Appreciation post: That job where the homeowner handed me a cold Gatorade
I was working a deck build in Raleigh last August, it was like 95 degrees and humid as all get out. Around 2pm I'm cutting joists and sweating through my shirt, not really complaining but definitely feeling it. The homeowner comes out, an older lady named Carol, and she just hands me a big cold Gatorade without saying a word. Then she said 'my husband was a carpenter for 30 years, he always said a hot worker needs cold fluids.' That little moment just hit different, you know? She didn't make a big deal about it, just understood the grind. I still think about that when I'm on a tough job and someone shows they see the work. Has anyone else had a customer or client do something simple like that that just stuck with you?