Jim Martin
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from everything that I have been reading....it pretty much official......
OK, so I'm a cupcake ..and WILL reschedule that job
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Desk Jockey
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Just got another residential call and one large WDR at the military base. Getting crazy here already! 
Today SUUUUUUUUUUUCKED! I had to use my stupid Boxxer again and the back doors stay open a little becaise of hoses, and my wand, upholstery tool, stair tool, and other solution lines all froze! Im ready to move south!
Shane Deubell
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Its like an arctic hurricane here....
Never seen anything like it
Took me 2 hours to drive 1 mile.
I blame the Kanadiens, they put this hex on us.
Never seen anything like it
Took me 2 hours to drive 1 mile.
I blame the Kanadiens, they put this hex on us.
huh, didn't show up, I woulda answered!
Billy
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We rescheduled all work for safety as we always do when in-climate weather moves in. We always let clients know when scheduling weather can force us to re-schedule that way if we do they aren't surprised. We have a rule that we will not risk our safety or our equipment for a job. We aren't an emergency service though so we can do this.
I did go out & start all our vehicles though just to warm them up.
I did go out & start all our vehicles though just to warm them up.
Greg Cole
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Greg Cole
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Mardie
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When I was in my twenties and working in the northern Alberta oil patch I ran lots of equipment that was subject to freezing up. I ran a hotsy power washer in a box truck and did mostly thawing out frozen valves and load lines. I also ran tank trucks sucking water out of frozen lakes so i could pump that water on top of the lake to make ice roads. You should see how fast water freezes when pumped onto an ice road at -40 to-50 celcius. It freezes before it stops running. I also ran Vac Trucks and a variety of tanker combinations that were subject to freezing. I also ran many heavy trucks and their air systems and brakes are also subject to freezing. I very seldom had problems with equipment freezing up on me. Other guys were always freezing up. Knowing how to run your equipment under severe conditions makes freezing up not a problem at all.
ruff
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If it gets below 32 here, we impeach the governor.
Desk Jockey
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I just ran my daughter home. Had to take her & the wife to Medasist and to get their prescriptions. And saw one of my water trucks headed back in.
I'm out spending it and thankfully they are out making it. They went out at 6:00, last one called in today.............so far. ; )
I'm out spending it and thankfully they are out making it. They went out at 6:00, last one called in today.............so far. ; )
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
I'm suppose to be done with water damage, yet I am the only guy going out right now it seems. Just got back from an apartment building water. Just did the extraction, they are pulling carpet and pad. Not equipment needed yet. Caught it right away.
Had my main computer hard drive fry, so had to do a round trip 4 hour drive today for a new one. Brother in law just called as I was driving home from the water damage, so picked it up and now starting to try and fix programs that did not transfer properly.
Spent the early evening getting outside trucks started again and now trying to run them 15 minutes every couple of hours until I go to sleep.
Had the vac hoses freezing up tonight, pulled the filter in the box to keep that from freezing....just frickin miserable!!!
I am really hating the cold and all the other BS that is going with it. I am a big old crab a** right now!!!
Gonna go find some cheese for dinner now to go with my wine.....
Mark Saiger
Had my main computer hard drive fry, so had to do a round trip 4 hour drive today for a new one. Brother in law just called as I was driving home from the water damage, so picked it up and now starting to try and fix programs that did not transfer properly.
Spent the early evening getting outside trucks started again and now trying to run them 15 minutes every couple of hours until I go to sleep.
Had the vac hoses freezing up tonight, pulled the filter in the box to keep that from freezing....just frickin miserable!!!
I am really hating the cold and all the other BS that is going with it. I am a big old crab a** right now!!!
Gonna go find some cheese for dinner now to go with my wine.....
Mark Saiger
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Desk Jockey
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It sucks working in the cold but what are you going to do. We did 7- today and still have one for tomorrow that wanted to wait until morning.
Desk Jockey
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Its definitely worth some consideration. Especially with those property management companies you work for. Your hourly would work fine for extraction. I'll have some stuff for you at MF 10 but if you want something before then email or PM me.
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Dolly Llama
Number 5
50 degree drop in temp
it was 42 at midnight last night
it's -12 right now..and still windy
..L.T.A
it was 42 at midnight last night
it's -12 right now..and still windy
..L.T.A
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
it's -14 here..........i had ta go to the mailbox today!
yaaaaaa Santa was here.........thx Larr!
yaaaaaa Santa was here.........thx Larr!
KevinL
Supportive Member
Just got another residential call and one large WDR at the military base. Getting crazy here already!
Hey Richard, when you get a call to the military base do they let you get started or do they take estimates and then hire the cheapest contractor?
That all sounds horrible!!!
Greg Cole
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Desk Jockey
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Depends on what it is. Carpet cleaning they takes estimates and are cheap. Emergency work they care more about if you are capable and realize that comes with a price. They just need to know a ball park so they can get approval.
The tough part is security, they have to do a background check on you before they let you on base, which can take 20-30 minutes. Fortunately we have a couple of guys that already have the passes that are good until Sept 2014 since they were working on a mold job there a few months back. So then they just check the truck and they are allowed on the base.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
do you turn yor regulator off when extracting only...?
