Category Archives: Tales from the route

Stories from the years I spent servicing homes and businesses. Some you most likely won’t believe but all are true.

The tech behind the suit

Posted on June 14, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

My new found career should have been a great advancement for me and I was indeed happy to be promoted but there were many times I wished I could go back to what I loved doing best and that was … Continue reading →

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My national debut and debacle

Posted on June 14, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

This is the final installment of my little series on the subject of my commercial sales career. (or lack thereof) For me this period of time marked some very low years and I had thought of changing careers entirely on … Continue reading →

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Disappointment, betrayal & my spiral to obscurity

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

So I made the jumps from lowly residential tech all the way up to National accounts representative and traded in my beloved system III for a suit and tie. This didn’t happen all overnight of course and I certainly felt … Continue reading →

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My 25th Anniversary With My Wife & Mrs. Adams

Posted on May 17, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

It’s hard to imagine that I’ve been doing anything for 25 years but in a little less than a month I’ll hit that wonderful milestone with the greatest woman God has put on this earth. About the same time, I’ll … Continue reading →

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My time behind bars and what I learned about pest control

Posted on May 12, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

Looking up over the 16 foot wall with the razor wire glimmering in the sun you see the clouds floating by and the birds who freely go back and forth. Taunting you they flit with ease right over your rampart … Continue reading →

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Wednesday morning hot dogs and the dark abyss part 2

Posted on April 15, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

Oh 3:30 comes early but on this day all to soon and I just want to roll over and keep my hand on the snooze button and hold it until dinner time. This is the day that no matter how … Continue reading →

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Wednesday morning hot dogs & the dark abyss part 1

Posted on April 13, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

It’s Wednesday again and I’m off to my weekly visit to a once massive meat processing facility that through the years has dwindled down its services to just manufacturing hot dogs. It’s 5:15 am and bitterly cold outside as I … Continue reading →

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What the market will bear and the bug guy couldn’t

Posted on April 6, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

I’ve worn a bunch of different hats over the years. Some were really fancy sounding and looked great on a business card. I used to get looks at meetings from others who remembered me as just a tech and I … Continue reading →

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Run of “The Mill” pest control final thoughts

Posted on March 29, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

Sometimes in the middle of a big job you just don’t realize how much energy you’ve expended until you get a tiny break in the action and you wish more than anything you could sit for a minute and recoup … Continue reading →

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Run of ‘The Mill’ pest control Part Two

Posted on March 25, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

It’s not everyday that you get to ride a conveyor belt straight up through the ceiling with nothing but a small handle to hang onto and a tiny metal step not big enough for your entire foot but there I … Continue reading →

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Run of ‘The Mill’ pest control Part one

Posted on March 24, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

I was so very fortunate early in my career to have an account that taught me aspects of pest control that some techs don’t get to see for years if they do at all. This one account taught me bird … Continue reading →

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A bug mans typical day

Posted on March 5, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

Today was a typical day for me as a bug man, it started out as they all do with an early morning stop. I drove 38 miles to take care of some imaginary spiders and I had a great debate … Continue reading →

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What should alarm you about pest control

Posted on February 27, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

I’m not a guy that gets easily rattled, in fact I like to think that I handle pressure situations very well and one who thinks quick on his feet. There are however two situations in pest control that unnerve me … Continue reading →

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How I started my pest control business

Posted on February 18, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

I remember walking into this busy office with phones ringing, technicians coming in one door and out the other and everyone seemed so professional and doing such important things. I wasn’t at all sure of what a pest control guy did but I knew Continue reading →

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Where on earth can an exterminator go?

Posted on February 16, 2010 by The Bug Doctor

controversial subject matter of the pest industry. Just last year we sent 2 field operatives deep into enemy territory to uncover the great tubes in the wall conspiracy, only one came back. Continue reading →

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