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Where using that on 2 decks next week for the first time.. Also where stripping 2 houses next week as well.. I'm trying to sell my customers on trying A/C Amber as well... We'll see.

I tried that last night Barry but I couldn't see the pics I was posting. They came up as Question marks.. I'll try that again later tonight. - - - Updated - - - I tried that last night Barry but I couldn't see the pics I was posting. They came up as Question marks.. I'll try that again later tonight.

I got disturbing news today.. Apparently I now have a problem with my right knee now. I'm staring at the very least Athroscopic Knee Surgery. My left knee I blew out at a CT Parking garage almost 2 yrs ago now. Also the problem I'm having is Arthritic knees now as well. For years I didn't always wear a Respirator so I can no longer be around chlorine without a reaction in my lungs. I was always very active to the point even today when I came out of the hospital I climbed my flatbed to change out some busted ball valves from my guys cleaning in icy conditions. The docs told me my right knee could give out because my Mensicus is curling up in it due to some tears.. Sucks!! I always loved "Physical Labor" and being outside but now I am going to possibly pay a price some more.. Lesson learned. Take care of your health first. Mike Pontillo Says your "Wealth is in your Health"... It's true.. Take care of your health and hire more guys if you have to or do what it takes to keep " Your Wealth in your Health. Learn from people like myself if you can.

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It's late. I just got done doing a few things such as Name tags for this event. I'm pretty excited about it that I may just stay up all night cause I have to be up in 4 hrs anyway:) and the flight is pretty long so I can catnap. I love these Industry events. There exhausting planning them out but when they work... It's worth it!! The planning for this event is now over but we did hit many tough obstacles along the way. Some was just bad luck and others.. Well we'll just leave that one alone because it's over with and became a non factor anyway thru perseverance by this Vegas Committee to will its way along and refusing to fail. I wish some of you here were able to come and try some of these machines with me. It's like a grown up mans and in some cases the Ladies Disney. Also the socials once again I wish you guys could be there with me as well so we can just talk shop and have some fun. Maybe next time:) If I remember I'll take some pics and post them on TGS.. Ok now it's lights out. 4 hr sleep is enough to head on a plane and sit and dream.

Agree 100% David:-) Quality before quanity for me everywhere and anywhere.

Cool. Thanks Allison! Of course I left my camera home again but always got the back up phone option:)

Lol.. At least we raised the starting time everyday for this event to 9am.. Nothing like getting up early everyday after getting in @ 4 am every night after hanging out with "The Powerwashing crew"

Why do I feel this could be a monster size group that some distributors may not like...hmmmm is AC lockler going to join??

My guys went out this morning and there is a snow covering on the ground. We got about an inch yesterday. Couldn't hold back any longer to open our season maybe because last year we got spoiled opening up 3 weeks earlier. This weather here bites. Can not wait to be in a vegas next week. You guys in those warmer regions are lucky. Snow bites here except when your a kid with no responsibilities and falling on snow means you will get right back up. Today not so easy.

All you guys should be packing your swim trunks in Vegas next week:) My residential end is a monster. 18 yrs building it and we have people all week who want stuff cleaned before Easter. No matter how our commercial end builds up I will never give up my residential end.. Except maybe when I'm dead. If I get lucky I'll be like "jiminy cricket from pinocchio" who said this about living to 93(I really want to live to 103)

The guys came back. Off to a tough start already. 2 Friggin jobs with house washes and their roofs. To icy out. Rescheduled these Jobs for tomorrow now. Rescheduling already is not a good way to start--bummer.

Same here. Real cool:)

Thinking about attending this NJ Roundtable coming up. The best I can do is come in on Saturday morning and stay for the day but then will head back cause I'm flying out for the Vegas Parking Garage Event Sunday Morning. This is our Industry. We can bicker or argue but it's our Industry. I just contacted a PWNA BOD Who said he would go if I would. I really did want to see Tony ************** Speak and he fired back at me today with an expletive and to never have contact with him again.... So of course I contacted him again:) He's in shut down mode now but he'll come around again.. I also think about what guys Like Diamond Jim Foley, who's brilliant by the way, who says basically it's the same guys and this Industry will repeat itself in the group settings over and over. Guys like him are much smarter then people like myself. If everything stays the course we will go thru another bunch of yrs just repeating what was wrong in the past.. It's a tough pill to swallow to step back and let the bulls be bulls because when you think about it they will only "Beat each other up" and the winner will win at a very high cost... As in wasting so much valuable time and also they will most likely become jaded and on top of that they may have to hear from their significant others how there wasting to much valuable time.. So I'm leaning towards going and mainly because I know that in person we will be more supportive or at least more understanding of each other then we can be on the net. The net doesn't mean much when the chips are on the table. Anyone else willing to take this risk who may have thought differently?

I do have some friends going but once again you bring up a valid point. I asked a couple of guys today if they want to go and they said no. Still debating on going myself then because it's not to far from me. Who knows maybe I'm just wasting my time to think differently on some things. Will see.

There's other things you could call this as well such as childish,foolish,Dumb and what fits all that to a tee?? The word that stands for most of it-- Politics.

Take this Poll. Would you be interested in doing a free Cleaning to the "White House" or the final cleaning of new construction Cleaning of the 9-11 World Trade Center attack.

I haven't traced my family tree yet but I do know someone on TGS who's ancestry goes back to the Declaration of Independence. I hope they respond here about that because it's an amazing heritage line. So who else has traced their family history and what did you come up with?

That was a "Legendary" Roundtable for sure.

I bet there wine wasn't as good as another Roundtable that some of us were at:)

Another great response. Explore all options...and then some.

We would need a Barry on board where we can SEO this thing to the top:) I mean that seriously.. As far as something like this would go it would be to much of an undertaking for anyone one person to do this alone unless there loaded. Also yes to what Barry says above as well where a joint venture by groups would be ideal.

That's pretty much what we figured when this was actually discussed a few yrs back. One of the idea's that might be a little bit easier to attain would be the nations capital and do some sidewalk Cleanings.. What other places could we consider?

Well it would have to be a group thing spearheaded by many. It would be much easier if someone was doing this already and we got asked to possibly help out.. That would be best.

Sure.. We do some charitable work in other sectors. What would you suggest for a high profile cleaning that can also give this Industry some much needed recognition as well?