I just came from a customers home that had scheduled me to clean (encap) 5 oriental rugs this morning 9:30 a.m. I got there and the husband had a buddy over. The buddy was plastered..Tanked..ripped..stewed. The husband who is in his late 60's and his bud were drinking shots of whiskey all morning as I cleaned. They sat there and watched me. The more they drank the cleaner the orientals became.. I am the carpet wizard one of them said. This had to be the strangest day I've had in a long time. But not a bad day (they did try to get me to join in their little party) They thought the rugs were so clean they each gave me a $50 dollar tip. I wonder what kind of shape they will be in after dinner.

Ralph

The sober rug wizard

LOL ... I have one like that, too. However, this particular one is one of my residential maintenance accounts, so I see them every three months. The hubby has a drinking problem and usually has me clean on his off days. He is almost always drinking that whole day, and sauced when I get there. He is always pleasant, and would give me an extra $50 over my price as a tip. It got so bad that I eventually told his wife about it. She laughed about it, but started making sure she was home when the carpet was cleaned.

I'd have thought that interfering in a family's internal problems would likely get you shot in the head in Alabama. Did you meddling really change anything?

Tony, He no longer gets the $50 tip.