timhays

it was either a landa water jet or a harley item i dont remember exactly but i was sniped at the last moment. sorry to hear about your loss.

i lost a bid to a vandiesel username on ebay what were you bidding on when this happened?

where did you get water?

if not how about Time Warner?

sorry to see ronp and jon go,didnt know the others this is the first year i have seen veterans leaving,usually its newbies,whats happening?

watch the discovery channel,check out the alaskan crab fisherman series,this is the most dangerous job in america,300 miles off shore one of the deck hands fell overboard in 35 degree water and it was a 1 in 1000 that he was pulled back out. i was scared just watching the show. ps for 2 weeks which is the season for crab fishing the elsa-n boat caught 160,000 pounds of king crab and the deck hands split 16 thousand each, the boat captain had to make at least 200k for the trip

,please post a pic of your device.

gmail is a new email system for google,who by the way is offering a free 1 gig acount to ANYONE who is interested. also they are releasing an ipo stock offering which will be one of the largest for a us company in the amount of 3 billion wich is $108-$135 a share claimed by many to be a cash out ploy for the execs.

whats the square footage of these homes?

hot water works best.

our surrounding population to guess would be 1.5 million,large metro areas with home to more fortune 500 corporate centers than any where in the world. there are rich and poor people every where you go,but our average client home value goes from 300k-1.8 million the only 100k houses we clean are for new home builders

i stand corrected

ditto what beth said 100 percent

the only thing i use on concrete is hydrocloric acid 50/50,even on the concrete that is black from mold growth the acid cleans better than chlorine. unless were dealing with rubber or grease then its sodium hydroxide.

i am glad your ok,there have been a lot of deaths from similiar incidents. if flushing chemical lines is part of your routine i would fabricate some other system then placing your hands near the end of the wand.

im glad your making it work,thats all that matters. what are you going to spend all the money on that your making?

we dont do wood restoration,we have bid several jobs at 1.50 but no one has yet to pay it,we clean new construction exclusivley,brick,concrete,and viny siding. make dammn good money too. i tried catering to homeowners but it was a pain in the ass,a builder will pay more than a homeowner and he will call you back again and again.

lately we havent received any calls from advertisements,and seems as though the homeowners are the one who waste my time,its alway how much and its too high,we are now only servicing business customers and make what we need to with no complaints and lots of repeat business. i wish i could advertise for the prices you are payuing and get the response you do. good luck

i have one yello0w page ad that is business card in a cheap book is $308 i would have to say you are very lucky to get as much advertisement as you do for $500 a month,if you know any tricks i dont send me an emai at timhays@carolina.rr.com

very impressive,keep on keepin on.

$3000 a day with 3 men is definately an accomplishment,where do these 7-12 calls a day come from?

i think oxalic is used primarily for a non ferrous rust stain,and a phosphuric and sulfuric acid solution is used for the ferrous rust stain you are referring to.

thanks henry i will record your number. put in 15 hours today i am very tired.

Henry,i have allready gotten tired of chasing the dirty houses,i realized there dirty because they wont pay to clean them regularly. i would have to say that most of us would be doing good to be in your situation and seems as though you have built a very successful business,i agree with your pay logic,the top pay for a major company in this area is $10hr i pay my help $15 and hr. its not a lot compared to what we charge but they dont ***** because they cant go anywhere else for that kind of money.and i dont have to feel guilty for taking advantage of anyone i am still hardheaded even though i am 32,i feel as though i let too many years (unprofitable) slip by and i have to race the clock to make up for it.. i am not where i want to be but by the end of this year i will be very close. this week since monday we have actually do 4k in sales and will do estimated 7k by end of sunday night just my help and myself,by far the best week since being in this business,the next 2 weeks we will be on a time and material account full time,and trying to handle all the regular incoming work orders at the same time. the time and material account is good for $4k a week alone.i have spent just about everything ive made since Sept. 2001 back into this company and it feels good to finally get to spend some of the money on things i want for a change,actually this is the first year i started paying myself an hourly wage since i started. last year we made a ton of money(seemed like) and it was not budgeted correctly,we have refined a lot of the mistakes made last year and created new budgets,and lowered our operating costs.these 2 things,coupled with new marketing approaches have single handedly turned our company around for the better. our biggest gain has come from realizing which jobs are profitable and which ones we turn down. i hope this is only the beginning of a new era.

Paul,very good reading i always enjoy reading your post and have been subscribed to some of the business newsletters you recommended for some time now.