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I noticed a trend and wanted the input of some of the people here. In 1992 Robert Hinderliter founded the PWNA with a few associates. At that time I thought that it was an educational organization that was for the benefit of the industry. They did have their semi annual conferences, and...

I thought that it would be interesting to see what you feel is the future of our industry? Things that you might want to consider are: 1. How will the equipment change in the next ten years? 2. What kind of regulatory requirements will we need to deal with? 3. Will the current popularity of...

I was reading cleaner times today, and the Publisher wrote in his column about the safety on teh pressure washing guns, and that a minimum standard is being discussed to make them safer. So I thought that I would conduct a poll... Scott

I got called to clean a roof for the owner of the building and found these ducts on the roof. The pics were from my phone, so they are not the best. In one of the ducts as it curved up, there was about an incha nd a half of grease. Me thinks that someone is going to lose a large account...

I am currently buying used equipment. I am in need of two hot water wash rigs, recovery equipment is a plus, though not required. Please E-mail me if you have something that might meet my specs. The-washer@msn.com Scott Stone

1. New guys that come on and ask basic questions, that with a quick search, or a little thinking they could find the answer to... 2. People that think that the pricing in Phoenix, Alabama is the same as pricing in Phoenix, Az. 3. People that think that it is their lifes duty to denigrate and...

I was driving down the street and saw an explorer with one of those Loving memory stickers on it's back window. So it reads: In loving memory of Scott Stone. Of course it said I died in 1994. I better cash in my life insurance. Scott Stone (I don't think I am dead)

This is a poll, to see how close I am in paying my guys. I want to be competitive, or better. So, what do you pay? If it is above the top wages listed, please post in the thread. Scott Stone

A funny story. My two oldest boys are their Junior High's National Academic League team. My oldest is high scorer. They are going to the State Championship today, and were interviewed last week for the Newspaper. One of the questions that the reporter asked was,"What does your father do for...

Here is a contest sponsored by me. I haven't decided what hte prize will be, but I am leaning towards some Flow switches that I can't use, that I have laying around.:rolleyes: Here is the job. 55143 Sq. Ft. 75% exposed colored aggregate, 15% untreated concrete,5% is red curbing that needs...

FOr Sale: Complete Washer Set up. Mi-T-M 5 at 3500 PSI wash rig With General TS2021 pump 18 gallon diesel tank and 9 callon gasoline tank. European style heater, with a belt drive ignitor system. 325 gallon tank two hose reels 50 foot feed hose, and 200 feet pressure hose. The trailer is a...

I was working today, and it was a bit on the warmish side. Sometimes when that happens my A.D.D. will kick in to soothe the pains. This is what I was thinking about today. What if a guy was going to go into Detailing big. He wanted to be mobile, and so he has a trailer custom built. Each...

What methods to you use to track customer information on jobsites? This is a poll that I am interested in. Scott Stone

I just though that I would let you all know that we had our first 110 degree day yesterday. It was nice to finally take off the sweater, and get a little work done for a change. Scott Stone

I would like to congratulate Cleaner times on their article in the recent issue on Hf. It was well past due, and very informative. Congratulations on a well written article. Scott Stone

I got my Cleaner times yesterday, the one with the pricing schedule in it. I just wanted to know what everyone thought of the pricing structure that was included in the magazine. Scott

I rolled out my kids/employees today to work for the first time this week, due to rain. Only had enough work for one crew, so I thought that it would be good for another day off. I was driving past a local store and someone was cleaning the store front. Just last week I went into the store...

okay, here are the parameters of my poll. I want to know what you consider to be "good" money. I don't want you to just pick the highest amount. That would defeeat the purpose of the poll. I want to know at what point you would think that you are making an exceptional living, and could...

Okay, All of you that are members at Costco, you need to open up the Costco Connection and reade the letters to the editor section. There is one whack job in there talking about UFO'S. I am reading this and thinking the guy sounds someone coherent, and then I look at the name, Jon Fleischer...

I know that there are a lot of contractors out there that spend the majority of their working time cruising the internet. I have even heard of soem that have said that they want to be really up on the current trends, and that is why they spend so much time on the bbs's. Others have said that...