Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

Ok, well I'm here. Was told about this place by Joe Bristor, so figured I'd drop in and see what all the noise was about.
OK, so a bit about me.
For the slower members, I'm from Australia. Only been in the industry for 3 years, and have learned a lot in that time. Having said that, it's probably also true to say that I know nothing.
I've made some (many!) mistakes along the way, and had some good successes too.
I run a McConnell Maxi-Steam truck mount (Australian manufacturer, so you probably haven't heard of them), and it's serving me very well.
I was a carpet salesman for about 15 years before deciding I hated it and wanted a change. I figured that I already had a crick in my neck from looking at people's cruddy floors for so long, that I may as well clean them whilst I was looking at them. So here we are.
I'm reasonably active on 1 Australian carpet cleaning forum, and am reasonably heavily involved with the industry as a whole as far as being a managerial part of a small but active industry association.
I've never been on any other carpet cleaning forums, including the usual suspects such as Mikeys Board or TMF etc. They seem to be the ones I hear about the most, but I've never had the urge to look at them.
If there are any other Aussies on here, that frequent the Aussie boards, then they probably know me. Maybe not.
Are there any other Aussies here?

So, as I said, I'm still a noobie really, so may not understand what some of your terminology or acronyms mean, so please be gentle. I'm fresh. Not stupid.

Welcome Crash Lander. Glad you could make it. there's a couple good guys here from Downunder.  Aussies don't seem to hang around me long - I seem to piss em off when they ask me to work up estimates for them and I say NO.  I don't do estimates. Crash was different. He needed it, found it, bot it, paid for it, came back to do it again. Never a problem. Hope any other non-brainwashed cleaners learn that we are here to help, just trust us.
Gonna send Crash an injector swap kit and hopefully help a lot like him get their injectors working again.
Yes, they have the same problem as American cleaners - get bent over by suppliers - in this case selling them injection sprayers when all they need is a rebuild kit and little TLC. Crash has 4 and none work. Sound familiar guys? Watch.  He will never have a problem once I get him fresh ponies. I loved it when Crash told me he had asked about me and all the respected people over there suggested he NOT do biz with me. the one guy who said yes do biz with me, did it by phone. More evidence that the good ole boy network is alive and well just over there just like it is here. The one guy called him on the phone (so not to be traced) was all it took, and here he is, a happy camper.  I hope Crash re-looks at all the ones who said don't.... they are exactly the problem.  One guy is all it takes to turn things around, no matter how crooked is the establishment.  One by one we're gonna win all the good guys over. The rest can fall out the boat for all I care.

Glad to see your post Crash and hope you will be a frequent poster. I've said it in the past that all boards are full of members that know how to clean, but not many who really know about the carpets that they are cleaning.

We tried to start a section dedicated to that very thing, but it fizzled out...mainly because we didn't have that member yet. Maybe you will be that member and this will once again gain traction.

Inside information about what the manufacturers are doing, why people buy what they do, where is the industry trending, etc. could help us stay ahead of the curve.

Give it some thought and once again, welcome to the neighborhood.  

Welcome to the lounge Crash. Have fun, find a stool that's comfortable.

Welcome crash :-)

Welcome Crash!

You wont go wrong with that injector kit mine is still going strong.
Would recommended Joe's RC99 inline filter and his pressure lines next time you order.

Justin

Hey Crash, Im a kiwi. If you don't mind the All Blacks winning so much then Im sure we will get on just great

Hi Crah
I am a carpet cleaner based in Melb. Been around for 34 yrs an still learning.
I can vouch for this forum as I think it's one of the best around.
As far as Joe is concerned, he is definetely an interesting character. [In a good way]. Always helpful and he knows his stuff. Wikipedia for carpet cleaners I reckon. Just got to know how to talk to him. I have been dealing with him for a while now.
Anyway welcome aboard.
Cheers

Thanks for the welcome guys.
Yeah, I spoke with Joe on the phone the other day....or should I say I listened to Joe talk on the phone the other day. lol. Yep, he certainly seems to know what he's on about. Tell you what though, you Merkins shore do tork phunny! ;-)
My injector block and bits and pieces arrived today, and I was finally able to use my sprayer again. I'm so over using my backup hand pump sprayer!

Hope it works good for you Crash.
BTW, that's not Merkin, That's Texan.

I'm heading to Canada in October! Will be staying in Whitby.
Any Canadarians here?