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    I hope everyone is still doing well. I have been overwhelmed by all that has happened in tghe last year and have not been on much after a busy posting winter last year. My first son is now 17 months and way more than I can handle. Hes willlllld! His brother will be here by months end. Hope he is a little easier to handle. I hope to get back to posting and helping real soon. Til then heres a few pics.

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    Just wanted to stop in and see how things were going. Haven't had much time for online, this has been an overwhelming season. Never thought I would say this but I can't wait for winter. These 10 hour days are killing me. But no pain, no gain. I'll be back to my posting self when things calm down. Beth and Rod, everything looks great. See ya this winter!!!

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    How is everyone? Been a while since I had time to sit at the ol' puter. This season is going to be a mad house here in NC. After the drought last year and the wettest winter/spring we have had in a long time combines for lots of business. It has rained everyday this week but I had to work in it to keep up. Today it is supposed to rain 2 inches so I decided to give it a rest. I'm leaving tonite for Indianapolis. Anyone here live around there? I'll be up there all day and nite friday. Hopefully it won't be raining or snowing there.

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    On tuesday, right in the middle of the first job of the day I recieved a call on my cell from my brothers reserve unit Srg. She told my brother he had been deployed for one year duty in Operation Noble Eagle. He would be leaveing in two days. We immediatly quit work and I gave him the rest of his time here off. The bad thing is I am so booked I had to work 9 hours today and another 10 tommorow. I hired a new guy who is a great worker, but for every up there is a down so therefore he has no licence. I have to pick him up and drop him off everyday. I am way to busy to look for another guy, but I need one who can drive.

    I'm happy my brother is getting to go like he wanted to but sad he is gone. He will miss a whole year of his nephews growing up, birthdays, christmas, thanksgiving, easter, 4 of july, and all the other great things I have always took for granted. I also took for granted how great of an employee my brother was. I never had to say a thing, he knew what to do.

    I hope I can keep up this year without him!

    Please help the forces by donating phone cards, whether or not you believe in the war and support you should still put those out dying for us first no matter what.

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    I stick with Ready Seal and Olympic. I really like the Ready Seal light brown. I use Olympic when I can,t wait on the Ready Seal. I started out useing Wolmans, but found their products to be time consuming to apply and it just didn't last more than a year without beginning to look bad. I,m ready to hear the reviews on Wood Tux. Anyone applied it to aged wood yet?

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    Theres no way you could do it for $600. You said 139 to fly. Budget is cheapest on trucks and one way from there would cost you around 700-800 plus the 600-700 you'll spend on fuel. Don't forget motel and food costs. The last few years I,v spent 4 months of the year on the road, so trust me the expenses add up. Last Time I went to amarillo it cost me 175 each way for gas, but average gas prices were 1.00 a gallon.

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    I can go from Chapel Hill, NC to Amarillo, TX in 20 hours. I think the milage is about 1700. This should help you figyre your time. Keep in mind I only stop for gas to do it this fast and I run atleast 10 - 15 over the speed limit. Its a buetiful trip going from mountains to plains to desert. If you have the time I highly suggest you make the trip yourself. And be sure to stop at The Big Texan in Amarillo and see if you can eat their famous 72 ounce steak dinner.

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    I do alot of new construction(decks,driveways,garages,decks,brick)

    I also do house washing, deck cleaning/stripping and sealing, roofs,gutters,fog light replacement, concrete, brick, and just about anything else you can think of. I have a few maintanence contracts with some local stores and restraunts, and do the bus stops for the city.

    The basement with no drains I just did was one of the weirdest things I'v washed. And like paradise said people who only want to wash theair house and they have trees and weeds growing a foot tall in the gutteres, or they want their porch wash and the rest of the house is black with mildew.

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    Don't think I,m going to go after finding out its mostly interior remdeling type stuff. I want to go to one that is nothing but exterior brick and stone. You could see some products in action first hand and learn alot of new things to better and expand your business. It took me 2 years to relize it but diversifacation is the best way to make the year round profits you want and deserve. And they build new things all winter long. New construction work is messy and challenging but is a gaureenteed income year round, no matter the weather or economy. It never slows develpment around here. Sometimes it picks up around here when the economy drops. I love new construction work.

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    Screw it into the water intake. You can just hold the air to it til it starts blowing out the end of your pressure hose. It takes me about a min. per gallon to evacuate my system. Each unit holds 3 gal. of water from pump to hose end. The intake side usally has between 5-6 gal. Empty all your intake filters to keep them from busting. I forgot to about a month ago and the filter housing was laying on the ground the next morning. Kinda set me back a little but not a big problem.

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    I use ultra Ivory but I add it in addition to the emulsifier plus to help the windows rinse better. My thinking is most dishes are made of glass and it helps them rinse streak free... but I repeat you should add a quality chemical as Paradise said. It will help the job go alot smoother and get off stuff dish soap would never remove without scrubbing.

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    I like using bleach and emulsifier-plus from e-spec. It works really well at getting everything off the house and is versitile. It can be used full strength as a great degreaser and concrete cleaner. But there are so many diffrent mixes out there that work great. I suggest finding out what you can get to do the job for the best price and best convience. There are alot of products. Just look at everyones suggestions, try the ones you like and see what works for you.

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    That was more than a few...lol... Bleach can damage glass and brass if left on to long. Never allow it to dry. I always put atleast a little bleach in because sometimes the mildew isn't visible til you hit it with the bleach and it begins to die. I don't think there are any real dangers if it is used properly. Taking the time to rinse really well as well as pre-wetting plants and grass generally eliminates the unwanted side affects of bleach use. I don't see any reason not to use oxigenated bleach as a house wash. Finding a good surficant for it might be a problem, but i'm sure theres one out there. There are so many ways I really don't think you can classify one as the best. Whatever works for you is the best way to do it. I use to think I had the best way, but alot of other peoples ways work just as well. Most houses I wash are semi-gloss paint so the drying of the pigments and gloss enhancement is not a problem. I usally just use a much milder soap on flat or older paint.

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