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mobilemike

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  1. TSP on Aluminum Siding

    I've got a customer that needs a bid on cleaning her aluminum siding. She mentioned if I was going to clean it with TSP? Maybe she knows something I don't. The siding is going to be painted. I was just going to clean it with a bleach/dawn solution. Won't this clean it well enough? And, can the customer paint over "oxidized aluminum" ?- I'm assuming it will still be chalky after I clean it.
  2. I have a relief valve that is letting quite a bit of water out. I've attached pics. I did mess around with the Unloader valve last fall and have had this problem ever since. I do know now that it is not advisable to mess with the unloader valve. Anyway, any ideas if this is a faulty unloader valve or if this is a bad relief valve? Pics attached. Thanks, Mike
  3. Help! Relief valve leak

    Thanks Rod! Heading to the shop this morning.
  4. Business from websites?

    hi rj, i have gotten quite a few jobs from my website. i used to do web design and web marketing so that has helped me in the marketing of my web site. i made my own site and submitted it to the search engines and am getting some traffic. even if i didn't receive any jobs from the site, it's probably a good idea to have one just to show that you are "up to speed" with things. anyway, people like to go to websites just to get the information that they need and it's nice just to have a website to educate and give a client an idea that you know what you are talking about. hope that helps.
  5. This is the third year i have been in business and each spring, i have to fork over almost 700.00 as a down payment to get my insurance started. Is this the norm. I have not had any claims. On top of that I pay 140.00 per month for 1 million liability ( this doesn't cover any theft to my equipment or insurance on my rig ). Is this normal? Does anyone out there have any referrals for insurance? Thanks, Mike
  6. Insurance without a huge down payment

    I appreciate all the help on the insurance topic. I ended up going with Joe Walters insurance agency. They were helpful and I am paying half of what I paid last year. I was shocked! This forum has already save me hundreds of dollars. :lgmoneyey Thanks again for the help!
  7. Global Warming - YOUR Vote Please ?

    there may be no intelligent life on mars, but when i see all the people rallying behind gore ( a liar on many things ) with this global warming "phenomenom" and just believing it because they hear someone else say it's happening, this makes me think at times that there is no intelligent life here. many scientists have said this is just a bunch of rubbish....many say it isn't. - but when i see the ring leader of this movement is mr. alvin gore, i really wonder how credible it is. i believe the earth goes through warming phases and that we are possibly in one right now. there is evidence of the earth doing this, so why shouldn't we believe we are in another one?
  8. Global Warming - YOUR Vote Please ?

    I guess there is going to be alot of pollution coming out of Pennsylvania this coming week.:)
  9. joe walters wants me to pay!!

    I was looking for insurance and was told by a couple of agents that they would get back to me with a quote....and as usual ( this has happened to me every year ) they don't get back to me. Joe Walters had a quote to me within 2 days and their rates beat any that i did recieve in the last couple years. I don't want to pay for coverage i don't need, and that's what was happening with these other cut-throat insurance agents. They just give you a lump sum pressure washing package, and they don't care to even discuss any of it with you. And another peave i have is why is it that when other insurance agents are asked to give a quote, they don't? do they have too much money that they don't need your business?
  10. Look at this moron...

    i'm sure that if she just took some anger management and parenting classes that would be sufficient punishment. :lgbonk: kidding
  11. Woman Uses Pressure Washer On Kids

    i can see it now....there will soon be a 5 day waiting period to purchase a pressure washer gun.:lgbonk:
  12. Global Warming - YOUR Vote Please ?

    What i have come to understand is that the earth goes through phases of warming and cooling, so based on what i know i am not too concerned and don't beleive all the hysteria. besides, one of our nations biggest phoneys is the liar pushing this whole thing. oh yeah, we had one of our coldest fall and winters this past season, and record snow falls. i really think global warming is a "snow job".
  13. Insurance without a huge down payment

    thanks for the leads guys. i called ron and am going to talk to his referral, and they just opened up an American Family Insurance here in town, but i wasn't aware they handled business insurance. I'm beginning to wonder now if the reason my rates are so high is based on where i live....guess i'll find out. Just tired of handing over that lump sum payment every year.
  14. Do you Accept Credit Card?

    That's a great idea chaz. I just ditched my ccard processor ( i thought they were a little pricey, but not as bad as some ). I was always wondering in the back of my mind if I could use paypal. Thanks for the idea.
  15. Bush is soaking the rich!

    dude...you can't be serious....blame the republicans because your poor! what a cop out. and then you get personal like all liberals and other malcontents who have to blame others for their problems without looking at themselves - give me a break!!! whining gets you know where. the problem with this country is greed, both corporate and unions. nobody has a right to dictate a wage...the market should decide this. and if you don't like that plainpainter, then go do something else and quit blaming others for your position. you really show your mentalilty when you start name-calling. and al gore ( the big liar who said he invented the internet ) and the father of another great lie ( global warming ) did not win the election....but once again bitter people who are sore losers like you will hold on to whatever you can and blame everyone else for the worlds ills. wa wa wa!:lgtear: get over your bitterness and move on
  16. New Logo by Keith

    how bout a pony tail and some tatoos and a pack of cigarettes showing somewhere:).....maybe an OSHA van parked outside the house as well.
  17. Democrat ? Republican ? Independent ?

    VERY TRUE:wave:
  18. Democrat ? Republican ? Independent ?

    I'm conservative...no party affiliation, but i can't remember the last time i voted for a democrat. hillary or barak?.....are you kidding? lol and just because young people these days accept something deviant as normal doesn't make it right or make it that i have to accept it. and not all young people accept lesbianism as right as apple would like to make you think. ;) my kids know it's wrong - and that's because i taught and teach them that. our kids have to know that there are absolutes.
  19. Our new baby......

    happy anniversary don...i love dogs, i just wish mine would stop digging craters in my back yard
  20. What's wrong with this guy ? ....

    ed, i had to click twice on your links to get them to work.....maybe it's my mouse?
  21. Thank you Mr. lowballer

    ....and i love it when these low ballers crank call your cell phone while your out working harder than they've ever given thought to. i don't even think of low ballers as competition. someday mr. low baller will realize that it's easier to work at Mcdonalds for 8 bucks an hour than it is to pressure wash roofs for that much.:)
  22. Hillary for Pres?

    I guess you have to ask yourself this question.... If Hillary and Barak Osama are the best that the Dumocrats can come up with....can the republicans really lose? The answer is yes, because although GW started out strong, he is finishing poorly and too often he and other repbublicans cowtow to the liberals. Nobody respects weakness, and both partys are weak. I will however vote for the lesser of the two evils and that will probably be the GOP. At least there are still some good republicans out there, and one can't say that about the dems. America needs you Ronald Reagan.:lgtear:
  23. I just recently got into a job and didn't know that i was going to need a lift for and the rental is 150.00. i bid 300.00 for the job. is it reasonable to ask customer for an additional 150 to finish the job and just tell them that it was unforseable that i needed this lift? part of it has to do with inexperience on my part with this particular job. it seems reasonable to me but obviously i'm biased.:) have any of you increased or asked for more money when you have gotten into a job? any ideas would be appreciated.
  24. Is increasing Price after quote right?

    i appreciate all responses. job was finished, customer was happy, i never mentioned raising the original quote. customer even said i could use her for a reference. and yes, i need a longer ladder than the 24ft'er i have. i rented a 32 ft'er, laid it out on the roof and got to the top row of shingles and got it done. i appreciate the help...as i am a newbe to this business.
  25. Is increasing Price after quote right?

    i'll try the ladder thing one more time....then a lift. i'll eat the cost if need be. i sprayed some more chem on the roof and just the other night we had one heck of a rainstorm and quite a bit of the algae was washed off, but there is still some that will require some physical removal. yes, experience and this job has taught me well. i appreciate the responses.
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