Hit 500 flues cleaned this month and it nearly broke me

I've been sweeping for about 8 years now and I usually do maybe 300 to 350 flues a month, but January was crazy. Every call was a backlog from the holidays and I ended up at 500 exactly by the 31st. My shoulder is killing me and I think I need to start turning down jobs or charging more for rush work. Anyone else ever hit a number that high and just felt totally wiped out?

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robert_anderson691mo ago

Nearly broke me" man come on. 500 is a solid month but thats just the game when you're a one man show in a busy season. Maybe charge a bit more for rush jobs but turning down work sounds like a bad move.

willow_morgan29d ago

Turning down work when you're swamped sounds like basic math to me.