Seniors are being advised by police to take precautions against being taken to the cleaners by a carpet-care scam in Muskoka, CA, according to a recent story on CottageCountryNow.ca.

During my daily news search for anything carpet cleaning related this morning, I came across a headline from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: “Man sentenced for attack on rival carpet cleaner.” How could I not click on it?

As it turns out, maybe reality TV isn’t so “real” after all. Case in point: Rick Yemm, one of the stars of The History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” is really a carpet cleaning professional who just so happens to drive trucks in the winter when his business lags.