Season 01: August 2019 – 2022
Joe and Grace in Gladstone (9.2.2019) – “The One Day Residential Record”
"You know I excluded 62 entry holes at a hundred year old church last week," I said with a smile. "That's not residential," Joe said without skipping a beat. "Well, uh, yeah..." "We still hold the one day residential record." Produced on September 5, 13 2019 in...
Evan in Rock Creek (9.24.2019) – “The Dog Food Bandit”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (Reviewed on Thumbtack) - "I cannot say enough great things about Jake. Extremely professional and personal. He got right to work identifying the pest (rats). He identified where they were most likely getting in, set traps, and when he came...
Nita in SE Portland (10.4.2019) – “The Long Ballad of Momma Roof Rat”
"Base on the work done so far, he has covered extensively the work of exterminating the roof rat. We have not discovered where, how many are nesting in the roof, so we are taking 2 or 3 stages to seal the entrance and exit areas. Still in progress..." Nita's 5...
Anonymous in Gresham (10.22.2019) – “Your Not So Friendly Neighborhood Bald Faced Hornets”
Produced on August 06, 2019 in Happy Valley, OR by Anonymous The nest in your tree was started by a single queen who overwintered with her workers, until mid-May when The Action began… The nest takes shape, and soon the workers emerge in mid-July. Even though they’re...
Old Methodist Church in SE Portland (10.2019) – “Church Mice”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (Reviewed on Home Advisor) "Working with Storysold was a dream. We had a huge undertaking with almost 40,000 sq ft between two properties! With both buildings being over 100 years old keeping critters out is difficult and the previous tenants...
Ana and Charlie in Corbett (11.1.2021) – “Hagrid’s Cabin”
PRODUCED FOR ANNA AT HAGRID'S CABIN, AN AIRBNB THAT WE'VE SERVED SINCE AUGUST 21, 2019. "High on Larch Mt., overlooking The Columbia River that once brought the first invasive humans to Oregon, there stood a cabin so wild and beautiful it broke reality, beyond The...
Carmen in NE Portland (11.2.2019) – “Guide Gutter Talks the Fat Roof Rats of Portland”
Produced on October 4, 15, and Nov. 2nd 2019 in NE Portland, OR by Carmen M. "Jake is one of those hard-to-find contractors that takes pride in their work, provides excellent customer service, and offers services at a reasonable price. Thorough, personable, and...
Brendan in NE Portland (11.7.2019) – “The Garage Liberation Front”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY "We had an awesome experience with Story Sold! Jake was just amazing to work with. He is knowledgeable, professional, kind and quite funny! We had a challenging project and he found creative solutions to seal up our garage. It's been about a...
Brenda in Parkrose (11.7.2019) – “Pest Predator’s First Full Complex Bedbug Hunt”
Produced on August 16, 26; Sept 5, 9, 21, 24; Oct 8; Nov 7, 2019 by Brenda and special guest stars Joe, Kathy, James, Doug, and "T." Chapter 1: An Intro to The Bedbug Hunt Predator calls his method for eliminating bedbugs a hunt, or sometimes simply “the...
Service Stories #39, #43, #49, #50, #51, #52: Save the Squirrels! (Part One)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (REVIEWED ON THUMBTACK) "I contacted Storysold to get some squirrels out of the narrow crawlspace above our loft. I was very impressed with the creativity they used to fashion a one-way vent in a tough-to-reach spot under the roof peak. They...
Service Stories #83, #84, #85: Save the Squirrels! (Part Two)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (REVIEWED ON THUMBTACK) "Jake was great! Amazing service, incredibly responsive and awesome quality of work. We had a huge project and he approached it with positivity and creativity. I would truly recommend him to anyone. On top of that he...
Rick and Trina in Vancouver (11.12.2019) – “7 and 7 in 3,” The Craigslist Miracle
"Oh my god!" Rick said when he saw the two large rats dead on his front porch. "Get those things out of my house!" Produced on Oct. 17, 25, and Nov. 8th 2019 for Rick and Trina of Vancouver, Washington I am Wilderness Security Guide, the Environmental Control Operator...
Eddie on Mt. Hood (12.3.2019) – “The Little Home Away from Home: Our Second Live Action Novel”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (Reviewed on Home Advisor) - "We had a great experience and highly recommend Jake. He is responsive, effective and thoughtful." WELCOME TO ONE OF STORYSOLD'S FIRST EVER LIVE ACTION NOVELS - A BOOK WORTH OF PEST CONTROL SOLD BY THE CHAPTER! -...
Chess and Danielle in Vancouver (12.6.2019) – “Treating the Orkin Man”
Produced on Nov 30 and Dec 6 in Vancouver, WA By Chessjuan and Danielle M. "So they're already spraying for bugs and trying to sell you a clean out before they solved the rat problem you called about?" "Yeah, like I said.." Chess laughed. "They're horrible." I am...
The Brockaways in Tigard (12.12.2019) – “The Exclusion Bomb”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (REVIEWED ON THUMBTACK) "Jake went above and beyond from when I first met him at the first evaluation. We had a rodent problem that I had got several other company’s to review and were left with the feeling that they couldn’t fully evaluate...
The Newtons in Vancouver (12.12.2019) – “The Heroes of Slumberland (aka The Part Where Pest Predator Learns to Lie to Humans)”
PREDATOR: The safe bet is to wait until we get the all clear to move new furniture in, but I get that life has its own pace. I have your back either way. SOPHIE: 4 bugs on me from big couch last night. Blech! Produced on Oct 7, 8, 22, 23; Nov 5, and Dec 17 in...
Farmer Rachael, Evanshoe, and Master Freddy in NE Portland (1.15.2020) – “Adventures of Ratty Claws, Episode 1: The Pilot”
"I know they have problems with rats...and they do too [pointing to both sides of his house]," the neighbor said. "I don't have a problem with rats. If I did see one, I'd invite them to sit with me and watch the television." Produced on Dec 17, 29, 30; Jan 2, 7, and...
Kristin in NE Portland (1.28.2020) – “Doing It Right”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SERVICE STORY (Reviewed on Thumbtack) - Produced for Kristin Army of NE Portland, Oregon on Jan 29th 2019 - I am Wilderness Security Guide, the Environmental Control Character for Storysold: Pest Control, and this is the story of my service - Often when the...
Summer in SE Portland (4.12.2020) – “The Owl Project”
THE FOLLOWING SERVICE STORY WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST EPIC EXCLUSIONS THAT KICKED THE OLD INDUSTRY SCRPT. Produced for Summer L. in Portland, OR When I met Summer that day, I didn’t tell her the truth. Not too unlike an employee working for a company, I didn’t...
First Class Management Pilot Service (5.31.2020) – BEDBUGS – “The Heroes of Slumberland, Episode 2 (Hoarders and the American Dream)”
THE NAMES OF THE HUMANS IN THIS SERVICE STORY HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT. ALL PHOTOS ARE DIGITALLY GENERATED TO REPRESENT WHAT THE ACTION WOULD LOOK LIKE IF YOU WERE THERE. Before Portland was a glimmer in some long forgotten timber baron's eye, gangs...
Angela and Jeff in Montavilla (6.6.2020) – HOUSE ANTS – “The Ant Show, Episode 1 – An Intro to Nasty Antsis”
by Bookmaker Jake THIS SERVICE STORY IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE CLEAN PEOPLE OF PORTLAND WHO SUFFER FROM ANTSIS. PRODUCED BY ANGELA AND JEFF OF MONTEVILLA Angela and Jeff live in Montevilla, a humble shire set in the shadow of Mt. Tabor and the not so humble wilderness...
Kim in SE Portland (8.10.2020) – NORWAY RATS – “The Chicken Loving Neighbor”
THE CHICKEN LOVING NEIGHBOR RATS DON'T RESPECT THE WALLS WE BUILD BETWEEN OUR HOMES. OFTEN ONE NEIGHBOR WILL SUPPLY THE FOOD SOURCE, WHILE THE OTHER SUPPLIES THE NEST. RATS LOVE THIS STORYLINE, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF HUMANS WHO DON'T RESPECT THEIR...
Mary and Ian in Gresham (12.23.2020) – “The Adventures of Ratty Claws, Episode 2”
What do you do when Santa has a senior moment and accidentally drops an unwanted gift down your chimney? Produced for Mary and Ian of Gresham, Oregon in late December 2020 I'm Wilderness Security Guide, the Environmental Control Operator for Storysold: Pest Control,...
Sarah in SE Portland (12/5) – SQUIRRELS – “The Owl Project (Rebooted)”
THE INTRODUCTORY SERVICE (12/5) - A few years ago, when STORYSOLD took its big leap into action, I wrote an adventurous mouse exclusion service story for Summer in SE Portland (near the Flats). I called it "The Owl Project," because (in spite of my high body...
Stacey/Karl in Hillsboro (12.6.2021) – HOUSE MICE – “The Quest for The Pink Paradise”
THE INTRODUCTION (11/24): It's a typical story. A house is bought and sold with the understanding that the rodent infestation the home inspector found evidence for in the crawlspace has been "remediated," but the pest control company who was hired to remediate failed...
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