| The Federal Trade Commission has rule
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| | AIRLINES. I have already had competitors
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| that are supposedly in place to protect
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| | who pretended to be a prospect, later
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| franchise buyers from fraud from
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| | dump hydrofluoric acid in the tanks of
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| franchisors who might attempt to mislead
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| | one of my franchisees a couple of years
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| them into purchasing a franchise. Part of
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| | ago to cause him to damage the paint on
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| the franchise rules are addressing
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| | customers car so he could pick up an
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| required disclosure paperwork. In this
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| | account from an auto dealer our
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| disclosure document, which is required to
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| | franchisee washed for. We did not figure
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| be given to franchisees 10 days before
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| | out what happened for quite a while and
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| any purchase is made are the names,
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| | only learned of it after the damage and
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| addresses, phone numbers of all
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| | an employee of the competitor became
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| franchisees in the system. For smaller
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| | disgruntled and told us. What if that
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| home based franchises this means home
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| | were anthrax?Even more scary is the fact
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| numbers, addresses and personal
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| | that I had several former franchisees who
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| information.I am very concerned about our
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| | were Muslim, who often discussed their
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| company, The Car Wash Guys and the
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| | despise of our government. Which I guess
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| possibility that International terrorists
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| | was probably them exercising their free
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| might use our mobile car wash trucks as
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| | speech, which is allowed of course, yet
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| tools to distribute biological weapons.
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| | now it does not seem so innocent. There
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| We use trucks and trailer units that have
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| | are so many franchises out their that
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| capacities in excess of 600 gallons and
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| | have free access to facilities, such as;
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| low volume, high-pressure sprayers. Our
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| | Shred It, AmeriSpec, American Leak
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| team has washed cars at office buildings,
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| | Detector, Environmental Biotech, Merry
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| military bases, mass transit districts,
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| | Maids, Service Master, Terminex, ChemDry.
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| rent a car companies, airports, malls,
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| | I have personally seen the ease at which
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| QSRs, grocery stores, shipping and
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| | our company transverses through airport
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| distribution yards, truck stops, parking
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| | fencing, security gates, etc. They see
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| structures, golf courses, media
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| | the truck and the uniformed employee and
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| buildings, etc, etc. We wash things like
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| | wave us forward. Now think about this
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| shopping carts, wheelchairs, school
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| | problem, our team without knowing it
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| buses, trucks, aircraft, boats, awnings,
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| | could deliver a bio weapon simply by an
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| concrete, decks, playground equipment,
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| | evil-doer dumping something in a tank.
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| etc, etc. In a single day our crews may
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| | Very few lawn companies or termite pest
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| be at 10-20 locations, in a week each
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| | control companies lock their tanks, I
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| truck/crew maybe as many as 120
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| | know this because our company washes
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| locations, throughout a given city. And
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| | these trucks, and rarely are their any
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| we have set up franchises in 23 states so
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| | locks on the tanks. The smaller the
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| far and that means in a lot of cities.
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| | franchisee the more unaware they might
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| What concerns me here is this:In our UFOC
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| | be. Are all these companies sure they
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| (Uniform Franchise Offering Circular)
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| | have trustworthy employees, and even if
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| there is a list of franchisees, with
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| | they are, do they secure and lock tanks
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| names, addresses, phones numbers, and
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| | and vehicles? Not just parked behind a
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| areas. It contains the perfect
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| | fence, anyone can scale a fence. If an
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| information of everything an evil-doer
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| | evil-doer is willing to die for his
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| needs, except a map of how to get to the
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| | cause, I doubt if a fence will slow down
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| franchisees location. Even of more
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| | or stop him/her. An evil-doer could also
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| concern. Many of our franchisees own
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| | order services and hijack the truck or
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| multiple trucks (units) and many park
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| | unit. Remember in San Francisco when
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| such units at their homes. They are not
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| | Thieves would order a pizza from Dominos
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| guarded they are just parked there.
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| | and then shoot and kill the delivery
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| Someone could easily walk up and put
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| | driver for the $50.00 in cash on him?
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| something inside of the tank and walk
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| | There are so many ways to use a
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| away and our franchisees would then be
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| | franchised unit to do these things. We
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| spraying chemicals of mass destruction
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| | must protect the franchise model,
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| all over the city the next day. That
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| | reputation of brand name and the American
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| would be bad. Not only from a
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| | people. We should not make it easy by
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| franchisor's stand point and damage of
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| | giving away all this information freely
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| brand name, but also from a stand point
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| | for no real reason. That would only hurt
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| of what damage it could do to America. I
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| | all franchisees of any system all over
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| am not alone in this problem. Think
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| | the country. The American Federation of
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| about TrueGreen ChemLawn, Pest control
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| | Scientists announced that it deleted 500
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| franchises, etc. We are all at risk, yet
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| | pages of sensitive information on their
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| nobody is thinking there.We have set up
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| | initial review, and this is one of the
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| special precautions to protect our Water
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| | most pro-freedom of speech supporters in
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| Supply Tanks, have other franchisors? I
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| | the country.These are our most brilliant
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| believe it is up to each franchise system
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| | minds. We are smart enough to follow
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| to do a RISK EVALUTION of such things,
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| | their lead. With all this said, I wonder
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| put it in writing and protect ourselves
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| | why we are putting these UFOCs on the
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| and our franchises. The franchising
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| | Internet at FranData, why state agencies
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| community, together can do our part.
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| | copy them for mere copy fees to anyone
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| Think about the idea of a direct mail
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| | who asks and why anyone expresses an
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| franchise company, there are many like
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| | interest to buy a franchise can get one,
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| Money Mailer, Coupon Clipper, etc.
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| | with lists of all franchisees, addresses
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| Additionally; I propose a simple idea.
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| | and phones numbers. Since franchisors
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| Delete the section of the UFOC with
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| | cannot discriminate based on ethnic
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| listings of franchisees, names, areas and
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| | sympathies, we must give out this
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| addresses. Until a more final phase of
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| | information freely. WHY? Some information
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| the sale and after the franchisor
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| | is dangerous in times of such threats. We
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| receives a ten-year background check from
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| | should make this a new policy today, not
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| the prospect. Or perhaps only if it is
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| | tomorrow, there is no time for
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| asked for from the prospect in writing
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| | committees, no time to talk about it.
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| later. Putting out a list of everyone who
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| | Just do it. If a franchisee wants to call
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| owns a ChemLawn truck in the country is
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| | on other franchisees they are certainly
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| just stupid right now. How about the name
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| | allowed to do so after things have
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| brands which are American icons, like
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| | checked out and after they submit a
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| McDonalds. After all last time they went
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| | written request along with a background
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| after AMERICAN AIRLINES and UNITED
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| | check.
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