Have you ever been called out to a famous persons home to treat for pest control? What a thrill it would be knowing your heading out on a call to treat some ants at a famous persons home. Once inside you might find yourself looking around to see how this person lived and marvel at all the photographs of this celebrity with other famous people. You might even sneak a picture with your camera phone and in your mind you’re dreaming up a hundred different ways you could nonchalantly ask for their autograph or God forbid-get a picture- But no, you resolve to be professional and treat that place from top to bottom and kill every moving thing that has 6 legs or more. After all you put on your best pair of Dickies service pants and even broke out that new cap, you know the one without all the spider web silk all entangled on it.
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