motsco

7 minutes ago, poolz1 said:

This whole work from home thing....

I have a business that employs 24 people. 24 people that depend on having a place to work every day in order to support their family.  I am currently struggling with, not just riding one thin line...but riding several at the same time. 

I cant pour concrete from home. I cant excavate from home. I cant give quotes from home. I cant enter a closed permit office. 

Trying to protect the office staff...trying to protect our service crews that have customer contact multiple times daily, trying to protect our customers, trying to protect our construction crews...it's all freaking daunting. 

The retraction in revenues is absolutely impossible to predict.  What else do I do but prepare for a worse-case scenario?  Example - Travel restrictions for non essential personnel lasting greater than 4 weeks.  Those preparations and changes that will protect us personally from a worst-case scenario will greatly impact a very minor segment of the local population.  But, I am just one hole in the wall business...This will have a long-term effect on our economy and general way of life, IMO.  You cant just spring back from 8+ weeks of America "down-time."  

I truly hope  I am wrong.  If it's anything like my snowfall prediction...hey, we'll be in good shape!  Just venting to someone other than my wife.... 

 auto repair here. we are and have to be very close to our customers as we need to get in their disgusting cars that are filth and look like hoarders live in them, un clean .

   and my employees can’t fix cars from home.  also same boat i’m on a tight rope of over taxed being in moco.  trying to keep my employees employed.  

most wont and don’t understand.   

bit o sleet in Olney.  

22.3 / 15.8

 olney area not looking good - looks like precipitation could be a no go until after noon.  

46 minutes ago, Plow'n said:

It definitely does!! Now, some of my subs with older trucks that haven't been properly "de-salted"... trashed!! 

even tho i’m in the auto repair business- my customers have no idea what they are driving their cars on,  once the juice is laid.   i have many many big estimates because of the liquid death . and when i see all the cars at the car wash waiting to be washed in acid after a snow storm -  i’m ruining my career by telling them not to drive in it and not to use a car wash.  errrr.  

worst is when the liquid dries and the wind blow the shit blows around and gets all over everything.   nasty!   and people think their sinuses are bad from pollen, lol.

 i just can’t figure out why sand isn’t used like it was in the day?   

do people really need to go out after a snow storm when according to the news all the grocery stores are sold out the day before. ? i guess now days people don’t like their families.   

i know days when i was plowing days and days straight i wished i was home with my wife and kids and dog enjoying the beautiful snow, instead of sitting in the god darn truck paying the bills and admiring those who got to enjoy it.  

9 minutes ago, Plow'n said:

About how I feel reading people argue over COMPUTER ANIMATED weather 20 days out.. I never share or post because idk anything about meteorology but I saw a topic I KNOW.. sorry for ruining your dusting event following. Enjoy

lol easy now, you know why your here $.    and again i agree with you.  ain’t it fun. and i’d like to hold a cook out to see how many people can pull a truck up to a plow, pay em double to hitch it, and pay em triple to see their reactions when that damn car pulls in behind them in the first area they clear.  lol. 

12 minutes ago, Plow'n said:

It definitely does!! Now, some of my subs with older trucks that haven't been properly "de-salted"... trashed!! 

yup-  sorry i must get  back on topic.  

according to the amount of the good stuff put on the roads - looks like a inch of snow and .34 of rain coming saturday.  

6 minutes ago, losetoa6 said:

Do you use Eastwood Co . rust incapsulator ? I've used the 2 step process for years on 80s turbo Buicks under carriages with great results. 

never tried it - and please tell me you don’t drive them in the nasty .  i know your aviator and i’ve always wanted one -   

Just now, Plow'n said:

I try to off load all trucks after 5 years of service for many reasons but I will say 12 cans of under coat, wd 40 and a pressure washer go along way. My guys hate me after working countless straight hours and then pressure washing and oiling plows speaders etc but there is no money in snow removal if your constantly repairing stuff. I don't plow for the county or state, my snow and ice management services are scattered through Howard and carroll county, all private businesses and hoa's.

 

not a advertisement but. fluid film.  it works.  

10 minutes ago, Plow'n said:

Sorry but I have to laugh, people complaining about salt on their cars but they love snow?? Just seems like they go hand and hand.. if you pressure wash your car, frame, engine etc. you're good to go. Not that big of deal, if you're upset because you feel your local govt is wasting money thank insurance companies. 

lol i agree with you-   but when i was plowing i’d rather not have everybody thinking the could voyage out and get in the way.

plus if your really plowing you know what i’m talking about - you going to tell me your expenses haven’t gone up since the liquid stuff. ie rust brake line etc?   if not you must be rolling on the county’s dime?

2 hours ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

Do they do this stuff in snowier locations? Like New England?

the did years ago in minnesota until they found out it was killing all their pine trees.  -  btw i hate pine trees. but i can’t stand what i’m seeing this liquid shit they spread on the roads. 

i’ve been in the gastation auto repair all my life.   look up and study rfg gasoline - and why every where it was served needs to be drilled to check for it’s negative effects on us.  

yeah don’t ask me because i already know the negative effects it had on me.   1990s save the world rfg.  yup. just like the beet ****ing joke. i mean juice.  

montgomery county waste. dumping the sodium / magnesium chloride on olney mill road.   lol  for what?  no school on saturday-  sunday   

moco waste.   

change the thread name to crack room.   

obviously there is a fv3 sales team failing in the house. 

9 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

The March 27ish period actually has some possibility. It’s not likely. Maybe a 1/10 chance we see any frozen. But it’s not completely over unless you mean from a likely standpoint. I highly doubt we see anymore frozen but it’s not no chance yet. 

lol. possibility of warm temputers.  and or chilly , not cold rain.  

1 hour ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Wanna know why Bob and some others keep leaving the forum? Because of precisely the kind of thing you're doing right now. We get it...winter overall didn't pan out. I hear you...but don't go railing on other posters and repeating it over and over again. Take some time to consider how your posts may affect others (I know I certainly have this winter).

like most left this place - too many snowflakes inside and not enough outside .   

bring on spring and summer with less rain - been f ing raining since last july - lets get some heat and dryness going on.  

2 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

I’ll fund the full amount

i did that stuff for 10 years.    what’s the problem ?

13 minutes ago, snowfan said:

It's a party in here with motsco, EJ, and sjnokorma (or whatever the handle is). The best of the best coming out tonight.

lol. them trolls.    but look out for the global 110 degree sun angle tomorrow.  

wow over paid gov workers whining-  work from home?   lol. 

 i think the wind gust sunday - monday should be a bigger topic then this plop of slush storm tomorrow. 

looking like maybe 5” ttl for gburgish are then a switch to sleet / rain.  fronzn rain hard to figure.   warm upper taking over.  

4 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

This IS last call for us brother.   We gotta make it happen

fixed. 

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still snowing -  

scuse me sorry. just finding my seat..

gee another down pour and in january-  rain rain rain.