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Alright, meaningless poll here but I am curious as to other's feelings on this one. P-Diddy (black rap star I'm sure you recognize) put his name in for the first black James Bond. It's an interesting concept I suppose. How do you feel about that.

I do hear where you are coming from, Deg. I also don't want to offend you further by saying I am fully empathetic to your situation. I was born a white male. It carries its own benefits as well as stigmas. I acknowlege I'm white. I acknowlege I'm different from someone whom is not. I am an inquisitve person by nature. I live in a megalopolis of culturally diverse people. I value the first amendment and my privilege to ask questions like What do you think about P-Diddy or make statemens like "Blacks are better athletes". The world turns on its ear when someone makes a statement like that. WHY??? Is it not true? Is it not evident in professional sports? Political correctness irks me. I make this as a general statement realizing the forum, realizing the potential audience etc etc. I do not think this post should be removed or in any way altered. If someone reads this queston and poll and judges me someone with whom he cannot get along, it is on him or her. More personally to you, Jay.. I have enjoyed your presence and posts on TGS and hope that you decide to still participate. You are a man of the world and are not a kid. You know whats out there. You know what you face. I think its better to acknowlege it and to move on.

yes, AJ thank you. Completed today

Deg/Jay, The political corectness sh*t is not me. The role was traditionally played by a British white guy. I was curious if other people were shocked, against it or loved the idea. If you thik we live in a "let's all get along" world, you're naive. I didn't have an underlying agenda to belittle the black race or propogate white power because I think an ethnicity is taking over the world. I got way better things to do with my time. You know what our melting pot is? A Pot O' Gold. Thats what we all seek as business owners. I could care less what race my customers and neighbors are, as long as their money is good.

My antique Craftsman bit the dust. I am open to suggestions. I am looking for light weight, backpack style. It will double for gutter cleanout.

If its what you need to make to pay expenses, cover materials and give you positive cash flow, its good. I don't know your demographic but I would discount the job a little for the magnitude and get about $1400. In by 8 am out by 5 job done 100% (including sealing)

I will tell you Restore-A-Deck is the world's best deck cleaner too ;-)

Absolutely. My business is my baby. If someone started making disparaging remarks about it, I would be a little upset as well. Have you sold the operation yet?

All cleared up, thanks. Best of luck to you and your family in future endeavors.

Jay since I started this post I am responsible for opening the flood gate so to speak.I am not justifying nor condeming anyone's comments. Those are what they are. The world is far from a different place despite civil rights movements, desegregation and ethnicity blending. I overhead a group of black men (dressed in suits) at a lunch table and the conversation tone was much more harsh than what you are reading here. Inherent distrust of other races is human nature. I would bet if I sat down with that group at the luncheon and started spreading racist propoganda about the middle east we all would have bonded over a beer and discussed ways of eradicating sand people from our wonderful unified country. For what its worth, I thik a black bond would be cool (and so I voted) I really can't stand P-Diddy but there is no denying the man's demeanor and style. That is what 007 is about moreso than being a white guy. I personally think anyone that cannot pull off a British accent should be ****-canned as the next Bond.

Jeff, see what you started? LOL

Curtain close ::whissshhk: Lets see.. all these choices.. where is the "lesser of the evils" straight party ticket? Next!

On dumpster pads we used to mist and spread Portland cement.

That's a 44% savings on a product that is a commodity. It would be tempting but.. The savings is nil if you run out and they don't deliver on time. Like we would tell our customers not all businesses are created equal. I'd give them a shot. There is nothing wrong with shopping for value but I have read in this post that the problem Jeff is experiencing is 1) inherent to that machine setup and 2) shut him down. If his problem wasn't immediately rectified today, would he still have been as happy about the money he saved buying that machine?

My point exactly, Alan. I get top dollar and I choose vendors that give top service. Price is secondary if they keep me up and running. Then again, wih a name like Pressure Pro how could they go wrong ;-)

If all goes according to plan we'll have some roof pictures by Thursday afternoon.

You mean something like this?

Very true, Jimmy but keep in mind the applications in which we use leaf blowers.. Walking a roof blowing out gutters and more importantly, blowing debris off decks prior to sealing.

I'd say his assumptions are incorrect. You do need to be knowlegable as to what you throw into the mix with chlorine. If you use a synergistic sodium phosphate or metasilicate, you can *lower* the amount of sodium hypochlorite you use and very effectively kill mold without harming vegetation of filming glass.

I was just looking at those, John. I also was looking at the Echo PB-260L. Cheapest (Of the ones I have looked at) was this one by TroyBilt. I'm not a blower specialist by any stretch.

"cheap" and "offering volume" are the keywords that make me run in the other direction. Offering volume and contracting for it in writing are two different beasts. Every HOA and prop managament company knows that is the oldest trick in the book. Bill L mentioned this and I agree. I'd rather have no customer than a bad one.

One thing to mention and I think it was Neil whom touched upon it.. The surface of ipe is sensitive to marring and scratching. Wand marks are easy to achieve on a chemical strip/clean.

Beth, thank you for this link.

Joel, those first three pics look stunning. Everything is sparkling. Awesome work!

Limonene is good for removing glue.