truckmount girl
1800greenglides
OLDDUFFY's real name is Richard Jennings. He recently lost his CD franchise due to cancer. He is 62 and was a franchisee since '89. I became acquainted with him when he was selling his CD Charlie suit on ebay.
I will let him tell his story, but basically, he got nothing for his franchise, had a lot of trouble selling his equipment due to CD regulations. Got stuck with a lot of chemical he couldn't sell and HRI won't buy back and now is in real trouble financially.
He and his wife both have serious medical conditions requiring them to drive over 100 miles to see their doctors, so he sold his van and bought a used PU truck to make the frequent trips to the doctor. It seems whoever had the truck before ran bio-diesel in it, and now the injectors are messed up and he is facing a $1,500+ bill for repairs which he doesn't have.
Does anyone here have experience with diesels and injector systems who could maybe help him out with instructions on how to fix himself? Maybe a mechanically savy individual who lives nearby could give him a hand?
Richard has a tough time on the phone because he speaks through an electronic voicebox and breathes through a hole in his throat, so it is very hard for people to understand him on the phone.
He asked HRI for some help, or at least for them to buy back his unused chems and equipment, but they refused and just took his franchise back with no compensation. I told him to register here and tell his story. We have a few CD franchisees that may be able to use some of his stuff, and a lot of great people who might be able to help him financially or with mechanical advice as he goes through this crisis in his life.
If anyone would like to send something to help, his PayPal address is: jenningswi@hotmail.com
That is also his email if anyone has any advice on getting his truck running again.
This scenario happens far too often in our industry, not just to franchisees, but to owner/ops as well. As we consider such things as a National Association, we need to focus on issues like health and disability insurance and retirement planning. I think very few of us, myself included, have properly prepared for catastrophic illness, injury, natural disasters or even retirement.
Welcome Richard, I hope you get some help and find some camraderie and emotional support on this board and most especially I hope your health improves.
Take care,
Lisa
I will let him tell his story, but basically, he got nothing for his franchise, had a lot of trouble selling his equipment due to CD regulations. Got stuck with a lot of chemical he couldn't sell and HRI won't buy back and now is in real trouble financially.
He and his wife both have serious medical conditions requiring them to drive over 100 miles to see their doctors, so he sold his van and bought a used PU truck to make the frequent trips to the doctor. It seems whoever had the truck before ran bio-diesel in it, and now the injectors are messed up and he is facing a $1,500+ bill for repairs which he doesn't have.
Does anyone here have experience with diesels and injector systems who could maybe help him out with instructions on how to fix himself? Maybe a mechanically savy individual who lives nearby could give him a hand?
Richard has a tough time on the phone because he speaks through an electronic voicebox and breathes through a hole in his throat, so it is very hard for people to understand him on the phone.
He asked HRI for some help, or at least for them to buy back his unused chems and equipment, but they refused and just took his franchise back with no compensation. I told him to register here and tell his story. We have a few CD franchisees that may be able to use some of his stuff, and a lot of great people who might be able to help him financially or with mechanical advice as he goes through this crisis in his life.
If anyone would like to send something to help, his PayPal address is: jenningswi@hotmail.com
That is also his email if anyone has any advice on getting his truck running again.
This scenario happens far too often in our industry, not just to franchisees, but to owner/ops as well. As we consider such things as a National Association, we need to focus on issues like health and disability insurance and retirement planning. I think very few of us, myself included, have properly prepared for catastrophic illness, injury, natural disasters or even retirement.
Welcome Richard, I hope you get some help and find some camraderie and emotional support on this board and most especially I hope your health improves.
Take care,
Lisa