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@mrjuzwa, @Tommycain, @Kukucka520, it was so great meeting you all! I have never wished more that I had given myself more time in a city!!! Thanks for coming out and thank you, @GSAccounting for hosting such a fantastic night! ... View more

Hello to all, All my plans for an easy retirement were washed away by the tsunamis of two divorces. I am also a Vietnam Era Veteran and found out at age 62 that I was a victim of Major Depression(aka PTSD). To deal with the depression it was suggested that I start journaling. One day as I was writing random thoughts, I stumbled into my first novel. Between writing and the merciless English classes by my 7th and 8th teacher, Ms. Donnie, I knew good grammar and sentence structure already. Because I needed extra income to supplient my Social Security check, I began to proofread and edit other authors' manuscripts. Any errors in spelling or grammar jumped off the page and into my brain. Many folks undersand that for regular senior citizens it is a daily battle to earn enough extra money to make it through the month...it is somewhat frightening. I tend to be a loner, perhaps a hermit. As such I'm not a natural  'joiner', but I am learning that I have joined, by default, groups of artists that put me at ease by accepting me without prejudice. (I fear I am getting to wordy with this intro. I will close by saying thank you all for accepting me into the community.) Old picture of Airman 1st Class, Knight My business card Thumbtack Designation   ... View more

@vaughn I am so inspired by you and all that you have accomplished. I remember you telling me some of this story while you were taking me on a tour of Houston. These stories truly inspire us to work hard every day, just as your father's story inspires you. Did you have a chance to meet @DrG at SelfMade last year? She has an incredible story herself. I feel so lucky to work with each of you - you make me a better person! ... View more

You want to improve the community?  How about getting people to put honest information on your websites regarding various professions?  The old information was horrible, and the new update is worse for roof cleaning.  I e-mailed TT 1-2 times a year including technical bulletins and the information I sent was ignored, and the information posted is in direct conflict with the roof cleaning technical documents.  Considering I sent this info a minimum of 8 times, I have to believe TT doesn't do any research into providing accurate information. so the tools you're providing customers is very misleading.  By FAR the bulk of roofs in the US are asphalt shingles, and I have a document from GAF, a major asphalt shingle manufacturer stating they have seen granule loss with as little as 150 PSI, yet your site says to be wary of people using over 3,000 PSI.  That tells me TT would rather customers also bid on people pressure washing roofs so TT gets more money from leads than to protect customers from harmful practices.  Roof cleaning legally requires 2 people on site while anybody is working on an elevated surface (OSHA calls the second person a safety officer), but yet you say the average cost of roof cleaning is $350.  If you think this is a real average, TT is using numbers from people who are cutting corners legally which is skewing the true cost.  So if I'm spending $75 minimum on products to clean, about 1/3 of the job total on taxes, thats about $200, leaving $150 to pay myself and my helper for what is usually a 4 hour job minimum, not taking out for things like paying for leads on TT, putting gas in the truck, paying for a website, paying for e-mail, oh, and actually being profitable enough to be able to live.  TT says on the roof cleaning page - " Some roof cleaning companies offer discounts if customers get on a regular cleaning schedule, such as once or twice a year. "  When I clean a roof using the methods in the roof cleaning technical bulletins, even not using my professional surfactants, 90% of the jobs I do will remain spot free for about 4 years minimum.  If someone needs to have their roof cleaned even once a year, the person that cleaned the roof did the job horribly wrong.  Your information is a total joke. ... View more

@MeckellI was taught that the only way to meditate incorrectly is not do it. All successful people from all walks in life take some part of the day for it. Good Post ... View more

It was awesome to hear @MerlinCoaching's amazing story as a speaker at our Boston event. I was also lucky to be able to talk to so many incredible pros at our Community booth. @smilebackphotos and @ToddThumb along with so many others. It's fun to look at these photos and remember what a great night it was! (Above photos thanks to the immensely talented @AnOriginal ) I'd love to hear what you've done since we were there - what fun jobs have you had? Have you kept in touch with any of the other pros that you met there? Has your experience on Thumbtack changed since then? Tell us! (These photos are just from my phone, but they're too fun not to share!) ... View more