John T

3 layers of Sikkens sounds like a real pain to strip. We had to sand a few decks over the years with Sikkens stain on them. We also had to use a defelting pad as well because of the furring we got on a few of these. I hate Sikkens stain.

Thanks Mike--Hope to cya again in Nola.

Thanks Carlos:)

I just got a phone call from someone that means the world to me. He's said that he's always seen me give nothing less then 120%. He supporting me (as in moral suppprt) to make a run and he'll do whatever he can to get my name out there. If I get in I'm going to do what I do best. Make contacts, make connections thru other associations, orgs. and individuals and keep working towards UNITING this industry and connect the dots that aren't allowing that to happen. The PWNA isn't having there board elections Until 90 days after there October Convention and the new BODs are announced 100 days after there last annual Convention so I'm looking at least 6 months down the road.. So with that being said because I always am prepared my run is now:)

Thanks Beth :)

I'm getting alot of support via emails, phone calls and text. I already read the PWNA bylaws the other night so I'm up to speed on that. Now to wait for there process to run, or make a run myself if any position opens up prematurely. As of right now there 12 slots are filled but there's always a chance to make a go for it somewhere in the future:cool:

Thanks Clark-- I'll give it my beat shot. It's a 3 yr commitment so I thought about this for awhile before I threw my name into the ring.

Hey Jim was that the deck you were doing when I called ya a couple of weeks ago. It was hot as blazes then. Great job as always--

My two girls are walking brains... There's a reason why I lock myself in my home office with my dolphin picture all lit up making the room blue and all you hear is the sound of birds chirping and the waterfall running.. Got to save the sanity some how..lol

Man your wife is smart. I'm glad my wife hardly ever reads these boards. She would love this one for sure.

You know Ron I almost called you last night. I finally landed an account that's at the base of the Empire State Bldg. We hit 19 of them tonight plus I had a guy come out from the PWRA BBQ to watch my guys and learn how efficient a small operation can be. So I read this post on my Droid. And right away I think of calling you because unlike your second in charge I do not duck calls.. Look what your second in charge is doing and once again his own words are killing him. " I am through with them too...TGS banned Tony this week, I am done there. Tony did nothing wrong. Except he doesn't pay money their to advertise so he can't get protection. My personal integrity and character was attacked there recently, even lies posted about me, by a staff member and it was defended and allowed to continue. I along with Tony have been called "minions" and "trojan horses" there, because we are Ron's friends and are his "followers" Right away he is lying twice. His accusation that Beth takes money so from the advertisers and in return they get protection--Lie. He's accusing me of lying because I'm the staff member that infracted him 15 pts and then gave him a reversal because I am am a very fair person. In doing so I also reversed Jim Gambles because his came from Celeste who was just about splitsville in this industry so she wacked Jimmy G. A good one that had no merit. The lowest thing I heard in all this is that you were allowing Tony ************** to listen to private call from some of us including myself. You stay quite when Tony announces that and you do nothing. Doug ********** thinks Tony did the honorable thing to rip out private calls to the masses and Doug supports that. There is a reason why Doug is now banned on most bb's because most of us see right thru him. So what you have here is A- Doug is lying about TGS to the 1000-2000 a day that visit your *** site. Then he comes here to show your following over there that he can get away with that. Doug is also fabricating stories about me lying to your followers. What did I lie about? If he's saying I lied because I said I wouldn't come back to the bb's or I said I wouldn't come back to these political post-- those aren't lies. Those are choices which like most of us we come back. So where's the lies.. The one thing Doug has proven to be is deceptive. That's why he is vague alot without being specific. Another term for that is Slick. You have to read his post on separate bb's to figure him out and what he's really all about and it's not pretty. One big example is He supports Tony openly on the net about Tony getting to listen to private calls to you... Which brings us to the real problem. Doug has never proven himself to be a big dog in anything except that he loves telling people how everything you do is the acceptable way we all should be. So since your the leader over at *** and also it creator people give you tons and tons of breaks because you did start a very popular bb. Your the man there who has first and last say on what goes on there and rightfully so... It's yours. So tell us Ron-- Why did you let Tony listen to your private calls of some of us here? Why would you do that? What kind of friend does that? I don't believe most of what Tony said those calls were about buts that's my own opinion... But you on the other hand you let it manifest into the point where Doug shows his true colors and tells people on *** he supports what happened here. Because this benefited the *** ratings.. You do nothing and that is and has always been the most disappointing thing about you because it's not the honorable thing to let good people get hurt. People that you have known for 10,15.20 yrs. It's disappointing Ron because we want to believe in you but this is allowed to happen over and over and you allow it. A good leader would have stopped Tony in his tracks just for the fact that he thinks it's right to listen to private calls and then spew it on the net... But it all comes back to you and the closest ones to you are sticking it to you. You would think... But for whatever odd reason you like this behavior and there is no other explanation to it because your the one who let's it happen. Your the one who let's Doug continue on with the lies such as what he says about TGS. I think today to many people see this about you and it's probably why you as well is banned all over the place. Kicked out of groups, blocked from tons of people you know etc etc etc. If your friends with Beth and TGS as you say you are why would you let Doug get away with that lie about her advertisers? Where do we start??

1-What do you see the benefits are by joining a "A Not for profit 501c3 org" Can be for your business? 2-What do you see the benefits are by joining a "For Profit Association" for your business?? I belong to both the PWNA which is a 501c3 non profit organization and the PWRA which is a profit association. Yesterday a friend in the industry called and we chatted about a few things things industry related and he knows I joined the new "PWRA" and he asked what's the benefit to a guy like myself in joining them. The easy answer is and I could give a few, is that I can purchased some marketing pieces such as postcards at a tremendous discount rate that one of the owners of the PWRA gets who purchases over a Million pieces. So to just get the same rate he does probably will save my membership fee alone and don't forget my fee is also a tax write off. The PWNA I received work and valuable networking connections along with some valuable class work and priceless memories that I can take with me.. So for me these two work....because I work them. I haven't worked my local parking garage association and my ***** membership I terminated it because for me it wasn't working at this time.. After I terminated my membership there I called there president and he said there really not ready for new membership yet so maybe I'll look at that again when the time is right. So wants some other thoughts about joining "non profits and for profits" as it pertains to your business???

You should have been to this Convention. I wish we could take back what happened afterwords. To this day the biggest disappointment of my volunteering roles within the industry. I'm still doing things for this Industry as some know that doesnt involve any of the other stuff thats in the main stream and it has nothing to do with Ruth or orgs or events that I am all involved in. This one here though was a great beginning with a terrible ending which all in all was bittersweet with mostly fond memories.

No problem

Looks like the PWNA had a decent Convention in 2010. They had a better one in 2011 and from what I'm hearing 2012 is going to be one for the ages. Its also there 20th year in existence which there celebrating that on a Disney cruise trip after there October Convention. I love to see this org. get to a 1000 members within the next few years.... Read the post in this thread and you can see what some people really think about the PWNA that would surprise a couple of newbies here. 20 yrs is a great accomplishment for anything business. Look ahead 10 yrs from now and you will be reading about the PWNA on there 30th year. The PWNA is the most well known Powerwashing organization in North America. Possibly in the world. That says alot but since they have very little competition in the non profit sector they can use some more members to give them the strength in numbers. Since they already have the name recognition its time to help them get some more members so we can all benefit from this organization becoming more known like other powerful non profit orgs in there respective industries.

I met Paul at one of the Conventions I worked on with a few others back in 2009. I deal with so many different distributors that I only bought a few things from Paul but he always came thru when I needed something. He's good people.

The only one I wish I made it to was Paul Kassandra's at his shop. I've done business with Paul in the past and if he does another one I'm going to try and make it. You should of went to the PWNA Convention last year..it was off the charts successful. Hopefully I'll cya at this years show:)

I hope you come back Carlos. Love to see you in the PWNA as well. You have alot of friends in there. In this industry since the 14 years now I've been on the net in here I have never seen anything come as close as far as members joining and a great Convention in a matter of no time when you were at the helm. That period was a major success--- I always thought you would come back-- When your ready if you wanted to.

Where is Jarrod? His website is still up so he must still be in the business.

I love those org shots. I have to start taking more pics again for the masses who like to attend events in this industry.

Hey Hugh I finally hung up the "other" job like yourself. Wish I had done it years ago when I pulled back my first retirement papers. That was 9 yrs ago. It took me 2 more times like this where the 3rd was the charm. I walked on New Years Eve 2011. Haven't looked back or slowed down since. Never knew I could be so busy with so many different things. Hope to meet you one day down in FLA.

Thanks today and thanks then Jackie to keep the industry well informed. We'll be in touch soon.

David Olson who died just 3 days before christmas 2011 has left behind such a legacy of greatness in this industry that I wanted to reach out to his family when I found out the news. Where did I find this out?? It was from Doug ********** who posted it on the net and also here to I think it was. I couldnt believe what I read. I was stunned. I met David just one time and corresponded with him many many times thru the bb's, emails and a couple of phone calls. I pretty much idolized David so much that I actually tried to copy his box truck and I used propane burners like David did. He would tell me how to do it.. He was a very given man.. One time when I was messing with my burners I had a sonic boom in my box truck that blew out all the piping and myself out with it. By all accounts I probably should have died. The fireball went right over my head as I was flying out the truck with the sheet metal piping.. Some one was looking out over me that day.. I accidently had the large propane tank filled with liquid propane when it should have been filled with Gas propane. Lucky to be telling this story today. So when I found out David died...and what he went thru before then with his skin cancer where he showed it on the net when his scalp was removed.. he was a very brave man. He also years earlier talked on the net the hurt he had with the falling out with his son which was rectified. David was an open book.. who always always told the straight story. To me there was no one more impacting to me and my business as Dave was. So after listening to so many who meant well to make it where David will not be forgotten I started to do what I do best and that is to do something..anything. Talk about things to the Sun turns blue like many may do... but I'm most likely already out there doing it.. I am a bang bang type guy which works.. some of the times.(have to learn to slow that up in organization life because there very organized and they plan meticulously which is the correct way to go there). I contacted Davids wife Peggy who said he died 3 days before Christmas. He was about 69 and they were married for 49.5 yrs.. that tells you volumes of what type of Guy David was. I also notified the PWNA president of Davids death and he also contacted the family. I told Eric I'll do something for him because him and I both being past PWNA treasurers and the way I felt about Dave I would be honored to do something for him... This is a tear jerker but I am honored to do this for the man who meant the world to hundreds if not thousands on the net. I know David had his differences with the PWNA but he still went to many of there conventions. When I met him at Celeste RT around 2007 him and I talked for hours about the PWNA.. He felt that there a good org but there has to be something more to offer there members and he had idea's on how to do that.. So I listened and never forgot what he was saying.. So because of him I tried harder in certain area's. He was an inspiration to me and when Doug ********** put that post out there I felt like I was hit deep in the stomach.. So here will be one picture of me and Dave from a distance where you can see the pen circle around us talking at celeste RT. Then you will see the email exchanges I had with Peggy... not all but the ones that are impacting.. and out of respect for David if you dislike the PWNA do not bring it into this post.. David was a huge part of the PWNA early history and he still went to there conventions and he deserves the respect even after death.... because for all of us and many more.... this man has earned it.

Still haven't forgotten about David Olson and never will. Wish he was here and many would have loved to see him at the PWNA's 20th year reunion Convention. Amazing thru thick and thin the PWNA is still growing and giants like David were a big reason for that. I miss his Internet presence, his honesty and his integrity. David was a giant.

Jim there was no lifetime memberships in there. The TT staff had a 5 yr membership and they all deserved it. Couldn't tell you where they stand with all that anymore but it was a good run a few of us had that was highlighted by the Convention. Enjoyed that experience.