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    I remember one occasion when we were on a job site doing charity work. A bush had been pruned back to a stump with branches close to the ground sticking out of it, sort of like a crown, but the whole bed was covered in leaves. Rod stepped into it, and twisted his ankle and knee badly. It was enough to put him in a soft cast on the ankle and into a knee brace and on crutches.

    It was not a good day.

    Beth

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    Been there done that. The pain is off the charts. Something similar happened to me when I was younger and I actually had to swap cars with my friend Joe. My car was a standard and his was automatic.. I couldn't push the clutch with my left foot because the pain was too much.

    How long did it take Rob to get over it, a few weeks?

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    Keep in mind that a muffler just doesn't keep things quiet; it also keeps the valves from burning. Think of blowing through a straw and your breath is the HOT gasses the engine needs to get rid of. If the straw is too narrow you can't get rid of those hot gasses quick enough and you will burn the valves. If the straw is too wide (try blowing through a large diameter PVC pipe) the hot gasses cannot escape fast enough and will linger around the pipe too long causing the valves to burn. The bottom line is that the muffler must be matched to the engine to prevent premature valve failure.

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    I have a funny chainsaw story back when I was building my home and needed to cut several tall pines in my extra lot. I couldn't climb the tree while holding the saw so i tied a long rope to it and the other end of the rope to the beltloops to by shorts. (Being an ultra hot day in July I was "commando" style under these shorts). When I got to the top of the tree I started limbing it... one of thelimbs got caught up in the rope yanking the saw out of my hands. Gravity was firing on all eight cylinders that day which caused the saw, the rope, and my shorts to shoot straight down 70 feet to the ground. Except for my boots I had to climb down that tree naked in full view of my new neighbors. It gets worse. When I finally reached the ground I ran to the back door of my house only to find the door locked. The only way in was through the front door which is about 100 feet from a major road with cars stuck in 5 o'clock traffic.

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    The History of Pressure Washing Services DBA then to Inc,

    The moral of this story... pay attention to the contractors and distributors out there, there are a lot of very successful contractors on this BBS and throughout the industry who dont "eat the newbie" and truely want to see you succeed. Enlist their help with big projects, refer it to someone who has helped you, or ask for their help and take on the job, and know when to walk away from the job when necessary. Dont Low Ball the job - we will call you low ballin Rob, Dont cut rates and take a financial hit.... It will disenchant your fellow contractors and only land you in Sh&^!

    Very well said! (or typed).

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    When I was new to this field and had very little experience I blew a hole through the tip of my left index finger, right through the bottom and out the top. The machine was shut off but I didn't think of the burst pressure still in the line. Wanting to clean the dirt off a chemical tip I thought I'd just let water flow from the gun and rinse off the tip. I held the tip in my left hand and pulled the trigger with my right hand. That was almost 20 years ago but I have never forgotten to release the pressure since then.

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    Can it be powerwashed? This site deal with powerwashing and related issues. I bet you could find something on Youtube that would you how to do it right. I can tell you that many years ago I rented an apartment in Ohio and had to have this done due to a small paint stain on the carpet. I hired a local company and they cut a small section from a closet and used that for a patch. It only took them a few minutes and the job looked 100 percent perfect.

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    The last coach handbag I had was made in the USA I think. It was.....well too many years ago. But then, properly cared for a good leather handbag will last half a lifetime or more.

    Beth

    I thought Coach was a new fad that hit the market but I guess it's been around for a few years. Like so many other things it gets outsourced to the lowest bidder... China. I remember reading an article a few years back about Japan importing more televisions than it sold at home because their products were being made elsewhere also.

    If I had to ask for one gift it would be something to get Cody's hair off everything around my home. Just as I was typing this the little dog jumped up on me then quickly jumped off leaving a cloud of little white hairs everywhere. You would think he'd be bald by now by the way he leaves his hair all over the place. Does anyone else have a Jack Russell as a pet?

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