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Snowed most of the day yesterday here, didn't amount to much of anything. Light coating on certain areas of grass, vehicles coated, raised deck coated; nada on pavers or pavement.
Windy enough today to feel it in the truck.
I'm all for something to get you guys into the black for the season, beyond that bring on Spring.
Windy enough today to feel it in the truck.
I'm all for something to get you guys into the black for the season, beyond that bring on Spring.
We started pulling some equipment off snow sites today in the city and Hudson / Essex and starting cleanups out that way tomorrow.
Getting into the black this winter is unfortunately impossible at this point, six figures in the red. Next winter can't be any worse, so we got that goin' for us
Getting into the black this winter is unfortunately impossible at this point, six figures in the red. Next winter can't be any worse, so we got that goin' for us
Wow! Sorry to hear that. I know its not much, but next year your insurance should be less since you didnt bill as much this winter...right? At least that is what I always thought since the insurance auditor compares numbers from the previous year to the current year and uses that to figure out the next years premium.
Have you found your clients not wanting to do seasonal and switching to per push since the winters lately have not been that bad?
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Ok, since I was party to the whole censorship thing, I'm going to weigh in...
There was a typo by the OP in question (forget who it was.)
The typo, to me, was funny given the ridiculous state of "race" relations.
I poked fun at the typo.
An admin chose to correct the typo, as well as any of the quotes related to it.
Here's where my opinion comes in...
Maybe the actions taken were a bit heavy handed and knee jerk.
Maybe the admin should have contacted the poster(s) in question ahead of time.
Maybe it's a symptom of people in general having too thin a skin as of late.
Now that that's all said, I think it's time to move on.
I gotta add...
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THAT WAS A JOKE, PEOPLE!
There was a typo by the OP in question (forget who it was.)
The typo, to me, was funny given the ridiculous state of "race" relations.
I poked fun at the typo.
An admin chose to correct the typo, as well as any of the quotes related to it.
Here's where my opinion comes in...
Maybe the actions taken were a bit heavy handed and knee jerk.
Maybe the admin should have contacted the poster(s) in question ahead of time.
Maybe it's a symptom of people in general having too thin a skin as of late.
Now that that's all said, I think it's time to move on.
I gotta add...
THAT WAS A JOKE, PEOPLE!
We have some seasonal and retainer contracts which usually will keep us around a break even number on their own if we get close to a normal amount of saltings, but that was the big hit this year. We were around half our normal salting numbers for the winter (and even less in the urban areas) so I'm sitting on a few hundred tons of salt, that's the real cherry on top.
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sucks, the no saltings really hurt. I squeezed what seemed like questionable borderline saltings all season and even that it was less than half the list of customers each time. Gaining more seasonals before the winter really helped out this season thankfully for that.
how many saltings do you avg per season.
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If next winter isn’t a money maker I might get out or go back to being a sub. I have even less reason to stay in the snow business than most of you since I’m not a landscaper
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Getting the pressure washer out, gonna blow off the lows and put them away.
The lack of saltings really sucked this year. I know sitting on salt blows, but if you have space to store it at least you do not have to put all that money out in the beginning of next season to get stocked up. At least thats the way I like to look at it.
We literally only salted one time this winter….salt is usually our bread and butter. Winters like this make it hard to want to keep doing, especially with the prices of equipment and the maintenance for equipment. On bright side, maybe we will get a refund from our insurance…..they always seem to want more when we make more.
It's not uncommon to be around 30 saltings out here in the sticks, half that into the NYC area. It is what it is, it all averages out eventually
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Yesterday was a bust, today I washed and put the plows away, then washed all the trucks, and one customer's.
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All my dump trucks have transtar aluminum bodies, and it's well worth the investment. They last forever, and they look better
What body did you get? What do they run ballpark?
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If anyone is interested or knows of anyone who may be interested in a quick attach 72" industrial broom. DM me. Its never been used and has been sitting in a storage unit for the last couple years.
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