what do you owner operators do when you get injured or plan to do??

I hurt my knee late Saturday and can't work for ????

go see the specialist tomorrow

I might just hire someone with experience??

I've got plenty of insurance but don't wanna lose customers

The 39.95 are the ones that will last , the 15.95 ones should last over a year of constant use everyday, if you don't work winters they should last you 2 years. You get what you pay for, but at that price how can you lose.

                                 Nightrider

Tef: I think you got your facts wrong. It was the Nightrider who clearly said that the ceramic glides were the ones that will get the lifetime warrantee, not the other cheaper model. Nightrider also says above that he expects that model to last 3 to 4 years. That means when it wears out, he will have to charge you a very good rate on the shipping to pay for all those free glides you will be receiving over your lifetime.

As for the $15.95 model you got confused on, just read what Nightrider said in his original post when he said that he was going to make glides.He said it will be "utterly industructable". He then said above that it would last about a year or 2 in use. That is where you might have got confused, thinking that "utterly industructable" might mean the same as lifetime. I knew better.I knew exactly what Nightrider was trying to say cause I have been making glides for a few years now eh, and can read between the lines on these things.

SGK

Sell SGK glides, I've heard that they are the best. Over and over and over and over........

I'm starting to believe it. Oh wait, no I'm not. I'm starting to lose it

Kenny........why don't you just worry about your own glides and forget what other people are doing, don't trouble yourself what I say and do.................am I the centre of your universe.............find other things to talk about than glides.............

                                  Nightrider

Okay Andy. The best thing to do is carry disability insurance, like I do. This can be purchased so that you receive 60% of your average weekly wage that you have been making the last year.As long as that has been a good one, that is your best bet. If you do not qualify for this type of insurance, or if your wages were lower that year, the next best thing to do is buy direct from WCB. More of a paperwork hassle if you are injured than the first choice, but sometimes that is all you can get. None of this helps now, if you are injured however.

For the here and now situation, I  would make sure you have at least 2 companies ready to subcontract your work for you. If you charge average rates, this should be possible at about 50% of the gross invoice amount. Have a few magnetic signs made up with the name of your company on them. Have your contractor use them on any unlettered vans they may have. That is best. Otherwise, you may have to accept lettered vans with a different company name do the work for you. The longer term answer is to always have at least 2 TMs with 1 or more employees working for you. That way, your health does not determine what gets cleaned.More headaches to be sure, but you grow this way and stay in business regardless of your state of health.

Sorry that this happened to you.

Ken

well I AM friends with most of the cleaners in town

very close with 2 of them because I send them flood work  and I worked for one of them

I do have insurance,and WCB but would rather not make a claim with WCB.

Was thinking of hiring someone anyways but it's kinda tough to train with me being a gibble

Andy why would you pay into WCB and not collect??

that is the friggin purpose.

WCB in B.C. is actually fairly accommodating towards their premium assessments.

Steamin... you don't have a helper or back up guy????  You got to get someone and go with them... even if your just going to sit in the van...

The customers will appreciate your commitment....

I know how you feel...I work in pain a lot of times, because my brother is the only one I trust.  If he's too busy or not available  I take two advil and head out

 T 3's work better steamer.

are you guys crazy... it's all out WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

competitors are the enemy!!

suck it up soldier!!!!!!!!!

I agree more toward Mr.Steamer about the comp.

 I had a referral from a good rest.custy but it was too far for me to drive for the money (round trip 150mi)  so i called 10 ccer's in that area, Each one said they didn't want it. It was only $60 for 300sft. Less than 1hr work. Couldn't get anyone to do this for me. So i ended up losing the other rest acct. (they were family). Hungarians.

Whatsmore, my area is loaded with bulletin boards, everytime i drive by one i put up my pulltab flyer and sometimes the whole flyer is gone the next day. The COMP is taking them down.

Well then u r lucky, the guys around here won't help or give ya zilch.

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*****Dog eat Dog here.*****

Saw a fellow cleaner at the pumps one day and i started to talk to him, he didn't have the time.

Maybe behind schedule. Strange around here.

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Padman must live in "a little patch of heaven"... that happens no where...unless it's a franchise situation....

I throw a few companies some work ...if it's something I don't do...

but most times I don't like to recommend...actually I DONT RECOMMEND  it caused me a lot of heart ache in the past...

I've also helped a few friends get into the business.... one of them is also sending out flyers with the same company I use and under cutting my cheap price.......with the truck I sold him... with the methods I taught him

to me that is WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are so WRONG Steamer, I know personally hundreds of cleaners, and most places I go a GROUP of cleaner freinds from the same town meet me.

Maybe it is where you live, or maybe it is just YOU.

I left on good terms with the last CC co. I worked for

I help him out and he helps me out

His brother in law also runs a CC co. in town and we get along very well....he's been trying to get out of the cleaning end and focusing on water damage so he actually sends alot of cleaning my way

so I send the two of them all of my WD,,,they're both mentors really

I also try to stay friends with most of the other cleaners but there is only 1 other co. I truly trust to cover for me.

the one o/o tries to send me all of his crapola work but his customers usually think my prices are too high..............even though he tried telling me that I don't charge enough

turns out I need a day surgery and can go back to work the following day......I'm gonna try to tough out a couple jobs tomorrow

Padman wrote: You are so WRONG Steamer, I know personally hundreds of cleaners, and most places I go a GROUP of cleaner Friends from the same town meet me.   Maybe it is where you live, or maybe it is just YOU.

so you country bumkins share customers... I guess thats what comes from marrying your cousin

Padman that goes to show you... padders are a dime a dozen....lol it doesn't matter what padder does the job you all wash your pads at the same coin laundry...

share customers....bahahahahahaha

Hey Lee...  if you ever have any customers you want to share with me give me a call....

I haven't been to the coin laundry in a while... is that what it cost now adays?????..

I don't see how you're making money Padman when you can seem to pull yourself off Kenny's nipple