Miscellaneous
People Are More Than Labels
Over the years, I’ve learned something that probably matters more than almost anything else in business: People are complicated. When you work with the public for nearly 30 years, you meet people from every imaginable background. Different religions. Different political beliefs. Different cultures. Different lifestyles. Different economic situations. Different histories. Some people had easy roads […]
🦝 Why We Chose a Raccoon Instead of a Gecko
(A Completely Unbiased, Highly Scientific, Slightly Suspicious Explanation) At The Maintenance Shop, we believe in making thoughtful, well-researched decisions. So when it came time to choose a spokesperson, we didn’t just pick the first critter that wandered onto the jobsite. No sir. We evaluated options carefully. We considered several candidates. Some were rejected immediately (looking […]
Spring Updates from The Maintenance Shop: Business, Family, and Moving Forward – April 24, 2025
As the grass turns green and sprinklers start firing up across the valley, we wanted to take a few moments to update everyone on what’s happening at The Maintenance Shop—both in the field and behind the scenes. First and foremost, we’re making excellent progress wrapping up our backflow testing for customers with May 1 due […]