Jim Pemberton
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Some comments on another thread here made me think about how much we owe those who helped us get started in business.
In our case, it was a man who taught my father how to wash walls. That might seem like a low demand service to most of you, but in the early 60's, wall washing was as important a service to carpet cleaners as upholstery cleaning and tile and grout cleaning are today.
No one helped my father with the carpet cleaning part of his business; in fact he was treated fairly badly by the president what was then the National Institute of Rug Cleaners (now RIA) when he went to him for help early on.
But Pat Shriane (who is still around today; his son runs the business now) was a carpet cleaner who helped a guy who lived 5 minutes from him learn how to do what was then a very valuable service.
Thanks to Pat for helping my father Lee. Lee has been trying to pay it forward ever since.
Who do you owe as much to as we both do Pat?
In our case, it was a man who taught my father how to wash walls. That might seem like a low demand service to most of you, but in the early 60's, wall washing was as important a service to carpet cleaners as upholstery cleaning and tile and grout cleaning are today.
No one helped my father with the carpet cleaning part of his business; in fact he was treated fairly badly by the president what was then the National Institute of Rug Cleaners (now RIA) when he went to him for help early on.
But Pat Shriane (who is still around today; his son runs the business now) was a carpet cleaner who helped a guy who lived 5 minutes from him learn how to do what was then a very valuable service.
Thanks to Pat for helping my father Lee. Lee has been trying to pay it forward ever since.
Who do you owe as much to as we both do Pat?