This issue’s true Tale comes to us from James Toal at Guilford, Conn.-based Floor of Distinction. As he tells it:
“I was driving on some side streets on my way to get some lunch. I passed a policeman who watched me like a hawk. He pulled out and came up behind me, lights on and siren blazing. He came to the window and asked, “Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?” I replied, “No, sir, I don’t.” He replied, “It’s because I closed on a house yesterday and I need hardwood floors done. Can you follow me to my house?” I laughed and asked if he was kidding, to which he replied, “Follow me!” We ended up pulling up carpet on the second floor and installing new floors to match the stair treads and the first floor, which we sanded to match. Over the next 18 months I sanded homes for almost the entire police department in that town. Moral of the story? Get your van lettered. And don’t speed.”
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