Questions regarding Superglide and OP

Padman you obviously did not read my last post. 

 And you contradict yourself by saying you did not condone the beating and then in your next sentence ask why the others were not beaten (implying obviously that Rodney brought it on himself and deserved it).  I already know where you stand.  Van and myself had already cleared the air.

Vandene,

I took a look at your sight and your concept is solid.  I would be lying to you though if I said I did not have any reservations about it.  Are you marketing this system primarily to home owners for themselves or for the professional carpet cleaner?  Even the the price is reasonable for a professional, I don't see the average homeowner dropping down $800 on a system to clean their carpets.

As an option for someone getting into the business it is a good buy.  Not only because of the price but also because of how you have designed the system.  Most people starting out (including myself) had no clue how to clean a carpet properly after buying the unit.  You have included the pre-spray set up, scrub brush for agitation, fibre rinse and eliminated the need for dumping.  Very impressive. 

The dumping feature has its pros and cons.  When you are new in the business and buy a small machine you are stopping to dump often because of overwetting (a common beginner's mistake).  Also, you are sometimes stopping because you have mixed the chemical strong and/or forgot to put defoamer in the recovery tank. 

On the flip side, the auto dump feature makes having a fairly long hose in the way inconveniencing yourself and your client.  And you did acknowledge on your site that the multitude of pieces was a necessary evil in order for system to work as designed.  Some clients might not like you occupying a toilet in house for this purpose, especially if it is the only one.

The system itself does not LOOK very professional to the customer.  I am not saying it does not perform a professional job.  This is the reason why many steam cleaners with a portable like to have a professional looking Ninja, Mytee, Michaels etc. for the perceived professionalism.  And this is why many guys love their truckmounts and wow the customer with their speech of how much better a truckmount is than a portable.  So in short, a customer will see a truckmount as the ultimate, then a convential portable, and then your system. 

Now an individual educated on how to talk to the customer and display their professionalism will win the customer over.  For instance, I have a 400 psi portable and any customer that was expecting a truckmount is thoroughly convinced that I will do as good or a better job before I even start the job.  I educate them briefly on the role of a prespray, dwell time, psi (truckmounts usually don't go above 400), dry passes, certification etc.  You might want to put together a few of these points in a brochure, booklet, or as a link on your site in order to help newbies change a customer's perception of the system at first glance.  How much psi is your system by the way?

You do go into extensive detail when explaining the setup.  This is good but I think a more reader friendly format is needed.  I don' t have all the answers but putting a picture of the complete system at the top of website would be visually engaging.  Right now you have it a the bottom of the site and there is a lot of words to read through before you see any pictures. 

A bunch of questions at the top of the page would invite the reader to be more of a participant in your copy.  For instance: Would you like to achieve professional carpet cleaning results without having to pay what most professional pay for their equipment?  Would you like to know the simple basics of cleaning a carpet that will guarantee a job well done?  Learn about the one technique that can improve your results 100%.(pre-spray with agitation). See the results for yourself. (then show some before and after photos of places you have cleaned).

I could go on and on but I think this is a good start.  

Tell me what you think.  If you think I am way off base or you don't agree with some of what was said; that' s cool.  

I do NOT condone his beating, but was asking a couple of questions, no one answered them...humm

Why were the other blacks with Rodney not beaten

Do you see the FIRST part of the video or just the second half the media wanted you to see?

Simple questions really, just would LIKE simple answers instead of ASSumptions.

Gmoney,

You are a prince among men my friend and I appreciate your understanding and forgiveness.

I certainly look forward to learning from you all and being able to help in any way I can as well.

I have a temporary URL up introducing a best value system of mine I would appreciate your comments on as well. It is probably too wordy as I have a tendency to give out too much information sometimes.

It is a great system at a great price however and I would appreciate your comments on it as well as anyone else's on this board.

Most importantly, is it easy enough to understand how the concept works overall or do I need to explain it better?

The value system sub URL is http://econocarpet.cleantileandcarpet.com

We also can build any combination of cfm, waterlift, heat, pressure using this same contiuous flow system. So far we have up to 340" of water lift available and I also have a 249" water lift machine coming out that will even be hand-carriable.

I will also have my best value tile URL up by the first of next week. It will be at http://econotile.cleantileandcarpet.com

If I am not supposed to be promoting products on this site by the way, let me know and I will respectively stop.

Thank you for your rebuke and your acceptance of my apology as well.

By the way a great radio station you can listen to online is at www.klove.com It has great music as well as great news, stories, jokes and much more all brought with a good family and Christian perspective. Relationship, not religion.

Everyone have a great weekend and I will check in on the board sometime Monday.

Be blessed,        &nbs p;         &nbs p;         &nbs p;    Van

Vandene,

I appreciate the fact that you realize certain words in your statement were inappropriate.  That says a lot about your character. 

In response to Padman and yourself, I never once argued his innocence or the fact that he deserved to pay for his misconduct.  That is a given.  The manner in which he was dealt with was totally uncalled for.  The policemen in question turned him into a martyr (their mistake).  Why focus on why Rodney was not guilty?  Which was the crime which had far more social impact?  Its a no brainer.  My question would be why the policemen were not found guilty. 

 And just to clarify, its more of a human rights and professional conduct issue than a racial issue.  I would have the same arguement if he was asian or european. 

By the way, what happened to you was also wrong and you just weren't lucky enough to have an amateur videographer near by.

Anyways, all is well.  I am not a poltical activist nor wish to be one.  So lets try and get back to brightening up this board with some engaging conversation about our industry.

Guys,

I certainly apologize for anyone thinking in any way that I condone the beating of Rodney King or of anyone else for that matter. As you have pointed out, I should have simply made the statement without the added comment of his likely guilt.

I simply meant to imply that as padman stated, there are consequences to crime even though once again, they should never include unneccessary force. My best friend also happens to be black so I can assure you the comment did not come from racist overtones nor is it just a "Southern issue."

I do believe he was well compensated and I can only hope that he has done something good with that money and can also hope that police around the world have learned from that mistake and the riots that it caused.

I myself was jumped and beated by several policemen before I got my life together. I have scars in the top of my head and a mangled finger as a result. I didn't get any compensation and had to even pay my doctor bill from getting stitched up at the hospital and having surgery on my finger done. Not saying this for pity, but I do understand  unneccesary force.

I certainly don't condone beatings on myself or anyone else and didn't mean to imply in any way that I did. I simply was making a comment on the fact that he was not a knight in shining armour and I believe the entire incident shows that, not just the end of the video. Just as the media shows the bad in Iraq and little of the good, they tended to lean only on the beating and not what led up to it. Not that excessive force should ever be used once again!

I am sorry for bringing this up inappropriately and will keep to industry subjects only in the future. If I use any other quotes I will be sure not to include any extra commentary when using them.

I humbly ask for your forgiveness and once again, didn't mean to stir up any trouble. The very phrase was meant to imply that. The comment was obviously inappropriately placed and I apologize for it.

As far as falling from grace Mr. Steamer, I am human and make many mistakes. I am sure I will make many more. Please don't look at me as a good example of Christianity as I have many failings and wouldn't deserve to be held in anyone's graces i'm sure.

At least my wife thinks I am great (even though I don't deserve that either) so if we ever meet and she's with me, don't let her know the truth okay? :)

Ghandi once said in response to what he had wrong with Jesus Christ. "I have nothing against Jesus Christ, it is his people and if all Christians were more like Jesus, most the world would be Christian."

I hope you will forgive me for my failing and I will continue to try and be a better example of Him in the future and can assure you that I didn't mean to offend.

In His Grip of Grace.

Van

I agree Mr. Steamer,

I will have to agree to disagree with Padman and vandene.  I guess it is still accepted down south for 4 armed police officers to use excessive force against an unarmed suspect and use racial slurs at will.  P.S.  Padman, I guess it is a good thing they were not trying to take down Jet Li; then they would have been justified in breaking both of his legs to take away the threat of a round house kick to the head (which would have been well deserved)! Nuff said.