MelissaMW

Our water tank is stainless steel. Husband decided to go this way so that it would last. The other one, I don't remember what it was made from :( but he'd be getting in there to weld because of leaks. Now he doesn't have to. You have to remember though, this is on the big truck. We use plastic tanks for the pickup and portable units.

Oh, I forgot about smoking turkeys! I love that too. hahaha. I'm an outdoor cooking fool. It's my favorite place to cook. First time I did smoke a turkey though, boy did I get teased about the skin. It's all black and tough and rough and my husband wanted to resole his work boots with it! ;)

Thanks for sharing, this site is da bomb!

Yepper, that would be us. :) However, I don't think John is posting on the BBS's, but I'm enjoying it so far. I like to share my opinion, whether it's asked for or not. hahaha

I like turkey either way, during the holidays I like it roasted, the stuffing is my favorite part! Has to be home made stuffing though, not from a box or a bag. I like the deep fried turkey during the summer months. I probably deep fry at least three a year for my cook outs, which I have weekly during the warm season. Everyone loves the turkey this way. Even Dad who's not a turkey fan, and prefers ham. I agree with Beth, and was actually shocked the first time I had deep fried turkey, because it was not greasey at ALL. Just delicious!

A stranger was seated next to Little Johnny on the plane when the stranger turned to the Little Johnny and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." Little Johnny, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, "What would you like to discuss?" "Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "How about nuclear power?" "OK," said Little Johnny. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. "A horse, a cow and a deer all eat grass. The same stuff. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?" "Jeez," said the stranger. "I have no idea." "Well, then," said Little Johnny, "How is it that you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know ****?"

Thanks for sharing Dave, I liked it and sent it to all I know :) I don't know if you remember me or not, but my husband and I use to be pretty active on another board until, well, it just wasn't a pleasant place. We're from Pennsylvania, and I believe you've talked to John on the phone before, and this has been a while ago. :) Just wanted to say I remember ya! Melissa

I really hope to be able to attend this chat. Would be my first one and sounds pretty interesting. :)

I wouldn't say practice. But it does take time to learn what you're doing. As I said before, you do not want to mix the wrong things together. You need to research and learn what you're doing.

Oh I so wish our CPA was free! *laughs* Only use him once a year basically, for the end of year taxes, but holy moly! Eh, at least that's a write off.

We personally do not use bleach to clean decks, but we do make our own deck cleaner. Please do not ask me what is in it, my husband makes most of the soaps and cleaners we use. I don't ask what's in them, unless I'm on the job and need to know what type of clothing to wear. I don't want to get hurt. Yes, he tells the employees what type of clothing to wear on a job. We even supply most of that clothing and protective gear for them. I think the bottom line is: You need to know what you're mixing and if it's compatable. You need to know what the chemical does, and if it can seriously harm you. Knowledge is the key to it all. Not to mention, buying in bulk can save you money. It can also save you money if you know how to mix what you're wanting to use and what you have found works best for you!

Personally, my time is not free. Maybe on the quote giving it's free, but working, my time is not free. When does the CPA say you can count your own time?

I just can't believe you think this way: if you have the time,energy,and training to mix your own chem's. You are not putting in enuff time in to advance your buissness. Now I do agree you need some sort of training for mixing chemicals. Don't want to mix the wrong things together. However, if you have the training, and the time and energy, I do not understand how that is not putting enough time into advancing your business. I'd think this would be advancing your business, and putting time into it. Knowledge is good.

Do any of you take down, store, and put the awnings back up the following year? No cleaning involved.

Things to learn from children: 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep. 2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. 3. A 3-year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room. 5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. 6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already too late. 8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. 9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies. 10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old. 11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence. 12. Super glue is forever. 13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water. 14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O. 15. VCR' s do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. 17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving. 18. You probably do not want to know what that odor is. 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens. 20. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. 21. It will, however, make cats dizzy. 22. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. 23. The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful. First grade...true story: One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read, "...And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy raised his hand and said, "I think he said...'Holy Smoke! A talking pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes. 25. 60% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid. (And one woman.......hahahahahaha) Out of my friends that I know that read this, my cousin and I were the ones that thought "Oh, I want to try this Clorox and brake fluid thing!"

No, no kids yet. Some day though, then I'll get to try all the interesting things without looking like a big kid myself. hahaha

As far as the Mexican workers are concerned, did you go through an agency? I know a greenhouse/landscaping business that does this. He houses them, pays them bonuses, and they stay for the season, go back to Mexico during the cold months and come back when the season starts again. It works well for him. He said he went through an agency in Texas for this. I guess the government also comes in to inspect the housing he is providing.

*laughs* No, I haven't tried it yet.

At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs that they each had an "A" so far for the semester. These four friends were so confident about their work that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and party with some friends there. They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it. They explained that they had gone to UVA for the weekend with the plan to come back in time to study, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back, didn't have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a result, they missed the final. The professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were elated and highly relieved. They studied diligently that night and went in the next day at the appointed time. The professor placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, worth five points. It was something simple about free radical formation. "Cool," they thought at the same time, each one in his separate room, "this is going to be easy." Each finished the problem and then turned the page. On the second page the second problem was written: (For 95 points): Which tire?

A truck driver was driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads "low bridge ahead." He tries to turn off but, before he knows it, the bridge is right there and he gets stuck under it. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks around to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, "Got stuck huh?" The truck driver says, "No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas"

Yes, our operation could be considered big to some, small to others. We make money at what we do though. We do not only wash houses, clean gutters, or decks. We do fleets, commercial property and industrial cleaning. If a customer calls and wants it done, we figure out the best way to do it and give them a price. (No matter what our price, if they like it or not, it’s our price.) So, since we do not only do residential, no, we do not have to do 5 houses a day 7 days a week, although in our busy time we do work 7 days a week. Running numbers means nothing really, you don’t know our prices, what we do, how much we do, and what we pay for expenses. :) You may not see the advantage of going “big” and staying “small” may be what you feel comfortable with at this time. What are you going to do when you expand, or want to expand? We are just one of the companies that do commercial, industrial and residential customers. Pretty much, if it can be cleaned, we’ll be able to do it. We didn’t start out with all these employees we grew into it. You seem to be a one-man operation, and you say you charge at least $200.00 per house per gutter cleaning. How many houses can you do a day, and what do you do in your gutter cleaning? :)

Wow, when this happens that'll be fantastic. Although I'm happy with Verizon, and we've been with them since they were Bell Atlantic, sometimes others do have much better deals!

*laughs* good follow up to mine! Going to send it along to my email contacts

Same here Paul... Most of our customers do not ask if we do the outside of the windows. As far as doing the insides of the windows, I would not want that responsibility.

Ok, I could read it, was a little difficult, but I understood. I think it comes from the age of instant messaging and typos though! I read typo pretty well when chatting with friends. However, sometimes reading some posts on BBS, because the 'english' just is not that good. Jon, I think your daughter and son-in-law might like this one! Instructions: Just read the sentence straight through Acocdrnig to an elgnsih unviesitry sutdy the oredr of letetrs in a word dosen't mttaer, the olny thnig thta's iopmrantt is that the frsit and lsat ltteer of eevry word is in the crrecot ptoision. The rset can be jmbueld and one is stlil able to raed the txet wiohtut dclftfuiiy. Pretty strange, huh?