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    Cry me a damn river....

    With all the technology at our disposal, he should have be caught within the first year.

    Caught within a year? I don't thing I have heard such a ridiculous statement in a long time. Ever do search and rescue? Obviously not. Every do search and "rescue" over a whole country?

    Now thousands of soldiers are dying because we can't find the one man they say did it.

    No, thousands of soldiers are dying because insurgents are killing them. If we had UBL, our men would still be there and they would still be dying...

    My gut says...they don't want to.

    I take my previous statement back. THIS is the most ridiculous statement I have heard in a long time...

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    I can tell you guys its to the point of being scaryyyyyyyyyy and that was just this one call

    YES I CAN, YES I CAN, YES I CAN

    I asked for it, now I got it

    It couldn't have happened to a better communist! :)

    Seriously though, scary exciting. Scary is is when stuff really starts to happen for you. You are pushing the envelope. Scary is also when BIG mistakes happen. Grow as you need to, but avoid debt like the plague. Bad spending choices you will later regret. Bad debt choices you will sort out in front of a judge. Don't be equipment rich and cash poor....

    Yes you can! Yes you can! Yes you can!

    Go get 'em!

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    Either you have an air leak or need to repack your pump. I would start with the air leak. Check all inbound connections to make 100% sure they are air tight. Next check all the inlets to yoru pump head and make sure they are air tight.

    That said, my bet is your thermal relief valve has gone bad and is sucking air. Plug the hole with your finger and see if it starts working properly. If so, replace it. If you bypass to tank or spoil to ground, you can use a plug. If you bypass back into the inlet, get a new relief valve.

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    Seeing those two points being brought out, I reverse my vote. I liked the second one because the first thing I thought when I saw the first logo was "ADT" because the font resembles the ADT security company logo, with the letters overlapping. But I can also see where the 2nd logo could be confused with "ASD", and I like the square deck background. In my opinion, see if you can change the ADS on the first logo so it doesn't resemble "ADT" so much, but that's just me.

    I voted #2, because #1 has been done by 100 companies before.

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    Why does it urk you? He obviously not any type of competition

    He is WORSE than competition. He is a customers first impression of our profession. Their expectations are set low from day 1 and they attach a price tag that is commensurate with their experience. Next time they call for serice, I walk in a offer a bid that is 2-3x his prior bid and they get sticker shock. After all, why should they pay top $ for another guy in flip flops doing the suicidal idiot dance atop a saw horse. Not that I can't bring them back to reality, but it will take a lot more sales work to do so.

    Ultimately, his lack of professionalism costs me time and money...

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    I know this is pretty negative,but...

    Check the facts on what is in the products you buy. Most of the "environmentally friendly" crap that is sold is no more environmentally friendly that than the non-EF stuff. And, in many cases it is less so.

    Also be especially wary of the "natural" label. For example: Turpentine is a forest by-product. Equipped with a pump-sprayer, a gallon of turpentine would kill about an acre of forest for years. The pesticide permethrin is manufactured from the crysanthenum (sp?) flower. A gallon ofpermethrin would kill enough bees that the flowers could not pollinate. It would also poison about 100 acres of lake.

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    What would the cons be for making a stainless coil for my kero fired boiler.

    Other than cost, I can bend the coil. I would most likely use 316

    I would investigate the heat transfer rate and burst pressure of both metals at al operating temps. If it had a high enough melting (and bursting) point, we'd probably make coils out of copper for the thermal conductivity. But it doesn't, and hence we don't. I think you may find a similar situation for SS in burner coils. If not, it sounds like a great project.

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    Thanks for the info folks. So if I understand you correctly the key is the level of dilution. We purchase the SH @ 12.5% and dilute it down 1Part SH to 10parts water.

    Yes, dilution is key. I use a working solution of about 0.75% SH. That's about 1:15. Also, when you face a chemical averse customer, you need to educate them on the reality vs. the perception. The use of chemicals is sometimes MORE environmentally friendly. For example: I don't recommend injecting chemicals in ones body. However, a shot of penicillin is far more "natural" than letting your foot rot off from a nail puncture.

    Similarly, bleach will bio-degrade MUCH faster than paint flakes. IMHO, after 30 years the soil surrounding a house with regular chemical cleanings will contain much less inorganic material than one with no chems and scrubbing. Did you know that bleach bio-degrades into NaCl (salt)? What does latex paint degrade into?

    We have tried to mix it in a separate container with our Citrus detergent but this created a heat build-up and resulted in the container bulging out at the seams.

    Any ideas on why this happens?

    You must use a "bleach stable" soap. For example: Laundry soap is bleach stable, dish soap generally is not. Also, some chemicals that are bleach stable at 0-2% concentrations are not stable at 6-12%. It's just too hot of a mix.

    It's great to be able to discuss these issues as there is no such forum available here in NZ.

    Sure there is, www.thegrimescene.com! :) Isn't the virtual world great. Atlanta to Auckland in .003 seconds!

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    everyone knows that there is no "easier way to use the X-jet"

    Hmmm.... Perhaps if you had used the x-jet more than twice in the last year you might find a little easier to think of clever techniques that help make the x-jet easier to use. Not that I'm recommending that you use an x-jet over downstreaming. If I were doing that, I would probably do it in another thread since it would be completely off topic in this one.

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    Maybe it's the way I read your post, but I'm either walking away or bidding it so d**n high that she walks away or I laugh all the way to the bank. Here's why I say that:

    Redwood deck repaired with PT = cheap.

    PT deck abutting redwood walkway = again, took cheap route to add-on/repair.

    Sherwin Williams stain = Available to public. Potential DIY homeowner job previously.

    she wants cabots = customer dictating materials to me. No.

    and a similar solid grey stain = customer providing materials for me. No.

    but i do believe that its going to be oil based = Unknown product. H**L NO.

    IMHO this is a customer who thinks they are a pro. And despite having screwed it up a few times before they STILL thinks they are the pro. And, they repeatedly look for the cheap fix. That type of customer firmly believes that you are nothing more than labor and the ONLY reason they called you is to do the work they don't want to do. And since you are nothing more than manual labor, you are obviously stupid and need to be told what, how, and when to do or you will make a complete mess of it.

    Don't walk, RUN away from these types of people.

    one deck is redwood with some boards replaced with regular wood.

    one deck is treated wood and a walkway to one deck that is redwood also.

    these all have been stained sherwin williams acrylic latex solid stain.

    she wants the decks restained with cabots and a similar solid grey stain

    but i do believe that its going to be oil based.

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    I'm going to thank the rep for the lead and let him know that by working with me he WILL sell more product. I'm also going to let him know that while I will *try* and use his product where possible, I will not do so when it will compromise my quality/service. Hence, the requirement that "referral jobs stay strictly theirs" is not acceptable.

    This leaves me in control and places the ball squarely in his court. Either we can work together and move more of your product, or you can be greedy and we will move none of your product. Please advise how you wish to proceed.

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    Instead of hooking it up to the gas tank of your car.... Just buy a race tank from summit or jegs.com.... you can get a poly fire safe 12-15 gall tank and still run your stock moter pick up into it.

    Cody is dead on. While it is a great idea, hooking up to the vehicle is a dangerous proposition. Get a metal fuel cell from Northern. Bolt it down and plumb it into your existing fuel tank/draw line.

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    Phillip can you tell me where you found these machines? Do you have a web address?

    At that price, you have to keep you eyes open. They pop up locally from time to time. Take Pete's for example. He's got a 4000/4.0 for $1600 that could easily be retrofitted for 5.5/3000. Not that I am suggesting that a retrofit is cost effective, but rather to make the point that it is doable.

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    If you get abot 20 more feet of x -jet line, you can usually get 2 sides of a split level house from 1 corner. Thus the 15 gallon jug on a hand cart is how I use my x-jet. I also have a helper so it does make it easier. I like this set up because I know I'm not going to run out of house wash

    For me: 5 gallon bucket, black proportioner, 50ft hose. Moving is a breeze. Bungee the bucket to a hand cart and go. Placed on a corner, it does 2 sides w/o a move. One bucket does a whole house. Smaller houses use 3gals.

    As for the backpack: It's a great idea, but a trip over a root could put you on your face and get the back of your head (and eyes, ears, mouth) soaked in bleach. I have scars on my legs from sloshed 12% (pouring) and I long ago vowed that 12% (or any caustic/corrosive) never comes above knee level unless it is inside a hose being pumped.

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    Sulfuric acid and ammonium perchlorate combination will also result in an explosion due to the rapid combination with oxygen. I have seen this in the explosions outside of Henderson NV. when a plant blew up knocking the town a few inches away...literally! Actually, there were 2 major explosions which registered 3-3.5 on the richter scale and I lived about 3-4 miles away. This was pepcon...

    I must add that the pepcon explosion was a very rare set of circumstances that culminated in an explosion. As a rule, AP compounds are not explosive in nature. I personally have burned several hundred pounds of APCP under extreme temperatures and pressures. (My rockets)

    FWIW, the space shuttle boosters are 90+% AP. If you will recall, when the Challenger main tank exploded, the attached boosters flew away still burning as expected. If a million pound hydrogen explosion at point blank range can't make a few million pounds of already burning AP explode, not much can.

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    FWIW, when I sold my last house it was my realtor who made the deal happen. The buyer was just a jerk and kept nit-picking on the punch list. Had I had to deal with the man directly, I would have thrown them off my property about the 4th time the produced a list of $20 repairs. The agent kept things cool and got us to a deal (at full price). At the least, he saved my ~30 days of payments. At best, he earned me $5-7000 extra by keeping a buyer that was willing to pay full price.

    As we speak, I am selling my rental. I have show it a hundred times, and 20 more is no biggie. And since I am in no hurry and it is not personal, I can negotiate smartly. But, I hired an agent to list the house becuse IMHO the net to my pocket will be larger. And, I am paying them the full 7% because I want two agents who are motivated to move my house above other homes that may be a better deal for the buyer.

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    I simply feel it would be insulting to God [...] to go see a movie or read a book that essentially says that scripture is wrong

    If God is so insulted, then why did he permit it to be produced. Why did he give you eyes, ears, a brain, the internet, TV, radio, books, etc.

    Do not confuse faith and following blindly. They are two very different animals. Faith is walking into a furnace despite KNOWING that it will incinerate you. Was Christ insulted when the disciples questioned his ressurection? No. He understood and invited them to TEST his claims by feeling the wounds.

    Quite frankly it's pretty arrogant of man to presume that the Almighty God is concerned (much less is insulted) with what one man wrote, or another man reads.

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