The next Fest

[Jeremy N]

I would be very happy about Tampa as well.

 

[Mike Draper]

Ive been to the AT factory/ machine shop many times. Its a pretty neat machine shop. lots going on in there. Lots of cleaners would think its cool to see how they build the parts in to a machine.
Park city is only 25 minutes from Salt Lake City. Tons of great restaurants around in SLC, plenty of things to do. For you night owls, lots of bars in SLC and they serve hot coco and Dr. Pepper. Some even have red Bull I hear.
This February was extremely mild. We were at 60 degrees at the end of February. Every year is different though.

 

[Studebaker]

Mike, it's good to hear from you. I hope all is well.

 

[Bjorn]

Devils Island

 

[Mikey P]

I should know the next site right after Friscofest.

 

[Shorty]

I should know the next site right after Friscofest.

Frisco would be neat.

 

[Mikey P]

Frisco Texas.

 

[Shorty]

Frisco Texas.

Oh !!


Anywhere near that great mob that sells those fantastic Amtex machines.

I could probably bring one back as carry on.



Yeah, that'd work, fly into Dallas, then carry on to New Orleans, Augusta, & back home via B.C.

 

[Jeremy N]

Austin it is. I can feel it in my bones.

 

[JS41035]

Austin would be cool. I got people in Austin.


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[Mikey P]

Don't forget we need a host.

Either a supplier or an avid MB'r who has a shop large enough to comfortably house us.

 

[Jeremy N]

I thought the VFW set up was sufficient. Couldn't we have a deal like that again?

 

[GCCLee]

Don't forget we need a host.

Either a supplier or an avid MB'r who has a shop large enough to comfortably house us.

Jon-Don



Tampa, Clearwater : )


Sent from da bak seat of a Purple Caddy where the roadkill is real : )

 

[Desk Jockey]

Austin would be cool. I got people in Austin.


....

I have a nephew that works for Bank of America and a niece that works for UT that both live in Austin.

 

[Jeremy N]

I know people in Austin as well. We could make it happen.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Get with Mike. Have him put up a poll and lets see where everyone wants to go.

 

[Mikey P]

my former boss at Coit was running a great carpet biz down there. He was on here all the time and came to a fest or two.

I search him out on Yelp and from the looks of it he closed up shop.


Was a bit shocked to find this..

http://www.yelp.com/biz/peace-frog-carpet-and-tile-cleaning-austin-2

 

[Jeremy N]

If you need help I can pitch in out here.

 

[Desk Jockey]

It had Lockhart TX on that map, he owns his own town? Damn!

http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/

 

[Desk Jockey]

If you need help I can pitch in out here.

Help hell, its all your baby now that you offered!

 

[Jeremy N]

It had Lockhart TX on that map, he owns his own town? Damn!

http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/

World famous BBQ in Lockhart. That place is amazing.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Better than Franklin's?

Dan waited in line for 3-hours on a hot July day and said it was worth every minute of the wait.
He said its the best he's ever eaten and he's like Lockhart a BBQ connoisseur.

 

[Jeremy N]

Better than Franklin's?

Dan waited in line for 3-hours on a hot July day and said it was worth every minute of the wait.
He said its the best he's ever eaten and he's like Lockhart a BBQ connoisseur.

Salt Lick in Driftwood beats all of them, IMO.

 

[Larry Cobb]

my former boss at Coit was running a great carpet biz down there. He was on here all the time and came to a fest or two.

I have talked to Mikey's former Coit boss . . .

and now I know what has shaped his development .

Larry

P.S. Lockhart's is a real BBQ legend !

 

[Mikey P]

Care to elaborate Mr Cobb?

 

[GCCLee]

Dropped the French Fries huh : )

 

[Larry Cobb]

He actually had good things to say about you !

He said that he trusted you to train some techs.

Time must dull the real incident collection.

Larry

 

[Mikey P]

and there were plenty of incidents early on. One year of being a Millers hack and two weeks of training at Coit left me clueless.

I furnished Coit's corporate office with browned out Hatians in my early years.

 

[GCCLee]

lol,

Why is there even another forum out there?

Cant really top the Education we have here if ya think about it.



Sent from da bak seat of a Purple Caddy where the roadkill is real : )

 

[Art Kelley]

Ridealongs. You are on to something, John. Fests and classes are all good and well but for me personally, nothing beats the learning at a real job, with actual "skin in the game". There could be a series of MiniMikeFests all around the country, where a cleaner or two goes out on an actual job doing work in an area they are weak in; they even stay at the host's house to save money, there could be a community GoPro that is sent to a board editor. Real training on real jobs. That could be a new room on the Mikeboard with jobs performed on specific projects.

I only worked for a small company a short amount of time before I made the jump to my own business. I never got to see how a thriving carpet biz runs, how it makes mistakes, and how they handle mistakes. I am hesitant to try new stuff such as rug washing, stone polishing and carpet repairs because I don't want to make a mistake. I have taken these classes but without real life experience, two days of classes can only take you so far. There is an art to many facets of the services we provide. It would be great to have ride alongs with some of these "masters". For example, the tour of artisan was my first rug tour and it took away some of the fear that teachers and classes have pounded in me about rug cleaning.