Jon

Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living in Florida, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests they go in. Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?" The pharmacist answers, "Yes." Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?" Pharmacist: "Of course we do." Jacob: "How about medicine for circulation?" Pharmacist: "All kinds." Jacob: "Medicine for rheumatism and scoliosis?" Pharmacist: "Definitely." Jacob: "How about Viagra?" Pharmacist: "Of course." Jacob: "Medicine for memory problems, arthritis, jaundice?" Pharmacist: "Yes, a large variety. The works." Jacob: "What about vitamins, sleeping pills, Geritol, antidotes for Parkinson's disease?" Pharmacist: "Absolutely." Jacob: "You sell wheelchairs and walkers?" Pharmacist: "All speeds and sizes." Jacob: "We'd like to use this store as our Bridal Registry."

Just wishing my old friends here and all you newer PWers a very prosperous New Year. Now if one of you lives in ABQ (Albuquerque, NM) come wash my driveway for FREE... Darn red salt rock the city puts down on icy roads is all over one part of our driveway.

To all of you who are in hurricane Irene's path, hope you're all safe and no damage is done to your homes and businesses. On the bright side just think of all the work you guys are going to be able to line up, concrete cleaning, deck cleaning and more. Just be safe, stay warm and look out for each other, this is a brotherhood of pressure washers and in times of need some not hit might have extra items they are willing to send to you who lost things.

You buy salsa by the gallon. You are still using the paper license tag that came with your car five Years ago. Your favorite restaurant has a chile list instead of a wine list. You do all your shopping and banking at a drive-up window. Your Christmas decorations include "a yard of sand and 200 paper bags". You have license plates on your walls, but not on your car. Most restaurants you go to begin with "El" or "Los". You remember when Santa Fe was not like San Francisco. You hated Texans until the Californians moved in. The tires on your roof have more tread than the ones on your car. You price-shop for tortillas. You have an extra freezer just for green chile. You think a red light is merely a suggestion. You believe that using a turn signal is a sign of weakness. You don't make eye contact with other drivers because you can't tell How well armed they are just by looking. You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful front lawn. You have to sign a waiver to buy hot coffee at a drive-up window. You ran for state legislature so you can speed legally. You pass on the right because that's the fast-lane. You have read a book while driving from Albuquerque to Las Vegas. You know they don't skate at the Ice House and the Newsstand doesn't Sell newspapers. You think Sadies was better when it was in the bowling alley. You have used aluminum foil and duct tape to repair your air conditioner. You can't control your car on wet pavement. There is a piece of a UFO displayed in your home. You know that The Jesus Tortilla is not a band. You wish you had invested in the orange barrel business. You just got your fifth DWI and got elected to the state legislature in the same week. Your swamp cooler got knocked off your roof by a dust devil. You have been on TV more than three times telling about how your neighbor was shot or about your alien abduction. You can actually hear the Taos hum. All your out-of-state friends and relatives visit in October. You know Vegas is a town in the northeastern part of the state. You are afraid to drive through Mora and Espanola. You iron your jeans to "dress up". You don't see anything wrong with drive-up window liquor sales. Your other vehicle is also a pick-up truck. Two of your cousins are in Santa Fe, one in the legislature and the other in the state pen. You know the punch line to at least one Espanola joke. Your car is missing a fender or bumper. You have driven to an Indian Casino at 3am because you were hungry. You think the Lobos fight song is "Louie, Louie" You know whether you want "red or green." You're relieved when the pavement ends because the dirt road has fewer pot holes. You can correctly pronounce Tesuque, Cerrillos, and Pojoaque. You have been told by at least one out-of-state vendor that they are going to charge you extra for "international" shipping. You expect to pay more if your house is made of mud. You can order your Big Mac with green chile. You see nothing odd when, in the conversations of the people in line Around you at the grocery store, every other word of each sentence alternates between Spanish and English. You associate bridges with mud, not water. You know you will run into at least 3 cousins whenever you shop at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club or Home Depot. Tumbleweeds and various cacti in your yard are not weeds. They are your lawn. If you travel anywhere, no matter if just to run to the gas station, You must bring along a bottle of water and some moisturizer. Trailers are not referred to as trailers. They are houses. Double-wide trailers are "real" houses. A package of white flour tortillas is the exact same thing as a loaf of bread. You don't need to write it on your shopping list; it's a given. At any gathering, regardless of size, green chile stew, tortillas, and huge mounds of shredded cheese are mandatory. Prosperity can be readily determined by the number of horses you own. A tarantula on your porch is ordinary. A scorpion in your tub is ordinary. A poisonous centipede on your ceiling? Ordinary. A black widow crawling across your bed is terribly, terribly common. A rattlesnake is an occasional hiking hazard. No need to freak out. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from New Mexico. Location: New Mexico USA (I will never be a true New Mexican, I hate hot spicy food!)

Ok we talk about vinyl and canvas awnings and how to clean them but what about metal awnings. Not interested in painting them but cleaning so they shine again. I cleaned these last year and you can see a lot of the oxidation came off, not all but some, still I want to be able to clean them better. I want all the oxidation off if possible, I want them to SHINE if possible. What do or would you guys use? What I used last time was my normal degreaser cut down more but I am sure there is something better out there that does not cost an arm and leg, arm only might be ok! Jon

Not sure if Krispy Kreme is still around in but not all of us go ape over them, I personally found nothing about them to be any different then any other fried donut, oily and loaded with calories. Now that said if you were to bring them donuts make sure the management post that so they all know where to go for them. What about coffee and tea?

WOW how you guys hate seniors, wait till you reach 55 plus and become one of them asking the younger group how much, then say that's a lot of money. Remember some of them, not all but some might not be wealthy, some might have taken early retirement and have less income to spend or became disabled etc. Might I suggest this, if you don't want to deal with seniors, yes in many states 55 is considered a senior just polity decline saying you don't really do mobil homes. Or go to the park management and offer a good price if say 5 or 10 are willing to sign up at one time and this is very important, have a price list printed stating what is included. Then on that same list what is extra and the cost per item. Now if you get 5 or more signed up, hopefully you have some sort of written agreement they sign and once you are done they say something like would you just rinse off this or that you can chose to do it free or explain that is extra paid in advance. But don't knock all seniors as you will be one someday and I am speaking from experience, I am 68 but I don't chisel that way, I have nicer ways to get discounts. LOL

Beth Remy and I wish you a very Happy Birthday.

An invite to ABQ, NM where we have lots of sunny weather, wind, some rain and thunderstorms and few pressure washers! Beth I know I posted early, better early then late! Do you and Rod still disco dance or is Rod getting to OLD for it?

I got them all! If only it would open I can take the test and be more honest. How about the direct link or www. ?

This is not in any way an attack on anyone here but I am going to say what I have to say. Ken Fenner, I have seen your post over time here, I don't know you personally but I do know Beth and Rod personally, they are friends of mine even though we are on opposite sides of the USA. Beth is not one to knock others, she has been known to go out of her way to help people even one or two she might not even like, Rod has been known to do that too but she is not known to inject comments about others families in a negative way here. I personally found your remarks more flame then a nice reply. I also think you know well what she meant but took it the wrong way. I say lighten up, relax some, take what she and others say not as competitors but as friends who want to help others in the industry. Excluding low ballers and week-end warriors. DUH is not a negative word the way Beth used it. Surely you have used too. Now go ahead and pounce on me but leave the lady out of it.

Scott I might consider kicking in a few bucks as a partner so you can up your cost to design, build and copyright and sell the idea for a few dollars more.

Carlos I am fine, enjoying life here and burning my guts out with the SPICY food which I DON'T care for since it is truly Mexican spicy! I would say Hawaii cost a lot more since the only way to get it there is by floating tankers. Remember you’re in the affluent part of CA where everything cost more but also where the greatest wines are grown. Going to become a bionic man in one week with total knee replacement, that way I can keep up with you younger guys again! By the way are you trying to look like Sly Stallone in your picture here?

A WHAT? Tonka toy? What kind of payload can it pull, can it pull a 14,000 trailer with all equipment plus extras? How about long uphill in 100 plus temp? You need to consider the big picture when buying a truck, I would not think a Tundra can haul that kind of payload. Brakes, heavy duty or standard brakes? Dodge F250 or 350 diesel would be a good choice or the compatible Ford. Biggest difference between Ford and Doge is mileage and power. Still a diesel requires so much less service.

Carlos I told you before move to NM, diesel here tops off right now at around $4.35 down to $3.89. I buy from TCH, they own the Flying J truck stops. Still cost vary depending on the location between here on Covina, CA. We all know the full cost to wash a vehicle, house, clean concrete etc. is much more then our labor, fuel and chemicals, insurance and all other things required to make a fair profit and when competition keeps their cost low in this day of raising rates it is going to be harder to compete. Not being in the business anymore I wonder if these higher fuel rates will slow down those week-end warriors, low ballers and newbies to the industry? I would hope so then all of you that have been around a few years will increase your business gaining those accounts. Has anyone done a post with just the cost of fuel state by state here? no posting other then cost of regular and diesel.

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him, and the waitress asks them for their orders. The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and she turns to the ostrich and asks, "What's yours?" "I'll have the same," says the ostrich. A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $9.40 please," she says, and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment. The next day, the man and the ostrich come again, and the man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke." The ostrich says, "I'll have the same." Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change. This becomes routine until the two enter again, and the waitress says, You both want the usual?" "No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and a salad," says the man. "Same," says the ostrich. Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62." Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table. The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me sir but how do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?" "Well" says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp and when I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there." "That's brilliant," says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!" "That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man. The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?" The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big butt and long legs, who agrees with everything I say."

Rick was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 10 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!" The next morning Rick got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, and brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale. Rick has been missing since Friday. Please pray for him.

Bring a couple burritos? In Myrte Beach, come now it ain't New Mexico guys!

That dog deserves a medal for teaching her owner how to dance!

Ron I have seen all of 2 PWers here, one doing the right thing with reclaim and the other just doing it without a care where the water goes. I would not really be the right person for a round table, I don't keep up on things in the PW business and as you know have moved on to the media business. Not easy finding the number of books, VHS, CDs and DVDs needed to keep inventory up.. Thanks for considering me, as for Denver not sure as we are planning a trip to CA in April.

Just make sure that when you finally do hold them the little squirts don't squirt on you!Josh read above again, he said GIRLS, girls don't squirt up so no way he can get pressure squirted! He can however find the seat of his pants a bit moist of holding both and something leaks. Congrads on joining the ranks of Grandparents.

Helo pressure washing, chem tanks, rinse tanks, scrub brush and a few other items. Question, just where does that leave room for the pilot/washer and reclaim tank?

Hey Ron just ship it here and I will sell it! No worry about any competition from me either! So how are things in steamy AZ?