Why do customers always think their one good experience means the rules don't apply? I had a guy in Nampa who insisted I staple the coax tight to the stud every six inches because the droop "looked trashy." Told him staples pinch the cable and crush the shield, he said his old setup ran fine for years. Six months later his speeds were tanking and guess who got the callback? Not the old guy, that's for sure. You did the right thing leaving that loop, it's there for a reason and it ain't decoration. Some folks just gotta learn the hard way and then blame you for it.

The part about "selling jam from her kitchen" is where I'd pump the brakes a little. In most states you can't just sell homemade jam out of your house, you need a cottage food license or you have to use a commercial kitchen, and those rules change a lot depending on where you live. So either she's doing it legally with a permit and insurance, or she's selling to friends and church people under the table. The $900 itself isn't crazy, that's maybe 90 jars at $10 each over a month, which is doable if she's got a good spot or a lot of regulars. But what people leave out is the cost of fruit, sugar, jars, and labels, plus all the hours standing over a stove. She might be clearing way less than $900 when it's all said and done. So yeah it can be real, but it's probably not as easy or as clean as it sounds.