This was a couple month back I put out 4 postcards in a wealthy neighborhood  (I only saw 4 dirty roofs) I got a call.  The woman told me her neighbor had referred her.  I was completely baffled because I had never cleaned a roof in this neighborhood. But I went and gave the estimate and got the job.  The day of the cleaning the woman told me which neighbor had referred her and I went over to have a chat.  His roof was not dirty, and I know I didn't clean it so i asked him about it.  He told me he had gotten my postcard (I must have put it on the wrong mailbox)  and he told the neighbor I did awesome work "just so she'd get her roof cleaned and I wouldn't have to look at it anymore!"
This guy was pretty funny and I wound up cleaning his driveway the same day.  While I was cleaning smoke started billowing out of his garage which was half open.  I rolled under the door into the garage and found his garbage can completely up in flames!  I grabbed it and tried to run out of the garage but I couldn't get out with the can so i ran to the inside door in search of the automatic door button.. wound up closing it before I got it to open and finally got out!  I sprayed the can down with my washer as the guy and his wife came running out.  The can had been sitting next to a propane tank, gas cans and his car.  In hindsight, running in was probably not wise.  But I saved the house and I got a nice tip.


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