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Nice to see you around Ron. Glad to see you didn't forget us.

Best wishes in health, and don't be a stranger.

Protect yourself — educate customers by Jeff Cross If you are like most cleaners, you don’t enjoy being blamed for something that's not your fault. And, it’s going to happen. Imagine this: You perform a job that seems to you to be completely satisfactory, and you find out there was some misunderstanding that could have been cleared up before the job began. You are probably nodding your head and saying to yourself, “Yes, that’s happened to me.” It may be one of those stories you don’t like to tell too often — especially to other cleaners. Joey Pickett, of Service Consultants in Lexington, KY, had compared education to excuses. Pickett said that anything you tell the customer beforehand is called education, and anything you tell the customer afterwards is called an excuse. Pickett called this one of his “Joeyisms” — and, it makes perfect sense. It’s always best to have good communication with your customers, he said, and if you have any concerns or think the customer might have some concerns, it is best to discuss this in detail before the job begins. Otherwise, if you have to explain yourself after the job is completed, the customer might think you are making excuses. Almost all customers of professional cleaners enjoy or at least appreciate being informed of what to expect before a job proceeds — especially if it protects their interests. Not many customers like excuses.

When it comes to safety, don’t be the fall guy by Russell Kendzior Whether you know it or not, you are charged with the responsibility of protecting the public from accidental injuries — and slips, trips and falls top the list. The person most likely to be blamed for a slip and fall is the person responsible for maintaining the floor. In fact, in many slip and fall cases, the person who cleaned the floor is perceived as having more accountability than the victim. Our legal system says how and when the floor was cleaned often takes precedence over people's ability to watch where they are walking. Exactly what is involved in this responsibility? It all starts on the ground level. Remove hazards When confronted with a spill, many people’s first reaction is to go for the mop and bucket. However, wet mopping is not always the right approach to hazard removal. Using paper towels or absorbent spill mats is often a better choice. In hazard removal, the name of the game is speed and effectiveness. It takes more time to get a mop and bucket then to use an absorbent wipe, and there is no drying time afterwards. Barricades and warnings Always post hazard identification during inclement weather, and when the floor is known to be wet. Remove wet floor signs once the floor is dry — an estimated 60 percent of the time we see a wet floor sign, the floor is not wet. This practice has conditioned many in the general public to ignore wet floor signs, which in and of itself may contribute to the high rates of slip and fall accidents. Use barricades when mopping aisle ways or single-entry rooms, such as restrooms or break rooms. Although barricading an aisle may inconvenience pedestrians, not using a barricade may land you in court. Russell Kendzior is executive director, National Floor Safety Institute, Southlake, TX.

Slip & Falls are a billion dollar industry. Many places have installed cameras just to monitor for them and if they were set up or truly an accident. Amazing how many people spill something and then come back slip on it, only to be caught on tape.

Get the fire extinguisher and the camera ready.

That is a 12 volt pump that is supposed to run off the battery. Where did you get the 20 volt and 14 amp specs? The red wire is for positve and the black for negative.

So was that done with Hd80? Any Booster?

So I go to an estimate today for their back yard patio, and they ask about this monster deck they have as well. I tried to gather all the info I could remember from reading other posts, but wood is not common around here. The Deck is 50 X 12, so 600 sqft It has 110' of rails and I did not count the spindles if that is needed. From the best that I can tell, it is painted with Latex paint and that is failing in many places. The posts are pretty healthy as far as paint goes, but some of the flooring is real dry. The owner is not happy that he has to pound nails in every month and says he will replace with screws. Is that a good idea? Here are some pics to get a better idea. I figured it could be stripped with HD80 and may need the booster as well. I am not so worried about the top of the deck, as I am the bottom. The paint under there is much healthier than the top or the rails. I gave them a ballpark of $1200.

Hmmmm, maybe I should pass on this being my first job. I hate Mek and if I had to use that they would not want the job done. They are very concerned about chemicals. Yes Beth, you sent me samples and I just found them the other day. they were hidden away by the wife who forgot she had ever seen them before. The stain was dried out but I would guess that the powder is fine. They are deciding if they want the deck done or not, as they gave thought to tearing it out and replacing with some aluminum product. They are supposed to call back regarding the concrete and brick, so when I go back I will test some spots.

www.restoreddeck.com

Ahh man, I goofed already. Good point and I should have thought of that. I also should have counted the spindles and measure the stairs, but I have to admit this is a large chunk of wood and I was a little overwhelmed at the moment. Next...

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Gee Jon, between this and the other one, are you upset with the goverment?

Oh so true.

Jonathan, You can get a less expensive vacuum, but you need to check the specs on the unit. You want to have a minimum of 85" water lift, or roughly 6Hg of Mercury, as well as a minimum of 100 cfm. Shop Vacs at Home Depot often have lots of cfm but are lacking in the lift category and average about 60". If you were just vacuuming up dust and a little water that would work, but you need more lift to get water in large amounts. As a comparison, that Nikro that Jon refers to is 230 cfm and 110" of lift. The vacuboom single motor has 101 cfm and 87" lift The Vacuboom dual motor has 202 cfm and 87" lift

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Best Resignation Letter Ever Written Following is a supposed letter of resignation from an employee at a computer company, to her boss, who apparently resigned very soon afterwards! It’s Funny, but a bit harsh Dear Mr. Smith, As a graduate of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and me during the commission of our duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time. Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every little nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" for the hundredth time. You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is. Your shiny new iMac has more personality than you ever will. You walk around the building all day, shiftlessly looking for fault in others. You have a sharp dressed useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude. In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle. Since this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am forced to tender my resignation, however I have a few parting thoughts. 1. When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal for you to give me a bad recommendation. The most you can say to hurt me is "I prefer not to comment." I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you would be unable to do it on your own. 2. I have all the passwords to every account on the system, and I know every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to get cute, I am going to publish your "favorites list", which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files. I do believe that terms like "Lolita" are not usually viewed favorably by the administration. 3. When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your Mother's birthday," you neglected to mention that you were going to take pictures of yourself in the mirror nude. Then you forgot to erase them like the techno-moron you really are. Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a sauce bottle, but I assure you that those have been copied and kept in safe places pending the authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (Try to use a spell check please; I hate having to correct your mistakes.) Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow. One word of this to anybody, and all of your little twisted repugnant obsessions will be open to the public. Never mess with your systems administrator. Why? Because they know what you do with all that free time! Wishing you a grand and glorious day, Cecelia

If you do not have the correct size tips on the surface cleaner, the unloader on the hot machine will stay in bypass. Before you change anything, check the tips with a nozzle chart. http://www.arnorthamerica.com/spraynozzlechart.html

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A female blonde was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman cop who was also a blonde. The cop asked to see the blonde's driver's license. The driver dug through her purse and was getting progressively more agitated. " What does it look like?" she asked. The cop replied, "It's square and it has your picture on it." The driver finally found a square mirror, looked at it and handed it to the cop. "Here it is," she said. The blonde cop looked at the mirror, then handed it back saying, "Okay, you can go. I didn't realize you were a cop."