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Dad often said, "If you borrow something or use something that doesn't belong to you, always leave it in better condition than you got it." I try to follow this rule, even when I rent equipment.

I have never paid a cleaning fee when I return equipment. One time, I returned a paint sprayer to Voss Equipment Rental, and asked, “Did I get it clean enough?”

Craig looked at the sprayer, "This is cleaner than when you took it. Do you want a job?"

"No," I replied, "but I would take a discount on the rental fees." We laughed about that.

One Saturday, when we lived in Winona, Minnesota, Melissa, and I...