Jack Zipper Zerkie
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Received a call new customer asking if I place paper on the floors while cleaning and leave it down after the cleaning. Said sorry I dont so on to the next guy. Do any of you use the paper while cleaning. jz
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Mikey P
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Bawb invented that.
Jim Pemberton
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In the first year of MB, Mikey interviewed me and I think Bawb chimed in about the fact that if he didn't lay out traffic paper, his customers would chase him off the porch with broom.
Fred C can probably find the exact reference
Fred C can probably find the exact reference
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didn't find it in your hotseat but bawb mentions it in his
Interview with Bob Vawter 10-3-07
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didn't find it in your hotseat but bawb mentions it in his
Interview with Bob Vawter 10-3-07
Thanks for logging in everyone. Tonight's Hot Seat should be a hoot. I want to remind every one that like ALL Hot Seat Guests Bob should be treated with respect and you should all act like the grown adults you claim to be. The purpose of this interview is to learn from Bob's...mikeysboard.com
I knew I could count on you Fred....
I see I confused the paper with the "you better NOT groom carpet warning" It seems memory is imperfect, but searching history is not
"If i where to rake and groom the carpet Mrs old black custy would beat me wit her broom.. they ALL like the triangles"
"And i BETTER have the green paper to put down cus the would riot if i didn't...."
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FB19087
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he mixes and matches
Worst comment by a customer...or question
"Well these spots came up last time" Then why the hell are they still there??? Scott! You just don't get it do ya?? You don't. (In my best doctor evil voice).
bob vawter
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Ohh it's all true.....sometimes my supplier was out of paper.....things got dysee.....the little old ladies would roll it up and save it and their fridges was covered with my magnets too..he mixes and matches
Worst comment by a customer...or question
"Well these spots came up last time" Then why the hell are they still there??? Scott! You just don't get it do ya?? You don't. (In my best doctor evil voice).
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Jack Zipper Zerkie
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Thank you I'm doing the best I can I just turned 81 and my mind is not as good as it used to be but still get dirty white carpets clean still having fun at 81 and getting out of the house. jz
Cleanworks
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No, I use canvas painters tarps
SamIam
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We use to, but I explain anything I put on top of the carpet will hinder dry times.
And offer shoe covers instead.
Also letting them know it's best to stay off it a few hours too.
SamIam
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Butcher paper smart and final big roll customers loved it.
To many times, they would say I moved the paper the next day and it's still wet.
Yeah cause your hindering evaporation with the paper.
I try to accomodate which is the room they need to walk into first, (time pending for next job),Clean it and have it dry before exit. Sometimes I like banging out stairs first, little bit of a Pia but so is everything.
Jim Williams
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I keep a roll of Charmin in my van in case I need to she she.
bob vawter
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Jus so you knuckleheads know.....
Its NOT butcher paper.....its a way thinner poly coated paper they use in body shops
Its NOT butcher paper.....its a way thinner poly coated paper they use in body shops
SamIam
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So it doesn't hinder drying?
The Great Oz
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It's not very wide, so isn't much of a problem with drying.
It is a heck of a trip hazard though; Makes me think Bob's been trying kill those old lady customers of his.
KevinD
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I had 1 older lady I cleaned for way back around 1978-79
Every time I cleaned her wall to wall wool carpet she had a stack of
cut up brown paper grocery bags for me to layout all through her traffic areas.
Every time I cleaned her wall to wall wool carpet she had a stack of
cut up brown paper grocery bags for me to layout all through her traffic areas.
Luky
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I had requests to cover carpet with a layer of paper back in the years, but recently, not so much. I do remember though, Mrs. Jones covering her carpet with a bunch of towels as I turned my back. I think that covering the carpet is counterproductive and may cause safety hazards as someone already mentioned. I strongly advise against it, since I leave the carpet barely damp( 75% of the area is completely dry) I've been practicing " speed drying" for many years now and customers love it. Carrying extra weight ( blowers) doesn't always help production times, but so does the vacuuming, crb-ing, etc.
I heard a lot about you, hopefully we will celebrate your 90th birthday with the wand on your side. There is nothing wrong with being active at that age, I envision myself doing the same. If I'm not swinging a wand, I find something else to do, and that costs money in most cases
.I wish you many more years servicing your customers !
bob vawter
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Ya but that will destroy those pretty shark teeth....
Cleanworks
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I don't leave shark teeth.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
If done properly.....it shows Mrs Phift
That every square inch of her carpet
Has been cleaned
Cleanworks
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If done properly, the cleanliness alone will wow her.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
I say if they WANT toofs......give em the damn toofs...
Cleanworks
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Carpet cleaners desperately want them to like "toofs". No grooming involved. Out the door fast with cash.
Just Dry it.
3 fans one room. They wanted this done first.
You got them in the truck, they are paid for, and they work. why buy paper.
Then the bottom stairs
Then the middle. Took an extra 30 min. will not get a call back, unless they want the tile cleaned.
3 fans one room. They wanted this done first.
You got them in the truck, they are paid for, and they work. why buy paper.
Then the bottom stairs
Then the middle. Took an extra 30 min. will not get a call back, unless they want the tile cleaned.
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Papa John
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We wear and give out shoe covers.
However, We have one wealthy OCD couple that we put down the paper for. But we charge them $400 for just their master bedroom.
However, We have one wealthy OCD couple that we put down the paper for. But we charge them $400 for just their master bedroom.
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