Found this ad on Craigslist...will that be you?

[Wandslinger]

For sale - 1-year old truck mounted steam machine Sapphire Scientific Rage with Warranty and various tools and accessories(including upholstery tool, four wands including one titanium, RX-20 rotary carpet extractor, tile & grout wands for floors & counter tops, heavy duty floor machine with attachments, & several blowers). Steam machine is mounted in great running dependable 2002 Ford E250 (88,000+ original miles & near new tires).

78 year old carpet tech has retired,

Everything is ready to go, step into the carpet cleaning business today!

Option A - Cash purchase of vehicle, machine, tools, and accessories ($18,500)




Option B - Cash purchase of vehicle, tools, and accessories ($5000) & take over payments on steam machine (OAC)

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Won't be me. I'm retiring next year at 70. Son taking over the biz.

 

[Cleanworks]

Sounds like a hell of a deal. If the guy is actually retiring, someone could step in to his business and keep it going

 

[FB19087]

Not based on most life expectancy calculators.

 

[Cleanworks]

Not based on most life expectancy calculators.

No, I mean buying his customer list. A lot of owner/operators don't value their customer list highly. They think it will die with them. Half their customers might not even notice the change. If he has been in business for some time, his phone number is worth having. Gives a new guy in business a running start.

 

[Mikey P]

Won't be me. I'm retiring next year at 70. Son taking over the biz.

Then what?
Moving to Berkley CA?

 

[FB19087]

No, I mean buying his customer list. A lot of owner/operators don't value their customer list highly. They think it will die with them. Half their customers might not even notice the change. If he has been in business for some time, his phone number is worth having. Gives a new guy in business a running start.

I was replying to the thread in general.

 

[jcooper]

78 year old carpet tech has retired,

Shat, the guy can move enough to clean carpet in his 70's? Lucky fellow.

 

[Nomad74]

If im doing this at 70 I’m taking a swan dive off the Shasta Dam

 

[FB19087]

Maybe he had previously retired and was bored out of his fn skull

 

[Cleanworks]

If im doing this at 70 I’m taking a swan dive off the Shasta Dam

Quitter

 

[hogjowl]

If im doing this at 70 I’m taking a swan dive off the Shasta Dam

It’ll be more like a canon ball

 

[roro]

It’ll be more like a canon ball

Is that some sort of religious dance?

 

[Willy P]

If im doing this at 70 I’m taking a swan dive off the Shasta Dam

Watch the back......the residual oil from aĺl the baconators will keep you afloat for months.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

78 and he’s just now decided to get off the truck? Don’t know if that’s inspiring or depressing? But think how much more crap I can have in 11 yrs.

 

[steve_64]

He bought a new machine at 77?

Nope won't be me.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Won't be me. I'm retiring next year at 70. Son taking over the biz.

So, you quitting entirely? Selling, drawing a check? Have you started SS yet? Curious

 

[SamIam]

It’ll be more like a canon ball

With our luck he’ll break the dam.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Then what?
Moving to Berkley CA?

music music music. and some other stuff no one is interested in.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

So, you quitting entirely? Selling, drawing a check? Have you started SS yet? Curious

yes, started ss, saved plenty, diversified. time to quit.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I think I'd like go till 70...if I live that long.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

As long as I’m not on “the truck” or on the 175, and just pointing, should be able to go till Jesus calls. Prayerfully. Not drawing SS till 70.

 

[Jim Williams]

I wouldn't mind doing one job a day when I'm old just to stay in shape and to keep from sitting in front of the tv all day. My neighbor retired from painting at 65 and just sat in the recliner all day. By 70 he was in a rest home barely able to walk. Gotta keep moving.

 

[Loren Egland]

Well, I will be 70 in 2019. Might be time to quit slinging wand by then. I would want to sell more than the equipment though. Much of the value could be in the customer list, depending on whether that is a list of reliable customers or new customers just answering an advertisement.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I would say I’m semi-retired compared to the way I used to grind. I get up at 7:30 some and don’t go like my hair’s on fire. I even had to adjust to that. I forced myself to slow at 66. But daytime tv sucks, so can’t do that.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

I think I'd like go till 70...if I live that long.

If I'd have known I would get so old I would have taken better care of myself. (I forget who said that!)

 

[Bob Savage]

Still on the job at age 73. Had 2 huge stretch jobs last week, plus a ton of cleaning. I do have a good experienced helper.

Running dual wands every day makes the work go a lot faster.

I just love what I do, especially the exercise, and would miss my clientele if I quit.

 

[SamIam]

Still on the job at age 73. Had 2 huge stretch jobs last week, plus a ton of cleaning. I do have a good experienced helper.

Running dual wands every day makes the work go a lot faster.

I just love what I do, especially the exercise, and would miss my clientele if I quit.

George Burns

 

[Steve Lawrence]

If im doing this at 70 I’m taking a swan dive off the Shasta Dam

Yeah, retiring next year but I've been mostly off the truck for 15 years.

 

[Jack Zipper Zerkie]

Hey youngins work is GOOD better than the gym and you get paid for it. I feel very lucky at 76 feeling great everyday. Last week I cleaned 6 sofas and other chairs and that was outside in a garage with temp @ 95 and that's not atm. Was a commercial job and that's what they wanted. I used my new rotovac clear tool and really liked cleaning with it. Nice to see the results of the dirty water going in the tool. I worked alone and was sore the next day. Due to all the bending to clean the sofas. But was fine the next day No pain no gain. Body & income. I.m working as the calls come in. I did turn away a job the other day. Was a large townhouse with a 200 ft hose run to the back of the unit & had large urine spots from two large dogs.Said thank you and went on to a 1 floor home. Not sure when my health will change but will keep cleaning until then. My express van is a 04 and the people think it's a new one. My Cobby unit is 8 yrs old but no problems.I would like a new unit but why. I work and so does my equipment. I am thinking
about a new encap unit but want a vibe that I can lift into my express van. Had a orbot and sold it was hard to load into the van. Another great fun thing like carpet cleaning is playing the drums but I always say I'm a much better carpet cleaner than a drummer but their both FUN. jz.