how many buisnesses

how many different buisnesses did you try before power washing

  • 1

    Votes: 35 38.0%
  • 2

    Votes: 18 19.6%
  • 3

    Votes: 21 22.8%
  • 4

    Votes: 8 8.7%
  • 5

    Votes: 2 2.2%
  • 6

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 7

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 8

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • 9

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 10+

    Votes: 7 7.6%

  • Total voters
    92
62 Born
78 Bagger with Winn Dixie
79 Still in HS...Eletrician's Help, Joined NC National Guard Basic Jun-AUG
79 Con't Senior Year, Electrician's Helper
80 Still in NG, Radio Repair School Ft Gordan
81 Electrician Apprenice. Still in NG Part time
82 Video Game repairer (cool job) Learned all about Pac Man Still in NG
84 Route Sale ( Tom's Peanuts and Snack) Still in NG
85 Kelly Springfield Tire Co. (Now Goodyear) Layed off after 6 months
85-86 Correctional Officer (Hated it, Was simply a baby sitter for the lazy) Still Part time NG
87 Full Time NG (AGR Active Guard Reserve) Recruiter Trust me
91 Still Full time Went to OCS (Officer Candidate School) Ft Knox Armor MECCA
92-98 Full Time National Guard Drug Task force. Very Interesting time. Program cut backs in 98 due to Clintonomics caused a loss of position full time. Became a Deputy in Narcotics, Started Part time Pwing, stayed in the NG
99 Retired from Part time Guard as 1LT still Narc and still PT PWing
2001 Rejoined Military as SSG for two reasons 1. 9/11 2. Only had 8 years to get full time retirement.
2003 Made SFC Deployed to Iraq OIF II Oct 03 - Jan 05.
2005 Still Full time Guard Now a journalist (long story having been a Tanker God)
2008 Counting down retirement date OCT 09, but start leave Jun 09. Plan to start PT PWing spring 09 and go full force Jun 09
 
I would have figured that the last post would have been taken down as it needs to be, but the funniest part of it is that Scott Stone has edited it. Was the link wrong or something? LOL
 
12+ i was a woodworker (build cabinets,bookshelves,etc)
18-22 Sears hardware mngr.
22-23 sold phones for diff co.(ft/pt)
23-25 bestbuy(p/t)
24-26 advanced rescue diver in an aquarium f/t (best gig ever)
25-26 good ol HD floor specialist
25+ auto detail/fleet washing/resi work started
26+been doing it full time and never looking back.
 
first job in life was a hydro ceramic engineer (dishwasher:D ) light line heavy line mechanic,Rv tech,painters helper,bodyman,refinishing tech (painter) metal and fiberglass fabricating.
 
Retail
Car sales
back to retail
back to car sales
working for the city now
and started pressure washing somewhere in there and still doing it and loving it!!!
 
newspaper 12-21
auto detailing 18-22
vol. firefighter 18-22
retail sales 22-25
pro wrestler 22-CURRENT
contruction(roofing,siding,windows) 25-28
retail sales 28-30
retail management 30-CURRENT
part time pressure washer 28-35
starting my own company this year at 37
 
Yes when your small you dont get a lot of press.
Did you know we took over 100 dead in Afghanistan and our your principle western allies in the south,

Many of these guys killed and wounded were friends (this happens when your small)

However its understanding that a lot of people dont know that were there... however if you asked your Army im sure they would have a lot of good to say about us.

Stephen


Great old thread
 
62 Born
78 Bagger with Winn Dixie
79 Still in HS...Eletrician's Help, Joined NC National Guard Basic Jun-AUG
79 Con't Senior Year, Electrician's Helper
80 Still in NG, Radio Repair School Ft Gordan
81 Electrician Apprenice. Still in NG Part time
82 Video Game repairer (cool job) Learned all about Pac Man Still in NG
84 Route Sale ( Tom's Peanuts and Snack) Still in NG
85 Kelly Springfield Tire Co. (Now Goodyear) Layed off after 6 months
85-86 Correctional Officer (Hated it, Was simply a baby sitter for the lazy) Still Part time NG
87 Full Time NG (AGR Active Guard Reserve) Recruiter Trust me
91 Still Full time Went to OCS (Officer Candidate School) Ft Knox Armor MECCA
92-98 Full Time National Guard Drug Task force. Very Interesting time. Program cut backs in 98 due to Clintonomics caused a loss of position full time. Became a Deputy in Narcotics, Started Part time Pwing, stayed in the NG
99 Retired from Part time Guard as 1LT still Narc and still PT PWing
2001 Rejoined Military as SSG for two reasons 1. 9/11 2. Only had 8 years to get full time retirement.
2003 Made SFC Deployed to Iraq OIF II Oct 03 - Jan 05.
2005 Still Full time Guard Now a journalist (long story having been a Tanker God)
2008 Counting down retirement date OCT 09, but start leave Jun 09. Plan to start PT PWing spring 09 and go full force Jun 09

That alot of Jobs Walt
 
Never had a business prior...
Physical Therapy Tech in H.S.
Degree in E.S. Ole Miss
Played Football for Ole Miss = that actually was my job cause it paid for school...haha
Was a volunteer firefighter during college
Now I'm a career FF/EMT, an Assoc. Instructor with the MS Fire Academy, an Exercise Specialist with Baptist and now a small business owner just getting started
 
79-89 Family civil construction firm
84-88 boat yard on the lake where we lived
85-89 juvenile delinquent
89-95 union operating engineer
92 part time criminal
May 92-July 92 mop guy at the county jail
93 and 95 body guard for elite travel source Caribbean (w/empty fire arm):man_in_love:
96-2000 environmental construction (did some in 90,91,93,94,95)
2000-2001 cant remember
2001-2003 owned excavating company (till a scum bag went bankrupt on us and stiffed us 1.65 mil)
2002-till at least today pressure washing gig.....:thumbup2:

Did a bunch of other stuff in between real gigs, like working as a line cook, drove a lowboy, gambled more money then I had,worked on a cruise ship, did a whole lot of traveling, been to every state, eastern and western Caribbean, parts of s.America, parts of western Europe,Guam. Played high level hockey, traveled with goodwill team all over the place. Took a train ride across the country.....

Learned one great lesson along the way "first you must survive"

2014 -death retire and watch the sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico:lol:
and wow, what a long strange trip it's been.......
 
1988 - 1992 Golf cart guy, golf cart mechanic
1993 - 1995 Truck Driver haulling Golf/Utility Carts (Taylor Dunn Mfg)
1995 - 1999 Lt/Med/Hvy Duty Tow Truck Operator
1999 - 2002 Heavy Haul Driver (5,7 & 9 axle lowboy trailers)
2002 - 2005 Highway Construction installing guardrail (working Teamster) - Sadly enough 3 guys I used to work with have been hit (all resulting in serious injuries) on the highways in the last 4 months including 1 just last night resulting in hospitialization.
2005 - Present Own Power Washing Company
 
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