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    Well, I could be snarky, and say that it is being someone, or doing something that others are envious enough of that they make up lies and spread rumors about you.

    In reality, I think Ron is spot on. Sure, money will come with it, but in reality, if i am successful, with my wife, raising children, that will fill me with joy, but I will not necessarily see financial rewards from it.

    I'm with you on that Scott. Did Ron just get really deep? :)

    I would say a positive bank account for sure, enjoy what you do of course, but I would gauge it on a better quality of life I can provide for my Family. No we don't buy new cars or trucks, have a big house or expensive habits. We live kind of a simple life but can enjoy ourselves when we want to.

    Because of the business my Wife will be graduating RN school in May without having to deal with a full time job.......To me that's success in business.

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    hmm good point with the phone number! Good thing it doesn't get done till Friday!.. And do you mean not to include the website? Or to include it? Because right now its on the upper left hand corner

    Sorry, it was so small I couldn't see it:D, see what I mean.

    You can make everything larger without making it look busy & cluttered. Just my opinion but you've got a lot of "Wasted Space" that could be filled up. Make the letters bolder, larger. A wrap on the back door with a Before & After picture with your info on it so customers at the stop light can see what you're talking about.

    You want people to look at your trailer and know what you do within 3-4 seconds, that gives them 5-6 seconds to get your info.....Make It Easier For Them.

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    If someone owing you money upsets you that much better think twice about starting your business up. And really this is all it's about. I agree that if this is the way this guy runs his business, he won't have a business for long, not much you can do about it but learn how not to run your business.

    Personally I'd find out where he lives and go get my money........But That's Just Me.

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    Greece, Syria? Anyone? Anyone? I know she was very talented and inspired many people but wish the national media could focus on seroius global issues.

    Nope sorry Rick, the media will beat this dead horse until we all want to go smoke crack, or someone else does something stupid. We can only hope someone does something stupid FAST.

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    Never had a customer tell me what they would pay me before, but I know what I'd tell them if they did.

    I'm not in the Fla. market so I can't say. We sell service not price. The customer you described is not a customer I would have. We have lowballers here too, I out sell them all the time because we sell a quality service, those guys sell price because they can't sell quality or anything else.

    I totally agree with what Doug said too.

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    If anything, we (*****) are suppose to learn from our mistakes, and there have been quite a few, and that's cool.

    I read once that the definition of "Insanity" is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. I can see this now with how the ***** was run. Now it's time for a change.

    We have got to have smart on the ball successful business people joining the ***** and in leadership roles. Some are Contractors, and some are Contractors owning other businesses to add revenue streams. This should or will be addressed soon.

    The thought of by/for Contractor is just that... A great thought. I think all will agree that your average run of the mill Contractor has no idea or the time to run this Org. History cannot repeat itself.

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    Brian, before you start to consider what equipment you should buy, I would suggest you bone up on the other side of washing that most new to this business don't do....The Business Side.

    Sales, marketing, website, insurance, etc.

    You can have great equipment but that does no good if you cant generate work. You'll soon learn that you wear many hats in your business and to survive you must wear them well.

    If you're not mechanically inclined as you stated then by all means buy local.

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    I started with 5.5 gpm hot water washers, after a year or so I found out I needed to speed the process of washing. I switched to 8 gpm units a few years ago and would never go back. I do 90% residential work. So why do I have hot water for residential work? Because I market hot water and then the other 10% that isn't residential pays very, very good. If you don't need hot water.....cut the burner switch off. If you need hot water.....cut the burner switch on. It's really a "No Brainer". It's worked for me. More gpm = faster working speed. Pays for itself in no time.

    Landa, Hydro Tek, Alkota, Mi-T-M......All good Washers.

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