John T

I know one thing I've been thinking about.. I need to possibly get back in the gym after a 7yr hiatus. That always got my mind off of work but getting to the gym is the hard part. Idea's? What do you guys suggest to do when you get that burnout sensation kicking in?

You Dawg Adrian..lol u caught my post just when I was editing it out. I was told not to put on anything negative no matter right, wrong or indifferent kind of thing... That remark wasn't targeted towards anyone but you just never know who reads what kind of thing and what they take out of it. Also now that you bring it up.. Weren't you the one who Met Cindy Crawford :) http://www.google.com/search?q=cindy+crawford&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=w0MBUpqYH4aQ9gS-xoDQBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=690&sei=yEMBUonHCYaS9QSS1YGgCg She is hot hot hot and all around special. Closest Customer that we do work for that's In Cindy's all around class is Carol Alt who looks even better in person and friendly as heck as if you knew her for years. http://www.google.com/search?q=carol+alt&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mEQBUt_BEYz29gSw_4CYBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=690

It could be the company your thinking it is because there a national company. That condo Gutter job we just did was thru them. We also clean either 2-3 condo complexes thru them every few yrs. I won't mention their name and I understand it's the cost to do business but it urks me when we have to submit to them every year our updated WC Ins., our Liability ins with what they want listed in there etc. and now we have to pay to do this as well. 2 can play this game even though it's a bit sneaky. I'm going to jack up my price just a hair next time to offset that cost.

Hahaha. Surprise surprise:)

I remember you Steve and a few others posting how great the X-jets were. It was probably from reading those post back then which caused me to try the old style x-jet with the screw in tip. Man what a difference it made. I was sold!! Today the M5's totally rock.

That's the reason I love our X-Jets. If you know what your doing you can put a stronger mix up with an X-Jet then let's say a downstreaming nozzle which is why I switch 12-13 yrs ago. Nice job.

Wow that's Huge!! Largest event in #'s alone that I seen in years. This is going to be special. People should jump on this one.

How's the lobster and what about the price you dawg Jimbo:) I haven't been there in years but it's definitely a great place to get away from it all.... And ummmm eat lobster for a great price..yummmmm

This Convention looks like it's going to be a good one as well. Anyone here plan on attending the PWNA Convention this year?

Updated PWNA Concention info: $75 early bird special ends today PWNA Annual Convention - Oct. 17-19 in Orlando, FL Today is the deadline to receive the $75 early bird special on your 2013 PWNA Annual Convention & Trade Show registration. This year's event is truly one you do not want to miss. Not only do we have a new line up of courses such as Fall Protection, Window Cleaning with Pure Water, Water Remediation, 9 Tips to help Manage the growth of your Business, and Softwash, but we also have traditional favorites such as Power Washing 101 and our Certifications courses: Wood Restoration, House Washing, Roof Cleaning, Fleet Washing, Environmental, and the Seal'N Lock Authorized Technician/PWNA Flatwork certification. Another favorite back on this year's schedule is the Taking your Business into the Millions panel discussion. Courses are not the only thing new that our attendees will be able to participate in. * We will be offering a mentoring program which offers a new prize that any attendee (new or a veteran) would dream of winning: a two day, all-expense paid trip to train and be mentored by industry leader, Paul Horsley. We will also have a team building exercise that will help attendees build long lasting networking connections as well as teach team building skills that you'll be able to implement into your businesses immediately. The winning team (team will be announced after the show) will win free admission to next year's convention. * Lastly on the topic of new, we have quite a few new vendors that will be displaying this year on top of many vendors from previous shows. You will have the chance to meet vendors face-to-face and learn about the latest products and equipment. You will also have the opportunity to see some of the equipment at the outdoor demonstrations. * * To date, this year's sponsors include: * Armstrong Clark Hydro Tek - Cleaning Equipment Mfg. Alkota Cleaning Systems J. Racenstein Company Steel Eagle Powerwash.com EDI Distributors Knight Enterprises Joseph D. Walters Agency, Inc. Timber Ox Products Pressure Wash Outlet * Give us just three days of your time and we will teach you many systems you can use to build a successful Power Washing business. Don't wait any longer!* Contact PWNA Headquarters today or go to http://www.pwna.org/annualconvention2013.php to find a full list of classes as well as registration forms

Who's going to the PWRA's first Convention that looks like it's going to be one heck of a show?

We have a standing offer to go to Fripp Island again thru family http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fripp_Island,_South_Carolina I am the kind of guy when I offer something to someone such as come over to my house anytime and stay for a couple of days... I really mean it and people have. This is the second time I got this offer to stay at Fripp Island for a week for free which I did about 2 years ago all because the wife ask me to come down with my family when we were drinking some good Vino----Guess what.... we went and I paid for all the meals and extra activities we and them did. The offer is here again.. Might do it.. They want us to come again because their retired school teacher and Engineer who have no kids and they love to entertain at their very large house there.... What to do what to do.... I just love good people who offer like I would do the same... will see.. I do need some type of vacation to clear my mind:)

When I was in the Navy one of our port stops was supposed to be Amsterdam but then the Marines were blown up in the barracks while asleep in Beirut Lebanon in 1983 that changed everything for us then. Man oh man did us guys love talking about Amsterdam before this tragedy went down. We were all single and that was the place to go to then. "Window Shopping" was the big talk then and very reasonable as well...and legal:)

We still do on emergency cases. Also I still buy from him my strippers and brighteners for wood restoration work. I've been using this local distributor for 18+yrs now and there's always a couple times of year I have to stop in there to get something. Once in awhile I'll stop in just to buy them lunch if I'm in the area. There also the only distributors I ever tip because there the only ones who still at times work on my equipment if I just can't get something to work right which is less often now then in the past. So how about you? Do you still deal with your local distributors at all? How about some of you newer guys. Did you ever deal with your local distributor or is everything the Internet for you? Looking forward to reading your responses.

Hey Alan -- good to cya posting again. What kept you away so long and what brought you back?

I know my girls would be all for this. It's way to early to pick anyone since no potential candidates have made any major announcement that they're planning on running yet. From what I've been hearing is that Hillary Clinton is going to be the favorite for the 2016 presidency if she runs. Personally I am far from a Hillary fan. On the female side of things, Condoleezza Rice I have a ton more respect for but she won't run. Heck Hillary probably would've beat Obama the first time if John Edwards didn't pull so many democratic votes from her. The 2016 election is going to be a fun one to watch since this country seems to be stick in the mud the last few yrs. So what do you guys/gals think for 2016?

You got any idea's for some business threads? I'm adding in anything that comes to mind because it's the club house area.

I still get he Cleaner Times Magazine because of my PWNA membership. I still enjoy reading some of the articles in there. Who else gets the Cleaner Times magazine and what's your thoughts about it? Do you receive this magazine thru an organization or do you subscribe for it on your own?

Hey Al with a picture like that and Craig Harrision floating around, this would be a good time for a nice article about F9 and the amazing results contractors are getting using this product. One of the places you can contact is the Cleaner Times magazine http://www.cleanertimes.com/content.cfm?articleID=168 If Beth see's this she might have some idea's with this as well on who to contact. Time to get this F9 front and center of it's not there already. Just Sayin:)

Amazing!! Best pictures I seen yet from fertilizer stains before and after. Was it F9 you used?

Below is a picture of the exact Gun I own that I can carry most anywhere. I carry it once on occasion but most of the time I keep it in my safe that has a hand print on it that I use my hand to pop in the number to open this safe. I do have a small arsenal in there. I'll take a picture of that one of these days. Face it--- for better or worse this country is built on guns. It truly is. I personally wish there were no guns in this country because I dealt with suicides, accidental kid deaths, Parents killing kids and vise a versa. But where a country that is built on guns and the fact is there are as many guns here as there are people which is roughly 300,000,000 in this country. So since the 2nd amendment exist I follow my rights to bear arms. I'm also extremely careful that know one can get to my guns. Now what I'm getting to. The Zimmerman story. I feel terrible for Trayvon Martin who was killed. Absolutely terrible. Who wouldn't if you have kids. He was someones child. butttttttttttt..... Now the problem. He gets into a confrontation with the neighborhood watch which was Zimmerman who has the right to bear arms. This kid is apparently pounding Zimmerman pretty good. What happened in here only the jury and the judge and Zimmerman really know. In my case if I was doing my job the last thing I would use is deadly physical force but if need be.. I would use it. This case is unfortunate. This country is built on guns may not be the greatest thing in the world but it is what it is. So like my rights allow I have my family covered... but I also have myself covered because no one in my household can open my safe because of the hand print code I have. What's your thoughts? Do you allow yourself to use your right which is the 2nd amendment which is your right to bear arms?

That's a fair debate to make but also consider those tend to be the lower income area's and guns or no guns crime runs rampant in lower income congested area's.

I'm no data expert but I understand how polls tend to work... Example. You take a 1000 people for example in a certain area and poll them the margin of error could be let's say 3-5% either way. If you were to take a poll that consisted of everyone in this country(never going to happen because we can't even get people off their fannies to vote) your margin of error would be 0%. Collecting data is interesting I would think if your a numbers person or are on a fact finding mission. Predictions can come out of data that in many cases could be extremely important.

How about that. I'm part Irish nationality, Sicilian(I'll break your legs nationality) part Spain Spanish where my 98 yr old sweetheart of a grandmother still works out 6 days a week and part Mexican. My Grandfather rest his soul went to Columbia University and he was always known to be extremely intelligent.. So what does that make me besides a mutt that likes to bite..lol How about an America as in nationality. What, is there a time frame that this country needs to go thru for us to earn this right? Bull! We should have this right now. 300 yrs of world dominance it's time we make some rules for ourselves instead of worrying about other countries on this planet. Our moral is disgustingly low. It time where called American first as a nationality. What do you guys think? Do we deserve this right?

Very well stated Beth and same goes with Allisons and Guys for that Matter. Where all entitled to our Opinions in this country and we can express it because we do have the "Freedom of Speech" here. I'll tell you one of the very few things about the Law which I always liked. We by far have the best Criminal Justice system in the world. Far from Perfect but at least everyone in most cases has a fair shot to defend themselves. What I like is the proof of evidence we have that makes things go to a certain level. For example--I'll I need to arrest someone was "Probable cause". That's it. Now the level goes much higher to Convict someone Criminally which falls under "Beyond a reasonable doubt". I love that one. Its as close to fact that any court system in the world has. Rose color lenses, How people are brought up and everything else gets removed because we all have our personal preferences and bias's. So this is why I love facts. To convict someone here its has to be just about fact and if it is indeed fact and there are no extraordinary circumstances involved such as self defense etc. then the charges stick. Once again this goes back to the Zimmerman trial which was polarizing for sure. I get it that the African American Population has a bad taste in their mouths because almost all of them dealt with bigotry somewhere in there life. So I get that. Its terrible. Heck if My daughters were born in some of these Muslim countries they would be considered "Second class citizens" so they would most definitely have inner turmoil like many African Americans feel they have here. But in the court of Law you have to remove that from your mind. You have to go by the facts of what happened. Maybe Zimmerman got over because Trayvon died. Could very well be. The dead can't defend themselves(In most cases but sometimes there are circumstances the dead person did that indeed defended them---whole other story). So in conclusion this whole story is tragic but a Jury of our peers came back with a verdict. Stinging to some but rightful to others. What I think this verdict does show is how divided we are as a country and your Poll article above shows that.