I don't know if it's the dumbest thing but left my wand on the lawn once.Fess up! Humans do some stupid shit. I want to know!
We've done something similar, twice. And we got paid both times. Both times the husband just assumed the wife forgot to tell them about the appointment.One of my guys cleaned cleaned the wrong house once lol, gps'ed something lane was actually something drive house just happened to be empty and unlocked and it got cleaned. House we were supposed to have cleaned called later that day asking why it didnt get done, almost fired the guy cause i thought he was lying to me about cleaning the house lol
LOL- I was doing a Muslim Mosque once listening to The Clash belt out rockin' the casbah when I got busted.cleaned a church with a helper that I used on big jobs. he liked to listen to music so it was not unusual for him to bring his boombox. he had the local rock station on. place was empty so I didnt think twice about it. He left to get both of us some lunch so I was alone cleaning. yep, Runnin with the Devil starts playing and who do I see out of the corner of my eye walk in. the Pastor...
How is he doing now?dumbest thing I have done was one time when I was about 5 years in business I had a guy call me up and tell me that he was moving to Texas and that he was starting a carpet cleaning company and wanted to know if I could help him. I thought sure so I said whatever you need I will be more than willing to help. He came over I showed him my equipment told him how I got my jobs and what worked what didn't blah blah blah and then bamn next thing I know He opened a brand new similar named carpet cleaning company by me put his dot (all the rage back then) right next to mine bought up all the advertising I said worked and undercut me. That was pretty stupid! lol
He is out of business! He lasted only 3 years and closed the doors.How is he doing now?
He is out of business! He lasted only 3 years and closed the doors.
I did that years ago with a Mexican guy that said he wanted to set up his cousin back in Mexico. A few weeks later he was in biz as Millers carpet cleaning.dumbest thing I have done was one time when I was about 5 years in business I had a guy call me up and tell me that he was moving to Texas and that he was starting a carpet cleaning company and wanted to know if I could help him. I thought sure so I said whatever you need I will be more than willing to help. He came over I showed him my equipment told him how I got my jobs and what worked what didn't blah blah blah and then bamn next thing I know He opened a brand new similar named carpet cleaning company by me put his dot (all the rage back then) right next to mine bought up all the advertising I said worked and undercut me. That was pretty stupid! lol
I bet it was FenstermakerYears ago I was doing a flood extraction at a below ground apt when I took a phone call and decided to dump my water while I was on the phone, forgot the end of hose was still in his apt.. Reflooded nasty water. Tough to clean up and deodorize.
Mine wasn't quite 6 feet.Remembering the dumb stuff I did helps when employees do dumb stuff.
I bet no one else here has broken a priceless 6 foot high vase or turned a fire hydrant into a fountain.
Everything that is broken in a house is priceless!!I bet no one else here has broken a priceless...
It wasn't 6' tall but I once broke a vase in a penthouse apartment.Remembering the dumb stuff I did helps when employees do dumb stuff.
I bet no one else here has broken a priceless 6 foot high vase or turned a fire hydrant into a fountain.
the joke was on him in the end I didn’t know that I was completely clueless on how to run a biz I just liked cleaning carpet I look back and see how much more I know after some experience and it’s pretty funnyThat doesn't surprise me.
However you want to define or experience it, the principle of karma works here.
I don't mean that Hindu-Buddhist sense, but what seems to be a more universal truth that our actions birth our futures.
Or, as a wit once told me:
"There are two ways to have the biggest building in town: One is to tear down everyone else's, the other is to build yours the tallest. The first way takes way more energy, and pretty soon, the rest of the town will figure you out...."
(The guy was from Alabama Marty....and no, not HIM...someone you would have actually liked)