my pest control life

when we operated marys snack bar ,opposite the red brick hotel,in annerley rd brisbane,i had to hire a pest company.i was impressed,as i hadnt observed the work before.next morning,we went early to clean the bodies out before opening.what a surprise.thousands of the little buggers
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when we sold out..what do i try next???..the agent,next door who did the deal also was pest controlling.terry took me on ,showed me what to do,gave me a hand tank and some dieldrin,(boy,did it knock them,but smell),some clients and off i went in my vauxhal cresta car,$6 a house for cockroaches.
i read books and with experience working gained the knowledge required

SUNCHINE COAST
I STARTED BUNDILLA PEST CONTROL,WORKING FROM HOME,MY SECRETARY CAME EVERY DAY,BY NOW WE HAD TO BE LICENCED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.MY NUMBER WAS 0673
I STARTED SPRAYING SLABS FOR TERMITES,( in my ford F100)BEFORE THE CONCRETE WAS POURED ,WITH ONE CLIENT CHARGING 40 CENTS A SQUARE METRE,2 YEARS LATER I HAD 200 CLIENTS,DOING 6 TO 8 SLABS DAILY ,5 DAYS A WEEK WHEN I SOLD. WITHIN 2 MONTHS PAUL KEATING GAVE US THE RECESSION WE HAD TO HAVE,AND THE NEW OWNER DROPPED TO 1 A WEEK
I WAS INTO SPEC BUILDING WITH ONE OF MY BUILDERS,BUT THAT STOPPED WITH KEATINGS RECESSION,SO I REGISTERED BUNDILLA PEST CONTROL AND BODY CORPORATE PAST CONTROL ,BACK TO THE COCKROACHES AGAIN,WORKING FROM THE BOOT OF MY MERCEDES BENZE CAR
COUPLE YEARS LATER I SOLD AGAIN
DURING MY BUNDILLA PRETREAT DAYS I FORMED AN WAS SECRETARY OF THE FIRST BODY OF PEST CONTROLLERS IN AUSTRALIA,,,S C I P A ...
SUNSHINE COAST INDEPENDENT PEST OPERATORS ASSOCIATION

AT THAT TIME THERE WERE ONLY 6 INDEPENDENT AND 2 MAJOR FIRMS ON THE COAST
TODAY PESTIES TAKE UP HALF THE PHONE BOOK
MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS WERE HELD AND AN ANNUAL B B Q ,WITH LADIES. AT THE ANNUAL WE INVITED QLD HEALTH DEPT TO COME AS GUEST SPEAKER AND BLOOD TESTS WERE TAKEN,TO MONITOR CKEMICALS .AN AUSTRALIAB FIRST