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We have a small business and I’m in need of a driver and 26’ box truck to assist with delivering pallets and reusable plastic totes to locations all around Fairfax County and the surrounding areas. We would need assistance August 17-20 approximately 8-9 hours each day (8am-4pm). Because we are offloading pallets, a truck with a lift gate is preferred. If you are interested, please DM me with any questions and your rates. If you have additional laborers please state that.

We operate a small business in Northern Virginia and we are exploring the possibility of purchasing land and developing the property to build a new facility for the business.

The question is, what is the best order to navigate the process?

Ideally, if we found a suitable property we would add a contingency to allow us to consult with architects and engineers to see if we can fit the building on the property. My requirements for a property are a bit flexible so I can conform the building to fit the property. Should I consult with an architect or engage with a developer now while we are looking for land or is that something that can happen later? We intend to hire experts to manage

I was going through some of my old belongings and ran across my high school yearbooks from the late 1980s and it reminded me of a teacher for a class I took because it met an elective requirement, but that class shaped my entire career and helped me to succeed.

I searched online to see if I could locate some information on him and stumbled across a community organization he was involved with as a personal interest. I know it was him as I saw a photo from several years ago where he was given an award by this organization and he was using his school email address to communicate with the group maybe 15 years ago. I believe he has since retired from his teaching position.

I had a though

Looking for a printer (or printers) for our business in the US.

Color Laser

Mostly Letter size, but willing to pay a bit more if we can get 11x17

Scanner, copy or fax capability NOT required

Network connectivity is required.

For most of the year we will print 1500-3000 pages a month, but during our busy season we are printing 40,000+ pages during a 3 week period. Standard 20lb paper as well as sheet adhesive labels.

We have previously used 2-3 desktop size printers and distributed the workload among those printers, and we have used a high capacity enterprise printer (most recently HP M-855).

No toner subscriptions and the ability to use generic toner and drums is desired.

I had a technician out to look at a commercial RTU.

The work order stated:

Observed Compressor 2 energizing, but the condenser fan motors did not activate making the compressor trip on high head pressure

Identified defective Y1 terminal

Installed jumper Y1 to Y2 to enable fan operation

Recommend replace thermostat due to short on Y1

The company wants to charge me $250 for a $75 thermostat that I can easily replace.

If I replace the thermostat myself, is there theoretically anything more that needs to be done?

I have at least 2, possibly 3 trees on my property that need to be removed. One is accessible via a bucket truck, the other is not accessible so it will have to be climbed.

Also looking for a company that does hardscapes, specifically a company that does retaining walls. The current wall is just under 3’ tall approximately 100’ long and is holding back a driveway.

Located near Fairfax County Parkway and 29. (Fairfax/Centerville area)

Any recommendations on companies to contact are appreciated

Full disclosure, I work with a small local company that sells school supply kits and spirit wear to our local schools. I’m here simply to understand what needs or wants a PTA/PTO needs.

For our school supply kits we offer year round ordering, delivery right to the classroom (no volunteers needed to distribute or sort them) free refills of items like tissues, disinfecting wipes etc., headphone replacement guarantee and we beat pricing on our national competitors.

For spirit wear, we build a free online store with no minimum orders and we don’t require schools to stock inventory. Everything is done print on demand and we can use your designs or have one of our designers create new de

I am on a well with a constant pressure pump and pressure holding tank in the house. The pressure gauge on the tank output reads 55psi. Water flows through a Pressure reduction valve after the pressure tank. House is 15 years old, well pump was replaced approximately 7 years ago. No changes to the system other than replacing the pump 7 years ago.

I can turn on the water in any faucet and water pressure/flow is great, but if I turn on another sink or flush a toilet, the water flow at the first faucet drops to about half, but when the second faucet/toilet stops, the flow in the first faucet remains low. If I turn off the first faucet and immediately turn it on again, I get full flow.

My vehicle (plug in electric hybrid) died when I was 40 miles away from home so I had it towed to a dealer (right across the street) for diagnosis and possible repair. The mechanic diagnosed the problem as the high voltage battery and said the vehicle wasn’t worth repairing.

Now that I’ve had some time to research and talk with some experts, I don’t think the dealer diagnosis is correct as all of the issues suggest it may actually be the 12v AGM battery. I’m driving up to the shop in a couple of days to do my own diagnosis. Assuming the dealer diagnosis is incorrect, how do you feel I best approach this? The diagnosis fee is $250 and if the diagnosis is correct I’m happy to pay t

I received the bad news today that my 2013 Volt with just over 102,000 miles has died. Several High voltage cells have failed and the Dealer’s estimated cost to repair is $20,000. The vehicle is in another state from where I live and as I have an abundance of vehicles, I think it’s time to let her rest unless the Reddit hive mind has some sources for inexpensive HV batteries and recommendations for shops in Maryland that could facilitate the repair.

If not, any ideas on how to dispose of the vehicle? Traditional scrap yards around here don’t want them from my understanding.

We currently operate a business that is seasonal and during our busy season we need a lot of manpower and large box trucks to help with delivery. Every year is a challenge to pull the right people together because it’s seasonal work.

We recently (this morning) were made aware of a small moving company that is for sale and in includes 7 trucks and a seasoned staff to manage sales, scheduling and the actual move itself for a very attractive price (less than the cost of the vehicles). This got us thinking, could we acquire the moving company and its assets and keep the staff on for moves and use them as our delivery crew or to supplement our delivery crew for our primary business.

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We operate a business and currently lease a 15,000sf warehouse and paying around $18,000/month in rent. We have recently come into some money and we are exploring whether purchasing a commercial space might be a better option for us.

There are a number of properties in locations that would work for us in the $5M- $12M range.

What are the typical terms of a deal such as this? From what I have researched, it seems as if you take out a loan with a balloon payment at 10 years and take out a new loan to pay for the balloon. Is this typical? Just trying to explore if we can purchase and keep our monthly payments similar to what we are paying now vs leasing with rent that increases annu