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  1. Low Ball, low balling.

    MISFITS, was that not the name of a movie Marilyn Monroe was in?
  2. Prayer Needed

    Morgan I am aware that not only this child but your others too have medical problems but you are strong and so are they, time heals and helps those that need it most. Give her the time she needs, give her all the spare love you can and allow the doctors to do what they do best and she will surprise you in many ways. Jon
  3. Low Ball, low balling.

    Looks like I have to find a small shack (no offense Alan) to live in out in the Palm Springs area and get back into the business so I can teach Craig a few tricks of the trade, like how to charge more and make it look like your charging less! Jesse so now we know who you really ARE LOL. Cute letter.
  4. Brain Cramps

    Someone needs to tell her at this late stage of her life that there are only two things guaranted: 1: If your born, hatched or whatever 2: You will die. By the way how in heck did she ever become Miss America? Please don't tell me by looks only, oh wait must be judgind by her remark.
  5. Vacuum for wife.

    Anyone know if this vacuum is any good, any suction, quite and would it work as a quickie backup to my wifes large tank machine? http://www.best-vacuum.com/numatic-henry-micro.html
  6. Do you have Harry Potter fans in your house?

    Henry what's this "the kids had a blast" saying, word has it that YOU HAD A BLAST! Still the kid in you enjoys such shows and as you know many of us just refuse to grow up when it comes to truly wholesome family movies. I can hear your kids telling their friends DADDY HAS MORE FUN THEN WE DID & HE ATE ALL THE POPCORN:)
  7. Do you have Harry Potter fans in your house?

    THREE HOUR MOVIES? Beth I would fall asleep first! Remy is reading or has read the last book but not going to the movie yet, like others will probably wait for it on CD to watch at home. NEIL if Mrs. Thinks She Wears the Pants does she speak of you as Mr. Who Thinks he Wears the Skirts? Bet if she saw what you said she would indeed wear those pants and, ah never mind better not go there:)
  8. Choclate Math

    No cheating, just following the instructions. If you have seen this before go eat another piece of choclate! ------------------------------------- Subject: FW: YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH...:::: Fun Friday Stuff MATH... This actually works...............> > YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH> This is pretty neat.> > DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!> It takes less than a minute ....> Work this out as you read ...> Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!> This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.> 1. First of all , pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10) 2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold) 3. Add 5 4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator. 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755 If you haven't, add 1754. 6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born. You should have a three digit numbe. The first digit of this was your original number. (i.e. how many times you want to have chocolate each week) The next two numbers are. YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!) THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2005) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
  9. New House?

    Jeff a word of advice, have your attorney either read over the builders contract or draw one up that clearly states a start and FINISH date. If the builder goes past the finish date he should be fined or his price lowered for failure to complete in the time frame. Not sure if you can specify the quailty of materials such as dry or green (wet) lumber etc. but I am sure you checked this builder out with the BBB, state conctractors lic. board etc. Good luck and GOOD LUCK with the mother-out-law living with you, ops, sorry Mother In Law staying there:)
  10. PITA days

    What you get for living in FLORIDA with all those rich old folks. Take two asprins and call Dr. Jon in the morning, then call your bank when I send you the bill. I am sure that will cure you of your ills.
  11. Advice for first time Dad?

    Hey Mike CONGRATS on becoming a Daddy, you will enjoy watching him learn to crawl, stand up holding onto whatever, taking his first step etc. My advice, keep a camera handy, more if you have then in each room and for heaven sakes don't face him when changing those diapers, Young Faithful might just BLOW at you! Trust me I learned that the hard way. One piece of advice I think is out now is if you are using old fashion diapers with pins watch where you stick it, OUCH OUCH.
  12. The good "old" days

    Wine, cheese and crackers! Only thing missing are a few guys n gals to shoot the bull with.
  13. The good "old" days

    Jon Chapman, if we did not whine we would go nuts. Besides I am not whining, just asked a question. Ask that same question to the petro industry and they will take you out on a boat and weigh you down, DOWN deep so you won't bug them again. Everyone is intitled to make a profit, but to rip us off is not right. Unlike this industry where everyone has his or her price the gas stations are maybe a penny apart, that is not in my book fair competition. Now if one was say 20 cents more or less yes but a penny, no way. Don't know much about biodiesel but I do know Kendra is in the business. Not even sure where you would buy it on the open road or in any city. If it was as great as they claim why then are there not a lot of stations selling it? Stepping off the :soapbox: now. Oh sorry I almost forgot I am going to get some WINE now.
  14. The good "old" days

    Remember a couple years ago they said they will get it up to $3.00 a gallon and they did. I still am waiting for our elected officials to explain to me why if one company has a minor fire all of them raise their prices. Just how does Chevron having a fire cause Unocal, Mobil and others to suffer? Diesel here is now $3.35 plus per gallon, when we went to Albuquerque it was at least .50 or more less and that city is in the middle of nowhere, go figure.
  15. what a day.......

    What you guys and gals need to do is have a forum only members can get into and post all those people that are problem accounts. That way no one with a good name will do any work for him since you would all be sharing the cheapstake/yeller/abuser with each other. I know you might say it is called blackballing and illegal but I see it as working together to help each other avoid the bad customers. I see nothing wrong with it, let the new guys tackle it and gain experience.
  16. New Mexico

    Any pressure washers in Albuquerque New Mexico? Will be moving there in about a month and although not in the business would not mind meeting others just to shoot the bull with , not getting back into the business and we know no one there yet.
  17. My new work yard..on the side of my house

    Now we all know where John plays, work area my eye, play area is more like it. What good would it do to call the COPS, John most likely would get that call anyway and divert the cops to the callers address and bust him for harrassing a cop! John looks like that slab needs cleaning by the way. That BIG WHITE TRUCK, never seen that before, is it a new old truck and is it going to be painted RED like all the others? To those of you that feel your wife would hang you if you tried something like what John did, hey wise up man, what do you think your wife is doing with all the money you make? hiding it, doubt it, just go open HER CLOSET and see all the new clothing she buys, now you got something on her for leverage. Ah the life of a bum, er book seller! never been so easy, I wish.
  18. Canceled Jobs!!!

    Mike you want to be home at night with family yet want steady jobs, as Ron and Alan said most are night work and commerical. I did very few day jobs, one because the restaurant had hotels on 3 sides and the street on the forth, could not work it nights as people would call the cops. Weekly, monthly and a few every other month were scheduled and they always knew the night I did the jobs. I would send them a yearly schedule but if it rained it was pushed back a day or two. Also many of them would call saying the BIG WIGS are coming can you do an extra cleaning before Monday AM or Sunday morning, I tried not to work week-ends but hey rush jobs cost more, no set price. Remember I did not home owners jobs, just commercial and industrial work, steady work, steady checks. Three of the accounts I was considered a corporate vendor, billed directly to the accounts payable department, not to the local store.
  19. What if.....

    LOL, Dennis is there not enough Playgirls here for you you would need to travel the world? OR Is it once they go out with you once they won't go out a second time? OR Are you going to be the NEW Hugh Heffner? Now what would happen to you if your wife saw this post?
  20. What I learned......

    What has always bothered me is it is only that trash that complains the loudest we never do anything for them. They have no clue that those handouts are OUR tax dollars. They could care less anyway as long as that brown bag has a bottle of cheap wine in it and a pack of Camels. The gangs is another story, if I had a say in it just round them all up, stick them and all the other low life behind a wall so high they could never get out, give them water, seed and the tools needed to plant, grow and produce their own food and a place to live. Let them kill each other off till just one remains, if he wants to behave allow him or her back into the normal world. Oh yes no cement headstones, they can use the rock they dig up inside the "gang city".
  21. What if.....

    Michael H. Yes there really is all that money out there and most, not all but most those people started investing it at a young age. Buy stocks, mutual funds, blue ship long term stocks. Property and rent it out, buy duplexes and triplexes. Don't buy 12 unit apartment buildings that will always have something going wrong, screen your tenents very throughly, no druggies, working girls, animals, or ex-felons. Stay out of debt, don't over buy, if you cannot afford it then you do not need it. Don't trade in a car because it is 5 years old and you want the latest model, keep the old clunker till it dies, just maintain it. No trips to the Bahama's, do put the kids though college then let them know where the front door is and that you will be happy to put the deposit down on their first apartment but not co-sign, that way if they fail to pay the rent you are not stuck with it. Don't go out to dinner 3 nights a week, eat out once every other week and to a class AAA place, settle for Sizzler or some other so so place. Do what one ex-Californian did, pay a cop to plant evidence and make a mockery of the police department then play golf daily! No better not kill your wife, Florida might have different laws if your not a Bush. Don't and this I cannot stress enough, DO NOT use your credit card for everything, keep a low balance on it. More so NEVER ACCEPT THOSE PRE-QUALIFIED CREDIT CARDS YOU GET IN THE MAIL, TRASH THEM AFTER YOU RIP THEM APART. In other words live like a poor man and save for the day you can enjoy your riches.
  22. Another Landa Setup on Ebay

    Tropical Wave can you harness some of that wind from Windy City and inflat those tires? Man is that trailer pretttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, I mean it is so clean y'all can't see the bottom floorboard, wow. So let us not be mean, offer him a nice figure based on how many boards the floorboard has.
  23. What if.....

    If money was not a worry I would buy the best Motorhome in the 39 foot class and travel the USA and Canada coming back to see our family every 3 month. That aside what would I do if I did not get into the PW bus, truth be told have not given it a thought, what would I do, why did you have to ask that question now I cannot think straight. LOL I got it, work.
  24. Support this bb.

    Thats not true Henry. :zipit: Hold it buddy, before you shoot back read the RIOT ACT.:deal: But your right, why would someone so far away want to harm Beth n Rod, some of the nicest people you could ask for as friends. Hmm, NY, let John T. deal with him, I am sure has co-workers can find a reason to haul his butt in for a few hours, days, weeks, months or years.
  25. The Gas Crunch

    It is always best to use the company vehicle but in this time of high gas prices if you do use other means of transportation I would suggest somehow very low key explaining why you rode or drove your other vehilce or bike. "It is such a lovely day I thought I would take my vintage motorcycle out for a bit today" Don't get to drive that classic car much so took it for a drive today while I did your estimate". That should stop them from shying away from hiring you if your estimate is right. Oh and someone has to turn in Pressure Pro's for starving that poor piggy:)
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