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Week of 11/5/2009 Q: What are you paying for rock salt for Winter 2009-10?
Week of 5/20/2009 Q: Are you using social media such as Twitter and Facebook to stay connected with your clients?
Week of 2/13/2009 Q: As we enter the last third of Winter 2008-09, how has your salt supply held out?
Week of 11/28/2008 Q: What sort of tunes do you like to listen to while you push snow?
Week of 10/29/2008 Q: Which one of the following do you anticipate will give you the biggest headache this winter.
Week of 8/12/2008 Q: How many suppliers do you purchase salt from?
Week of 6/27/2008 Q: Do you plan to purchase snow removal equipment this summer?
Week of 4/18/2008 Q: Do you include a late fee for customers who problem payers?
Week of 3/24/2008 Q: Do you anticipate a lagging economic recession will impact your 2008/09 snow removal operations?
Week of 2/7/2008 Q: Are you experiencing salt shortages?
Week of 1/25/2008 Q: Have you taken on any new clients mid-season?
Week of 1/18/2008 Q: How many seasons do you keep a plow before trading it in?
Week of 1/11/2008 Q: Do you compensate your subs as they travel from job site to job site?
Week of 1/4/2008 Q: Do you offer rooftop clearing as one of your snow removal services?
Week of 12/28/2007 Q: Ever gotten stuck while plowing?
Week of 12/3/2007 Q: Do you use route-planning software for snow removal?
Week of 11/26/2007 Q: Do you do any plow work with an ATV?
Week of 11/19/2007 Q: Does your community require you to obtain a snow plowing license?
Week of 11/15/2007 Q: Did you find enough people to man your shovel crews for this winter?
Week of 10/8/2007 Q: What's your biggest plowing pet peeve?
Week of 9/24/2007 Q: What's the best color for a plow truck?
Week of 9/12/2007 Q: What plow control do you prefer?
Week of 7/27/2007 Q: What are your plans for equipment spending for Winter 2007-08?
Week of 7/16/2007 Q: What percent of your clients demand "zero tolerance" when it comes to snow and ice removal
Week of 6/20/2007 Q: Have you begun to sign snow removal contracts for Winter 2007/08?
Week of 4/5/2007 Q: In the end, did business during Winter 2006-2007 turn out better for you than at first expected?
Week of 2/19/2007 Q: Do you use H-2B workers for snow removal?
Week of 2/2/2007 Q: Do you sell deicing material?
Week of 1/19/2007 Q: In light of the recent snow, do you think Winter 2006-07 can be salvaged?
Week of 1/4/2007 Q: During the lulls in the snow season, do you maintain regular contact with your clients?
Week of 1/2/2007 Q: Do you sell deicing material?
Week of 12/15/2006 Q: Have you, or are you, planning to send your clients holiday 'Thank You' gifts?
Week of 12/1/2006 Q: Do you continue to take on new clients once the snow season begins?
Week of 11/13/2006 Q: What are your gut feelings about Winter 2006-07?
Week of 9/18/2006 Q: Do you provide your workers with uniform apparel?
Week of 9/1/2006 Q: Do you plan to use more or less subcontractors this winter?
Week of 8/18/2006 Q: Have you reviewed your Snow Response Plan?
Week of 7/21/2006 Q: What one piece of snow equipment are you definitely purchasing for this upcoming snow season?
Week of 6/19/2006 Q: Does Symbiot owe you money for snow removal services?
Week of 5/31/2006 Q: How much snow removal equipment did you rent last season?
Week of 4/27/2006 Q: Did you have a slip-and-fall claim this season?
Week of 3/24/2006 Q: Do you evaluate your operations and quality of service with a post-season client survey?
Week of 3/10/2006 Q: Will winter 2005/2006 offer up one more big snow storm before the seeason ends?
Week of 2/24/2006 Q: Do you permit gambling (office pools, card games, etc.)in the workplace?
Week of 2/7/2006 Q: Do you expect you will still have a profitable snow season?
Week of 1/27/2006 Q: Do you allow employees to smoke inside your snow removal vehicles?
Week of 1/12/2006 Q: Have you dealt with a slip-and-fall claim yet this snow season?
Week of 12/22/2005 Q: What's your New Year's Resolution?
Week of 12/12/2005 Q: How do you feel about the term: "Plow Jockey?"
Week of 11/6/2005 Q: Compared to last year, your snowplowing liability insurance costs have:
Week of 9/25/2005 Q: Will you use, or will you experiment with, deicers other than rock salt this winter?
Week of 9/11/2005 Q: How many plows have you purchased, or plan to purchase, for the upcoming snow season?
Week of 7/31/2005 Q: Have you taken advantage of automakers' employee-pricing incentives to boost/update your snow fleet?
Week of 6/26/2005 Q: Using your summer sales as an indicator, will the 05/06 snow season be better or worse than 04/05?
Week of 5/30/2005 Q: Have you had to deal with a slip-and-fall claim in the last year?
Week of 5/8/2005 Q: Knowing what you know now, would you have still gotten into the snow plowing business?
Week of 4/11/2005 Q: Choose one effect escalating fuel prices will have on your snow business?
Week of 3/9/2005 Q: From your business perspective, how has the 04/05 winter season compared with the 03/04 winter?
Week of 9/8/2004 Q: How many new snowplows did you purchase (or plan to) in preparation for the upcoming winter?
Week of 8/23/2004 Q: Do you use a GPS-based system to track your company (or subcontracted) vehicles during a snow storm?
Week of 8/4/2004 Q: Do you prefer diesel- or gas-powered trucks for snowplow operations?
Week of 7/8/2004 Q: How do you store your inventory of deicing salt?
Week of 6/22/2004 Q: When do you start selling snow services and send out snow proposals?
Week of 5/12/2004 Q: How do you intend to staff your snow and ice firm for future growth?
Week of 4/19/2004 Q: When do you begin trying to secure snow management contracts for the upcoming winter?
Week of 4/5/2004 Q: Do you have an attorney review your snow management contracts?
Week of 3/29/2004 Q: How do you communicate with your employees/subcontractors in the field during a storm?
Week of 3/1/2004 Q: With the winter winding down, how would you rate this season for your company?
Week of 1/11/2004 Q: Compared to last winter, have you increased your hiring of employees/subcontractors for this winter?
Week of 12/8/2003 Q: Do you have an enclosed salt storage bin at your facility?
Week of 11/23/2003 Q: What's your best guess for this year's winter weather?
Week of 8/11/2003 Q: Will you raise prices this season?
Week of 8/4/2003 Q: What is your company's most effective sales/marketing method?
Week of 7/28/2003 Q: What type of engine is best for plowing?
Week of 7/21/2003 Q: If you could only pick one, which source of weather information would you pick?
Week of 7/14/2003 Q: From whom do you purchase deicing material?
Week of 7/7/2003 Q: What is your primary method of clearing snow and ice from sidewalks?
Week of 6/30/2003 Q: How do you handle curb damage?
Week of 6/23/2003 Q: When do you begin sending out snow proposals/contracts?
Week of 6/4/2003 Q: What is the biggest challenge to success you face in snow and ice management?
Week of 12/30/1899 Q: Have you spent more, less or the same amount on new products this off-season?
Week of 12/30/1899 Q: This past snow season, how much of an impact has skyrocketing fuel prices had on your bottom line?
