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@farren33926 @DrJackKruse Someone needs to figure out a better distribution and bulk ordering option for this…..in glass….

For those interested- @DrJackKruse has been pretty blatant about its benefits. Just ordered and have them coming every 3 weeks. Hopefully reputable enough, planning to “cut” it with Crystal Geyser and aim for 90ppm for the family. I’ll take any insights and give feedback on em 🤙🏻

@realEstateTrent what was the gross receipt number?

This was just sent to me by another strip mall owner

@tristan__scott_ Interested

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I modified an iPhone 15 to make it significantly healthier... here were the results.

@C_3C_3 Most concise and accurate tweet ever written.

If you replaced the Senate with 100 random plumbers. I bet the results for Americans would be better.

@MrFamilyOffice Busted, those were fake smiles and laughs.

“Skiing, I have come to believe, is the emperor’s new clothes of leisure pursuits: a collectively sustained fantasy. People insist it’s magical in the same way they insist that cold-water swimming is “transformative” or small plates are “better for sharing”. At some point we forgot to ask whether any of this is actually true.” (I do not endorse this message)

@NbergWX Where are you seeing the sweet spot for wind?

Wow! This is a benchmark blizzard if this holds for the Northeast. Of note, New Jersey is in line for some nutty snow totals. Coastal flooding a big concern at high tide. The 3km-NAM only goes out through 12z Monday and has feet of snow already in places of NJ and Long Island. 50-70 MPH gusts on the coasts easily. I think NJ is a sweet spot for some major major snow totals. 20"+ seems pretty attainable on the Jersey Shore and just east of Philadelphia.

@NESpower @NESpower Why don’t you contract crews for storm response like every US utility? There’s probably 10,000 contract linemen deployed across the SE states right now…..you’re leading the outage count in a storm you’ve known about since Monday and have less than 300 lineworkers?????

#NESOutageAlert January 25 9:25pm Here are the latest numbers after a full day of restoration efforts. NES lineworkers will continue overnight and we will not stop until power is back on for all customers.

@coookwithchris @BurgerNButcher Literally the best burgers and fries known to mankind.

I ordered takeout… 100% grass fed smash burgers Tallow fries Sourdough donut holes fried in tallow Tallow fried tenders Even the sauces are made from avocado oil Unbelievable @BurgerNButcher

@resetbasis publicly tarred and feathered*

Attorneys who bring frivolous lawsuits, should have their license to practice law revoked.

@Will_Schryver I’m here for this.

I buy HVAC companies the same way people buy houses: Find a good one, get a loan, and make payments from the income it produces. Except HVAC companies pay better than rental properties. And I don’t have to deal with tenants calling me at midnight. Instead, I have to deal with: Customer calls/texts complaints starting at 6am and ending around 11pm GC project manager threatens to call the cops on you Employee crashes van into a gas pump Van breaks down on the interstate first thing in the morning and is out of commission for 4 days Installers install the wrong equipment at the right house Installers install the right equipment at the wrong house Technician no call, no show on a random day where he’s scheduled with 5 calls 3 non-revenue call backs for the same $250 service call Missing payroll by a day because of a new bank holiday in the middle of the week Employee quits via text message after 4 days on the job Suppliers not having one critical part in stock even though their website states 15 available

@AizikZimerman That’s a high quality problem! You’ll execute and come out stronger on the other side.

We’re gambling with $700k. Not intentionally, but one of our main services has a nearly 5-week backlog of work totaling almost $700k. Some might think this is a good problem to have, but it’s not. Backlogs are bad for effective operations. On the surface they can make you feel safe but violate one of the principles of running a good operation. Effective home service operating requires balancing supply and demand and the sweet-spot is same-day or next-day install. This sweet spot lets you charge a premium price and make customers happy. This particular service (trenchless pipe lining) is CAPEX intensive and our team has been crushing sales which is why we have this huge backlog. We’re making moves to get through this as fast as possible but it’s not an ideal place to be.

@iamjustapeater 48 month old 100% grass fed Pichana

What are the foods you absolutely could not live without?

@adcwaste Keep pushing.

I have been professionally humbled more in the last 6 months than I think I have my whole career. As I watch the 4th truck to be sold this year pull out of my yard, it’s a bit of a kick to the throat. I know I’m doing the right thing, I know downsizing and adjusting to work load is the answer, but my pride is taking one for the team. The name of the game for me at the moment is to SURVIVE. Keep my head above water. It’s reality. I’d like to say it’s nothing to be embarrassed about, but I am. I’m trying to be humble enough though to be transparent though

@markvlaskamp The promotion of laundry reality is far more important, Good Sir.

@apprentice_inv And a call back! I’m running around. Will give you a shout when I’m back in town.

So you want to buy a laundromat...

@markvlaskamp But I saw on tik tok you just collect the quarters after buying at a 1.7x and then paint it and a year later sell it for a 6.7x Mark!!!! AND use seller financing, ofc! 6 passive income streams is the way bc life is like a corona commercial from the 2000s, Mark!!!!!

One thing nobody tells you about laundromats: You deal with endless random vandalism. Door handles, toilet seats, sharpie graffiti - nothing is safe. You'll get good at fixing it. But it never really stops. This passerby decided our landscaped wall needed a remodel...

@DallasAptGP Being an apprentice to a successful broker and/or at an REPE firm.

What is the best college to go to if you want to be in Commercial Real Estate? More specifically What is the best undergraduate program and what is the best graduate program for commercial real estate?

@therobertbrooks But what do you average, excluding materials, revenue per payroll man hour? Direct, not every man hour. And total payroll, not just billable.

“$800 an hour for AC repair?” That’s what a customer figured after a 2.5 hr job. Here’s the truth: You’re not just paying for the time in your living room. You’re paying for techs who are background-checked, drug-free, and paid well enough to stick around. You’re paying for payroll taxes, PTO, health insurance, office staff to answer when you call, $100k a year in truck insurance, fuel, tools, training —the whole operation that makes sure we actually show up when you need us. If a part fails twice and we go back three times, you don’t pay extra—we eat it. Yes, we make a profit on some jobs. That’s what keeps the doors open and lets us take care of our people, so we’ll be here when the next call comes in. You’re not paying for 2.5 hours of labor. You’re paying for reliability, accountability, and peace of mind.

@NomadSierraZulu @preston_holland Def makes you think twice before signing that terrorism exclusion form

@preston_holland I wouldn't have been surprised if it was covered under terrorism which is an optional coverage. I assume war hull coverage is an optional addition?

TIL that vandalism by environmentalists is not covered under general hull insurance for aircraft. What is the technical name of this insurance? “War Hull Coverage”

@bprintco @BobcatCompany interesting.....at least back in the day would see them on plenty of transmission line right of ways which were not chuck in a truck companies.

@apprentice_inv @BobcatCompany Dealer doesn’t do loaners for Warranty service, which means guaranteed loss of revenue during downtime. Just impossible to run ASV for any serious company. Great machines but they’re made for your chuck in a truck types of operators

Might be time to give up on @BobcatCompany . When our machine was in the shop, we had them replace the drive belt. First job out today, the drive belt fails. Machine’s now stranded on the customer’s property and completely immobile. We called it in and were told the earliest a tech could come out is next Tuesday. That’s a full week of a machine just sitting, dead in the water. Totally unacceptable and not a good sign of reliability. They charged us for a new belt and pulley, which we’ll now be installing ourselves tomorrow. And they tried to spin it like maybe we did something wrong. We didn’t. At the exact same time, our other machine starts spewing hydraulic fluid from the arm. No obvious cause. Our 2025 has been in the shop 5 times already. The 2019? Even more. I’d understand this stuff if we were slamming these things into trees or neglecting maintenance, but that’s not what’s happening. These are just mechanical issues that keep stacking up. All this is happening while we’re right at the finish line on buying a new T86. Honestly? I’m second guessing it. The guys in service and sales have been great, no complaints there, but the reliability just hasn’t been. We need a third machine, and we need it yesterday. Starting to look hard at the Takeuchi TL12 now. We’ll see what happens.