| After graduating high school I realized that college | | | | outside cutting branches, trimming hedges, and |
| wasn't for me. I wasn't interested in writing | | | | edging lawns we're covered in grass, leaves, dirt |
| papers, attending lectures and burning the midnight | | | | and sweat. Even though we expect our truck to |
| oil at the library. For me, there was just one | | | | get dirty, nothing's worse then having to spend |
| interest - running my own business. So that's | | | | everyday driving around in your own filth. Our |
| exactly what I did. | | | | interior was disgusting; constantly get caked with |
| It all started with a truck. I bought a used red and | | | | mud and grass. With the new floor mats, we |
| white 1992 Ford F150 off some old man that lived | | | | could just pull out the mess, hose them down and |
| down the street from me. He cut me a good deal | | | | be good to go. |
| because he wasn't able to get in and out of it | | | | A few years have passed since those days of |
| anymore. It wasn't the best looking girl at the | | | | driving around in a beat up f150. We ended up |
| party - had dings all over it, some rust spots and | | | | buying two new trucks. We each have a 2007 |
| a bent bumper - but it got the job done. What | | | | F250 with trailers for our gear. We have also hired |
| really sold me on it was the big bed. From | | | | more workers to accommodate all the business |
| lawnmowers to rakes, the back of this truck held | | | | we get. Our crew now consists of 10 workers |
| pretty much everything I needed. That was until | | | | and we have expanded our services to include |
| my business started to take off. | | | | snow plowing during the winter months. |
| Word started getting around that I did a good job | | | | But guess what? We still have our ladder racks on |
| so my I started getting a lot more business. The | | | | the back and sturdy floor mats in the cab. Even |
| problem now was that I needed to expand. That's | | | | though we keep expanding, we will always use |
| one thing my grandpa always told me. "You gotta | | | | these "bread and butter" items. You'll be surprised |
| keep growing. If you don't, you're dead in the | | | | how helpful these items can be. Like this one |
| water." So I took pops advice and hired a partner. | | | | time, Jerry sliced his hand wide open on one of |
| He didn't have a truck but he was ready to work | | | | the chain saws. Blood was pouring out of him like |
| hard and owned lot of equipment. That huge f150 | | | | the Colorado River rapids. I quickly wrapped a |
| bed didn't seem so big anymore. What was once | | | | towel around his hand, shoved him in the truck, |
| an empty metal storage area suddenly seemed a | | | | and sped to the hospital. When we finally got |
| lot smaller. | | | | there, the floor in front of him was covered in |
| We knew we had to do something about our | | | | blood. Luckily, most of the liquid was contained in |
| overflowing tools so we invested in a ladder rack, | | | | the floor liner. I was able to dump the blood out |
| which worked out great. It could hold all of our | | | | of my truck without staining the interior and you |
| ladders, long tree saws and any other oversized | | | | can barely see it now. These staples have saved |
| equipment we needed. We also invested in a nice | | | | our butts many times, just thought I'd let you |
| set of Husky floor liners. After spending 4 hours | | | | guys know. |