Prochem Aqua Helix. I’m so grateful to have it.
20 years
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Loren Egland
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LOL.
Ahh, the 70’s, eh?
That seems like yesterday and the horror of that day and how it effected everyone will never depart my memory. I was so relieved that my father wasn't flying that day. On the red board that night people were trying to process the grief and shock of an attack on our own soil. In the coming days many, many carpet cleaning businesses closed. I barely survived as carpet cleaning in the DC area came to a screeching halt. When the phone started ringing again nearly five months latter business was down 60% for a couple of years. The same thing happened when the Beltway snipper was driving around our area killing people. Before it was over he had murdered one of my customers. You never know what is coming, totally unexpected that can change life as we know it. Trusting in our creator and having low debt obligations is a start at surviving in this business.
Mikey P
Administrator
Well, low debt anyways.
And a huge sack.
And a huge sack.
hogjowl
Idiot™
I agree with Randy, idiot
BradFenstermaker
Member
I had 1st CC biz in 1995-1998. Lifestyle got in the way. Sold out to my partner. Think biz tank in like 3 months.
In 2004 we started our biz. Dupont brought in contractors and cut our pay.
I bought used Ford F150 with Powermatic on 4 off days. Made a few calls to some old accounts and was cleaning the next set of off days.
Lean times here and there but blessed and thankful for my business.
Congrats Mikey
In 2004 we started our biz. Dupont brought in contractors and cut our pay.
I bought used Ford F150 with Powermatic on 4 off days. Made a few calls to some old accounts and was cleaning the next set of off days.
Lean times here and there but blessed and thankful for my business.
Congrats Mikey
Numero Uno
Member
1st of All,to Mike -Congratulations for yourself and all you did for fellow Cleaners over the years...
2nd 1979-first picture Loren ? I do remember the second from possibly a ICS or Cleanfax or maybe you posted prior ?But the other 1 I do remember...
3rd I was 16.5 hauling Buckets to the Bane Portables after High School (1.95 and hour)...But to all the above posters -etc ;Happy Thanksgiving soon,this is what its all about ,sitting back and remembering the time an how it went by...1976 was so long ago now ...
2nd 1979-first picture Loren ? I do remember the second from possibly a ICS or Cleanfax or maybe you posted prior ?But the other 1 I do remember...
3rd I was 16.5 hauling Buckets to the Bane Portables after High School (1.95 and hour)...But to all the above posters -etc ;Happy Thanksgiving soon,this is what its all about ,sitting back and remembering the time an how it went by...1976 was so long ago now ...
Loren Egland
Member
I bought the Steam Way Turbo-Matic in March 1978 so the picture could have been around 1978 or 1979. I remember using it in my brochure.
The second picture was when was about 1989? as that was when I used a 14 foot box van. Used it in phone book and brochure.
The third picture (beard) was when I moved to California and started over as Delta Steam Way (Rochester Steam Way in Minnesota) so that was likely the end of 1984. Steam Way picked up this picture and used it in advertising that had something to do with supplying both franchises like Servicemaster and independent cleaners alike. I used it in phone book ad.
Good memory Numero Uno!
Mikey P
Administrator
2020 will be 15 years for us.
Loren Egland
Member
Hack Attack
Member
38 years for the business my parents started and I swore and declared I'd never be part of
