Magazines were fine but fire extinguishers held the promise of much more money per unit. His sales technique was to start a fire in a metal wastr can in the potential customer's house and ofcourse extinquish it with his product. It was a very effective presentation and Hugh was selling the extinguishers at a rapid rate. In his final sales attempt (as it turned out)  he really got a blaze going (bigger's better) and aimed the empty extinguisher at the trash can, the fire dept was called and his fire extinguisher sales job ended. 

His energy never ceased....It was just this past spring when I ran into Hugh at the grocery store and we had a great opportunity to catch up before we parted ways. As I was pulling up to the intersection I looked to my right and who did I see but Hugh. He gave me a nod and a mischievous grin, the light changed, and we were off! Hugh got me that day as I watched his taillights pull off into the distance. Rest In Peace Hugh...

Reading through some of Dad's musings and thought this was definitely him:
 
"I was made a temporary employee (instead of an independent contractor) for this assignment as I think they (the suits) believed I was more controllable this way. Well, they thought wrong again! An employee I am not nor ever will be again in any sense of the definition. It’s called financial independence (the ability to say “Shove it!” when appropriate) and it is a thing of beauty. A goal worth obtaining along the way."