Beth n Rod

Nothing out there is tried and true anymore. All products that had to reduce VOC's are basically new, even though the brand has been on shelves for years. We are still less than two years on the market with the new VOC compliant formulas. This is a huge issue. We have seen problems with multiple lines, including Cabot's among them. All of the oil lines we have regularly used in the past have had some issue or another. Make your customer aware of it, and to cover yourself, make sure to do your due diligence and tell any future prospective clients the effect the VOC changes have had on the coatings industry. If the product fails, they need to know in advance, it's not necessarily due to you. Beth

You could try wiping down the deck with mineral spirits to see if that will help. It takes a bit of elbow grease. Try it on a test spot first. If that doesn't work, you may need to wash it again, then reapply but add a drier to it first. If you have a photo post it. It might help us help you more. Beth

Good morning all! You will notice that before you can post, you will be asked to read and to accept the forum rules here on TGS. We have always had rules, but until now have not had a way to make sure everyone is aware of what they are. You will only be asked to accept these rules one time unless they change. If the rules should ever change in the future, you will again be asked to read and accept them. These rules are in place for the benefit of all who visit our forums, and are there as a measure of maintaining order and excellence. We also ask that you take the time to read this: http://www.thegrimescene.com/forums/residential-pressure-washing/announcements.html Thank you, and enjoy the forums! :) Beth :cup: :groovy3:

Hurricane HUMBERTO 000 Wtnt34 Knhc 131148 Tcpat4 Bulletin Hurricane Humberto Intermediate Advisory Number 5a Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl Al092007 700 Am Cdt Thu Sep 13 2007 ...hurricane Humberto Entering Southwestern Louisiana... A Hurricane Warning Remains In Effect From East Of High Island Texas To Cameron Louisiana. A Tropical Storm Warning Remains In Effect From East Of Cameron To Intracoastal City Louisiana. These Coastal Warnings Will Likely Be Lowered Later This Morning. For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possible Inland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issued By Your Local Weather Office. At 700 Am Cdt...the Center Of Hurricane Humberto Was Located Near Latitude 30.3 North...longitude 93.6 West Or Along The Texas- Louisiana Border About 25 Miles... 35 Km...west-northwest Of Lake Charles Louisiana. Humberto Is Moving Toward The Northeast Near 12 Mph...19 Km/hr ...and This Motion Is Expected To Continue Over The Next 24 Hours...bringing The Center Of Humberto Across Central Louisiana Today. Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 80 Mph...130 Km/hr...with Higher Gusts...confined To A Very Small Area Near The Center. Humberto Is A Category One Hurricane On The Saffir-simpson Scale. Humberto Is Expected To Weaken During The Day Today As It Moves Farther Inland. Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 15 Miles...30 Km...northeast Of The Center...and Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 60 Miles...95 Km. Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 987 Mb...29.15 Inches. Rainfall Amounts Of 5 To 10 Inches Are Expected Across Much Of Louisiana And Mississippi...as Well As Extreme Southeastern Arkansas...with Isolated Maximum Accumulations Of 15 Inches Possible. Coastal Storm Surge Flooding Will Be Subsiding Today. Isolated Tornadoes Are Possible In Southern Louisiana Through This Afternoon. Repeating The 700 Am Cdt Position...30.3 N...93.6 W. Movement Toward...northeast Near 12 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...80 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure...987 Mb. The Next Advisory Will Be Issued By The National Hurricane Center At 1000 Am Cdt. $$ Forecaster Franklin/brown

These sites can be a handful. I'm sure Bob has his tech working on it. We wish him the best of luck. Beth

I use Castrol synthetic 10w-30. It seems to be holding up well in the 4 year old machine we have. Rod!~

Scott, My version consisted of a radio flyer wagon with 2 guns mounted on both sides of the handle. The 2-6' hoses whips were zip stripped to the handle bar and then ran on each side of the wagon towards the back connected to a short lance which was pipe strapped to the wagon. The rider would obviously sit in the wagon and steer with the handle but also be able to apply thrust with the 2 guns aiming out the back. I thought this would be a great contest idea to go with hose rolling at a convention but there hasn't been any so it has been on the back burner since. I called it the power wash derby! The deciding factor in the race of course would be the weight of the rider. Anyway, what do you all think? Rod!~

I keep a cheap scanner next to my desk. Print, scan to PDF, and off it goes. I'll have to check out the link tho... Beth

Here's a link to Radio Margaritaville. I discovered it when I was laid up in bed with cracked ribs in August, and it has become a bookmarked favorite. Next time your local station drives you nuts with commercials, try this. It's a nice change! Click the link and then choose one of the media types to listen. Radio Margaritaville Beth :island:

Nice truck Scott! Love the color...is that like a Sable brown? Beth

There are more of them....want to see them? Beth

Hi Guys, Hope you have fun with this feature. I went back this morning and fixed a few links in threads so the YouTube feature is there. I am sure I missed some. If you have posted any links, and have time to fix them so they are embedded that would be great. Enjoy! Beth

This guy did something that I thought would be fun but my version was a bit different... [yt]Dr2AYeJLbSs[/yt] Rod!~

I have seen a number of business articles but would like to see more relating to business statistics. Janitorial falls in line with cleaning so this is a good fill in for those who perform residential services but need more reoccurring monthly income and willing to expand into the commercial segment. I have seen the opposite happening with janitorial companies trying to do pw'ing. Some times, it's not pretty. Anyway, information on equipment, supplies, the in's and outs of the business, etc. Also; more on contract law, consumer affairs and the consumer protection act, bidding, scheduling, and employee training/human resource type info. Thanks for letting us provide feedback, it helps to know someone is listening. Rod!~

go for it! Rod!~

The skins are off to a good start. Took down the dolphins in O.T. :wave: Rod!~

Frubals Have you ever heard the phrase 'instant karma'? Frubals (sometimes known as 'reputation') are are a very close equivalent. Let's say, for example, you see a post that you really like. You can validate that person by clicking on the little square green icon (if using The Grime Scene skin) or the scale icon (if using TGS Lite skin) that appears in that post. (It's toward the right-hand side, up top). A pop-up message will come up, asking what you thought of the post and will have a blank space where you can write your thoughts on that post. The other member will have it noted in their "User CP" that someone thought that that post was worth "frubals", and if you enclosed a note, that will appear next to the notation. Sending Frubals with a note is also a nice way to say thank you to someone who helped you. In your posts you will notice little squares under your user name. Mouse over them, and it will give you a message based upon your number of frubals. This changes as you get to new levels. There are many terms used on the forums that denote giving someone frubals. Among them are "frubaling a post," "frubalizing someone," and "fruballed." Here are some configuration numbers for you: Register Date Factor: For every 365 number of days, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. Post Count Factor: For every 100 number of posts, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. Reputation Point Factor: For every 100 points of reputation, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. Minimum Post Count: How many posts must a user have before his reputation hits count on others? 10 Minimum Reputation Count: How much reputation must a user have before his reputation hits count on others? 10 Daily Reputation Clicks Limit: How many reputation clicks can a user give over each 24 hour period? Administrators are exempt from this limit. 15 Reputation User Spread: How many different users must you give reputation to before you can hit the same person again? (Administrators are exempt from this limit.) 5

After a year of using what we thought would be a decent monitoring system for user behavior, we have decided to disable the Infractions System. This does not mean we are not going to enforce the rules, we are, it just means we will not use the system to track those we have to contact or deal with. Beth

Hi Rick, In the past I think we had more individual contact with the users when there was conflict. The infraction system was more automated and impersonal. It saved some time, but seemed to create other voids. So, we are back to what we used to do, which seemed to appeal to folks more. Beth

The problem with that pic in particular was the child in it. That is what we received so much feedback about. If it was cropped, I don't think there will be a problem. Rod!~

Were you a PWNA member at one time? If you were and let that lapse, that could be why they stopped. I would certainly subscribe if we were not PWNA members, and if we decide not to renew our membership (ask me next June), I'll be sure to take out a subscription directly. Beth

He's cute! What does he eat? Beth

Thanks! Keep them coming guys. What have you added and how have you diversified? How about Air Duct cleaning? Carpet cleaning? Painting?

Subtropical Storm GABRIELLE 000 WTNT22 KNHC 080839 TCMAT2 SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 0900 UTC SAT SEP 08 2007 A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM EDISTO BEACH NORTHWARD TO OREGON INLET...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA LATER TODAY. SUBTROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.9N 73.5W AT 08/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1011 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. 34 KT....... 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.9N 73.5W AT 08/0900Z AT 08/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.6N 73.0W FORECAST VALID 08/1800Z 31.8N 74.9W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 0SE 0SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z 33.1N 76.2W...TROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 40SE 40SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 34.5N 76.6W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 40SE 40SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 36.0N 75.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 75SE 40SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 38.5N 71.0W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 30SW 30NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 12/0600Z 41.0N 62.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 13/0600Z 45.0N 50.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 30.9N 73.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 08/1500Z $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/AVILA

Looks better than it did! Tropical Storm GABRIELLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 000 WTNT22 KNHC 091139 TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 1200 UTC SUN SEP 09 2007 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA FOR THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.2N 76.4W AT 09/1200Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. 34 KT....... 0NE 20SE 40SW 40NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 75NE 30SE 40SW 45NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.2N 76.4W AT 09/1200Z AT 09/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 33.5N 75.9W FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 35.3N 76.3W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 10NE 10SE 10SW 0NW. 34 KT... 30NE 60SE 60SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 36.6N 74.8W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 10NE 10SE 10SW 0NW. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 38.0N 72.5W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 10SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 39.2N 69.6W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 75SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 12/0600Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL LOW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.2N 76.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/1500Z $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN