was a fun and scary experience in the same time
I must tell you that I have the utmost respect for people doing the hard jobs, from plumber to mechanic to everything we call dirty jobs , they deserve the money, if only those money would go straight in their pockets instead of paying the boss too much.
You did a good job!