M.Hinderliter
New member
First let me say WOW!!! I am shocked and amazed that the efforts put forth by my father, Robert Hinderliter, would be seen as so self-serving and would fall under such attacks. I am proud of what he did and the things he has done to help preserve the industry. He had the foresight to see how aggressively the regulators were going to interpret the Clean Water Act. The mobile power wash industry was on the verge of being shut down in Fort Worth, TX and would have been taken over by the car wash operators and the sand trap service companies. This is no exaggeration; prosed ordinances were being prepared for city council. Robert then convinced local municipalities to hold a meeting for public comment and informed local contractors and distributors of the meeting. After that meeting the ordinance was reworked and the education process began on what power washing contractors could do to help with the environment. How the industry could easily comply by following some basic steps for controlling wash water and disposal and how power washer could actually be good stewards of the environment to make our communities cleaner with less pollution.
From there he held many educational events and meeting to educate contractors, regulators, enforcement officials and his competition. None of this was done to sell equipment. I actually, watch his business decline as he did it. Many of the things he taught were with items that could be bought at the local hardware store. There has never been a recommendation put forth that had an exclusive for products, processes or equipment that Robert had an exclusive to sell.
I guess what surprises me the most is the amount of selfless time, energy and money that he invested into the industry and now to be chastised like this is just wrong.
The problem with BBS is that people will post and say things about other people that they would never say to their face. They won’t even pick up a phone and call a person to find out facts first hand. Conjecture and rumor seem to rule direction of some threads and replies. All I ask is that those that post remember that we are all here for a short time. Show some respect and stay on topic. Remember that your written comments can affect the personal and professional lives of others. Robert is 70 years old. He has devoted his professional career to this industry and has been experiencing difficult health issue for the past 4 years. He considers retirement to mean he works 40 hours a week instead of 80. He gets so much enjoyment from sharing his knowledge and working to promote the industry.
As for me, I believe I should support and protect my family, I should work to help my fellow man, I should be a good steward of the environment. And I hope to leave this world a better place for the future enjoyment of my children and those to come. So, I fully support any effort that will help promote the power washing industry and the protection of the environment. I don’t fully understand what the objectives of this coalition are or how it intends to achieve them. But if they comply with the aforementioned then I am in full support. I would encourage the coalition to post in writing those objectives and how they will be achieved.
Anyway, that is all I have to say. I won’t post any more on this thread and I will not come forth to support or promote public attacks. If anyone wants to talk to me and get the story first hand, you are more than welcome to call me. My direct line is 817-546-4800 or you can reach me on my cell at 817-401-1684.
From there he held many educational events and meeting to educate contractors, regulators, enforcement officials and his competition. None of this was done to sell equipment. I actually, watch his business decline as he did it. Many of the things he taught were with items that could be bought at the local hardware store. There has never been a recommendation put forth that had an exclusive for products, processes or equipment that Robert had an exclusive to sell.
I guess what surprises me the most is the amount of selfless time, energy and money that he invested into the industry and now to be chastised like this is just wrong.
The problem with BBS is that people will post and say things about other people that they would never say to their face. They won’t even pick up a phone and call a person to find out facts first hand. Conjecture and rumor seem to rule direction of some threads and replies. All I ask is that those that post remember that we are all here for a short time. Show some respect and stay on topic. Remember that your written comments can affect the personal and professional lives of others. Robert is 70 years old. He has devoted his professional career to this industry and has been experiencing difficult health issue for the past 4 years. He considers retirement to mean he works 40 hours a week instead of 80. He gets so much enjoyment from sharing his knowledge and working to promote the industry.
As for me, I believe I should support and protect my family, I should work to help my fellow man, I should be a good steward of the environment. And I hope to leave this world a better place for the future enjoyment of my children and those to come. So, I fully support any effort that will help promote the power washing industry and the protection of the environment. I don’t fully understand what the objectives of this coalition are or how it intends to achieve them. But if they comply with the aforementioned then I am in full support. I would encourage the coalition to post in writing those objectives and how they will be achieved.
Anyway, that is all I have to say. I won’t post any more on this thread and I will not come forth to support or promote public attacks. If anyone wants to talk to me and get the story first hand, you are more than welcome to call me. My direct line is 817-546-4800 or you can reach me on my cell at 817-401-1684.
