Beth n Rod

Well get busy man! Beth

This topic was brought up in another thread so I brought it here for others to discuss.

Thank you! Rod!~

Cool idea, and its green too! Got a link? Rod!~

I don't use IE browser so I don't see the video, which one is it? Rod!~

What ever happened to writing things ourselves? No better way to learn. Not trying to throw a damper on it....but why not just do some research and write something in your own words specific to your own business? It's not that hard to do. Beth

JOIN US!! ACR Products, Inc. invites youto an Old Fashioned Round Table! March 15th, 2008 - 9 AM - ? ? ? ? $35.00 Per Person (non-refundable) due at time of RSVP. Enjoy a catered Breakfast and Lunch. You can chat with your fellow Pressure Wash Contractors about the Industry. Please bring along your Business Cards, Note Pads, and Pen. Topics usually discussed at the RT include: House Washing, Deck Cleaning and Sealing, Fleet Washing, Surface Cleaning, and Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, as well as many other topics! Will have door prizes, 50/50 Drawings, etc! ·*Limited Seating!* ·RSVP by February 29th, 2008 ·(P) 610.253.8005 (F) 610.253.8090 ·Accept the following as payment of $35.00 at time of RSVP : Visa, MC, Discover, Amex Held At: ACR Products, Inc. 555 Uhler Rd. Easton, PA. 18040 RT 2008.doc

Made sense to me... ;) Beth

It's important to provide feedback, suggestions and ideas to CT. The staff at CT care very much about the readers. They also do check in on the forums from time to time. Beth

...and the country is certainly big enough to hold more than one event on the same day... We'll be at ACR. It's closer for us. :) Barbara & Tom always put on a great event. Beth

I have been told that TCN (thecleanernetwork.com) owned by Steve Rowlette is gone. Steve and others put a great deal of their time into that board and really gave of themselves to help others out there. Thank you Steve for all you did. Beth

Anyone wishing to subscribe should go to Cleaner Times Beth

Thanks :) I appreciate knowing when people enjoy them. I have Q&A column starting next month. Anyone who wants to submit a question can email beth@adpub.com Beth

Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service I guess you have to give it to them for being creative... Beth

Gee... can't wait to read it! ;) Beth

Here's the hotel info folks! Hampton Inn Rt 248 3723 Easton-Nazareth Highway Easton, PA 18045 Phone: 610.250.6500 Sheraton Inn (Jet Port) Near Airport 3400 Airport Rd Allentown, PA. 18109 Phone: 610.266.1000 Holiday Inn Express 90 Kunkle Dr Easton, PA. 18045 Phone: 610.923.0511

Jim is correct. Been there, done that... This happens on account of the brush being used in one area too long causing the wood to heat up. It is literally like making syrup out of sugar...as it heats up, it quickly thickens and then hardens leaving a very hard varnish like residue behind. These are the woods extractives that become burnished. The 3m pads work great as a defurring medium next to an osborn brush. Both have a place in your equipment box. Also, keep on hand some 7" resin disks for grinding especially on spindles. Sand paper alone is ok, but I recommend using a sanding block to help avoid splintering. Remember, there are still literally thousands of decks built with CCA lumber still in service. Grit: now there is a topic of debate. Many will have different ideas about grit and what it does to the wood and what a surface should look like before a finish is applied. Remember that we are working on 'exterior' wood, wood that is exposed to the elements 24/7/365 until death do we tear em down. The wood grain needs to be exposed enough to allow for sufficient penetration of the product being applied. Failing this, you are going to see a quicker failure in the finish. Penetration is key. Getting back to grit, on exterior wood, you should not be using anything higher than 80 grit. It is fine to want a smooth surface but too smooth creates a shallow substrate. The rougher the better. We use 38grit resin disks for fast material removal and 60-80 grit for smoothing of the surface depending on the species of wood being restored. It is still rough at this point but it is also very open structurally to accept a finish. The wood will soak up more product yes, but this means the product has a better chance of lasting through all the cycles of weather yet to come. We once had a customer that told my crew that I was an idiot for not using 110grit sandpaper on his deck and showed them how much better the wood looked. Well, my crew obviously told me about this and I confronted him on his logic. He just so happened to have done the same thing before with his deck and complained that the product he applied before was crap because it didn't last as long as touted. I explained to him the very same things I just did here in the paragraphs above and asked why he was looking for an indoor wood (climate and temperature regulated environment) preparational step to perform in an outdoor environment where the temperatures on any given day can fluctuate as much as 30* causing wood to change dynamically in the process and expecting a finish to still hold on by it's fingertips? The result is what he had experienced and his method was going to create the same to happen again because of his lack of practical experience in this area...well, he disagreed and we have since parted company and do not service his deck anymore but I can tell you this, it did fail in 6 months. I did a drive by check. :lol: And his neighbors still looked great. Too bad he couldn't put his ego out of the way. Grit plays an important part in wood restoration and a finishes service life. Don't forget it. Rod!~

Now that was funny. Beth

Ariz. starts its employer sanctions 'experiment' Many are watching to see if law affects illegal entry By Brady McCombs Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.01.2008 advertisement The rest of the nation will be watching Arizona starting today as a new employer-sanctions law dubbed the nation's toughest and most wide-reaching goes into effect. Under the Legal Arizona Workers Act, businesses that knowingly hire illegal entrants could face a business-license suspension of up to 10 days on a first offense and lose that license for a second offense. The law — signed by Gov. Janet Napolitano on July 2 after gaining approval from the Legislature — is the first of its kind in the United States. Tennessee has a similar law that takes effect today, and Oklahoma will implement one in July. "What Arizona will become is a natural experiment," said Demetrios Papademetriou, president of the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington-based think tank that advocates for comprehensive immigration changes. "In effect, we will be testing everything we are having an argument about and see if a state can, indeed, regulate immigration by sanctioning employers." Proponents say the law will force illegal entrants to move elsewhere, reducing the costs incurred by schools, hospitals and the criminal justice system. Opponents counter that it will cripple the Arizona economy by eliminating a valuable work force and result in some employers relocating. The law will give Arizona, and the rest of the country, an opportunity to determine the actual costs and benefits of illegal immigration, he said. It will also test if the federal government's E-verify system, which employers will be required to use, can handle the extra load. And perhaps most important, it will reveal whether the country has the political will to follow through with the tough law, which could cause major hardships to businesses and the economy, Papademetriou said. "It's a brand-new world that we are entering, and we'll see how much stomach we have for this," said Papademetriou, who co-founded the institute and studies international migration. "This is unprecedented anywhere in the world." Traditionally, employers have largely been left alone by federal authorities who spend most of their resources on trying to catch illegal entrants as they cross the border while devoting only a fraction of the resources to investigating employers within the country. In fiscal year 2007, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported 92 criminal arrests of company supervisors, an increase from the previous three years but still statistically insignificant considering there are 6 million companies that employ more than 7 million illegal entrants, according to several analysts. That strategy is starting to change though, albeit with baby steps such as Arizona's new law, he said. The law will provide an opportunity to see if employer sanctions are feasible and effective on a much-smaller scale. "We now have a natural experiment, and we are going to see how it plays out economically, politically, socially and culturally," Papademetriou said. "The whole country is watching because what Arizona did is go to the very heart of the argument, which is to see if this is all about employment and work." More immigration stories are at azstarnet.com/border Ariz. starts its employer sanctions 'experiment' | www.azstarnet.com ®

Exactly. Beth

Oklahoma law blamed for Hispanic exodus - Race & ethnicity - MSNBC.com This is sad. Beth

Now that's just funny! beth

Well now THIS is interesting! Starbucks tests $1 cup of coffee - MSN Money Beth

....maybe because Google OWNS You Tube..... Google Buys YouTube Beth

Tom and Barbara have been having it around the same time for years... Beth :cup: