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Warning: I ran a cable through a homeowner's attic in Phoenix and he asked me to 'watch out for the family heirloom'
Turns out his grandad's stuffed peacock was up there and I clipped a zip tie right through its tail feathers, which he heard snap from the hallway. He laughed it off once I offered to cover the repair, but now I always ask what's up in the attic before I climb. Anyone else got a story where the customer cared more about something up there than the actual internet?
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wren6386d ago
Tbh the part about him hearing the snap from the hallway is what gets me, because that means he was standing there waiting for it. Dude knew exactly what was up in that attic and still let you climb up there without a word of warning. That's not an accident on his end, that's a test. I bet half these homeowners get a little kick out of watching you discover their weird stuff on your own. From now on I would straight up ask before I even pull the ladder off the truck, like what am I gonna find up there, because some of these attics are basically museums nobody visits. You handled it right offering to fix it though, that probably saved the whole job.
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