Hit my 1,000th clean today. Not sure how I feel about the number.

Hit 1,000 chimney cleanings this morning. Took me 6 years in the trade. Most guys here think big round numbers like that mean something special. But I disagree with that popular idea. It's just a number. I've done cleanings on 30-year-old oil burners that took 2 hours and cleanings on gas logs that took 15 minutes. The number doesn't tell you anything about quality or safety. Does hitting a specific count really change how you approach your work?

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fox.skyler2mo ago

Wow, that's wild timing! Maybe the real milestone is how many times you actually prevented a fire you'll never know about.

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angelafisher2mo ago

@fox.skyler you're totally right, never thought of it that way.

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