Scott Giza of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based Yankee Hardwood Flooring remembers a job site that ended up being more of an education for some young boys than they had bargained for: "I was working on a job with these three young kids. They were very religious and they had been homeschooled their whole lives. But, they were very advanced carpenters, even at the ages of 11, 13 and 16. I was listening to Howard Stern in the morning, and the 13-year-old asked me if I could turn that off—he said he found it very offensive. I said, 'No problem.' The next morning the three boys were singing the most beautiful gospel music as they were working. I mean, it was really nice and refreshing. All of a sudden some tile guys came in and they were cussing, talking about the ladies in a very offensive way, and just being very vulgar. No four-letter word was spared that day. Every time they would talk, you would see these poor kids just wince. I couldn't help but think it was so darn funny at the time. I didn't want to stand by those tile guys—I was thinking God was going to strike them down with a bolt of lightning. I finally took the tile guys to the side and asked them to tone it down for the kids. I bet those kids were thinking that Howard Stern wasn't all that bad after all. I heard that after that job the father never had them do construction again."
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