WE HAVE BEEN IN P.W FOR 2YRS AND OUR BUSINESS WAS JUST GETTING OFF GOOD TILL WE HAD A TRUCK WRECK BACK IN SEPT, LOST ABOUT A MONTH OF WORK AND AND NO TELLING HOW MUCH NEW BUSINESS, BUT WE BOUNCED BACK, AND IT COULD"NT BE BETTER,WELL I WOULD SAY ITS PICKED -UP QUITE A BIT,WE ALMOST AT ONE TIME THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING OUT OF PW,ESPECAILLY AFTER OUR WRECK AND TOTALING EVERYTHING, $32,000 INSURENCE PAID EVERYTHING,BUT IT WAS JUST GETTING OFF THE GROUND,SO WE DECIDED TO STAY WITH IT,ITS WORKED OUT PRETTY GOOD FOR US KNOW WE MADE RIGHT DECISION AND WE LOVE WHAT WE DO,FIRST 2YRS EVERYTHING WENT RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMPANY NOW EVERYTHING BUT NEW TRUCK PAID FOR,IT WASN'T EASY, AND YES WE PUT THE FULL $32,000 BACK INTO THE EQUIPMENT,YES WE WOULD SAY ITS ONLY GETTING BETTER,WE DO FLEETWASHING,HOUSES,FLATWORK, IF IT CAN GET WET WE CAN CLEAN IT. NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION--WE WERE OUT OF WORK TILL LATE OCTOBER BUT SINCE THEN OUR BUSINESS HAS IMPROVED BY ABOUT 50% IF IT KEEPS THIS UP WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO HIRE SOME HELP AFTER A FEW MORE MONTHS. WE WERE VERY BLESSED WITH THE WRECK AND OUR BUSINESS. ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE COME BACK AND BROUGHT EXTRAS WITH THEM.

JIM & shirley

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[This message has been edited by Jim&Shirley (edited January 13, 2001).]