Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC business?

[Dolly Llama]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

couldn't pass the drug test to be a janitor at K-mart
too ugly to be a mOvie stAr
too dUmb to be a rocket scientist


..L.T.A.

 

[sam miller]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

^ditto !dork!

 

[Ed]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

I was a neuro-surgeon until I stumbled upon carpet cleaning boards and realized THIS is where the real movers and shakers are :shock:

 

[Brian R]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

I would guess the common thread between all business owners is we don't make very good employees.


Could you imagine someone having to put up with you? Not me.

 

[J Scott W]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

Worked for my dad's window cleaning company during high school (1967). Took carpet cleaning and other side jobs that our window cleaning customers wanted done. Always kept a few carpet jobs as side jobs.

When I felt compelled to quit my job at UT about 10 years later, I built the carpet cleaning side business into full time work.

 

[Connor]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

I was a neuro-surgeon until I stumbled upon carpet cleaning boards and realized THIS is where the real movers and shakers are :shock:

Nothing like a little grand mal neuroscience humor.

 

[Steve Toburen]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

My dad cut off my college money my junior year. (failed music appreciation! lol).

Greg,
How the heck do you fail "music appreciation"?

Steve

PS Like many of the rest of you I was essentially "unemployable" in the corporate sector. (No education, no skills and a basically rebellious personality.) I'm grateful to this business.

 

[Brian R]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

You know the younger kids don't appreciate nuthin!!!

 

[Ron Werner]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

out of the navy, did some night janitorial, started working for The Bay In Home Cleaning using a Ninja.
year and half later, decided I could work for myself. dad loaned me money to buy a portable. Just kept asking questions, how do I do this, how do I do that?

 

[Nate The Great]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

out of the navy, did some night janitorial, started working for The Bay In Home Cleaning using a Ninja.
year and half later, decided I could work for myself. dad loaned me money to buy a portable. Just kept asking questions, how do I do this, how do I do that?

Whoever taught you too vacuum should be shot..... :mrgreen:

 

[Loren Egland]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

In 1970 when I was 20 years old I was asked if I wanted to go into business starting a new type of carpet cleaning called steam cleaning. I did, and have been a self employed carpet cleaner, doing all my own cleaning without employees, ever since.

 

[Steve Toburen]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

In 1970 when I was 20 years old I was asked if I wanted to go into business starting a new type of carpet cleaning called steam cleaning. I did, and have been a self employed carpet cleaner, doing all my own cleaning without employees, ever since.

Dang, Loren, you are older than me and that is OLD!

Steve

PS But I think Jon-Don's wizened gremlin, Big Billy Yeadon, just may have you beat.

 

[Loren Egland]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

Yup. That's right, you young wipper snapper!

 

[Danny Strickland]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

I always wanted to meet Jimmy Ladwig and getting into this biz was the only way it would happen!!!!!!!! :shock:

 

[Jack Zipper Zerkie]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

I worked as a city cop in cleve ohio from 1965 to 80 and left the pd moved to Ft Myers Fl and still wanted to fight with dirt so purchased Hughes carpet cleaning and still doing it at 70 years young, just love to clean dirty white carpets. jz.

 

[Mikey P]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

Pregnant wife..
Dish washer wages..

Ad in newspaper "Make $1000 plus a week cleaning carpet, bring clean DMV and own car/truck"
Apply @ Millers Carpet Care

I was 19.

and now my second born is working for me cleaning carpet


oh the glamor.

 

[Connor]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

Pregnant wife..
Dish washer wages..

Ad in newspaper "Make $1000 plus a week cleaning carpet, bring clean DMV and own car/truck"
Apply @ Millers Carpet Care

I was 19.

and now my second born is working for me cleaning carpet


oh the glamor.

Did you make $1k plus a week??

 

[Mikey P]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

once in a while

 

[Steve Manier]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

Mike, I remember those ads around So Cal in the 80s and 90's. Make up to 1k per week! 5.95 per room! Miller's had such a bad reputation around here but they were everywhere! I haven't seen a Miller's add in years...Is Sam Miller any relation? What ever happen to the old Millers Carpet Care?

 

[Mikey P]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

Ill let Sam answer that one..

 

[K P]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

http://www.pennysaverusa.com/coupons/jo ... 54464.html

 

[Steve Manier]

Re: Where'd you come from, how'd you get into the CC busines

And just for the record, I actally had Millers clean my 1 bedroom apartment back in the late 80's...This was before I started in the cleaning biz...Carpet wasnt real dirty and I insisted on seeing what they would do for for the low ball price...The guy tried to upsell me but I didnt budge...He got irritated and said I was just going to get a "Water Rinse" for that price. I said fine and he did it with his porty and I dont remember it looking to bad, but I remember feeling sorry for that poor guy! They really set the bar low around here back then with all the cheap skates like me! I felt like I got my 12 dollars worth!