Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
July 27, 2022
CAN YOU TOP THIS?
Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry

CAN YOU TOP THIS?

Welcome to the latest edition of our popular “Can You Top This?” column, featuring the newest entry in the Service Industry News “Horror File. ”

This issue’s entry comes to us from Jennifer Caldwell, of Quality Pools and Spas, in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

“We got a call to check out a broken drain plug on the pool pump,” writes Jennifer.

“This is the was the state of the pool when he arrived. I’d say a pump plug is that least of his worries.”

Yah, no kidding! Thank you for sending this great installation to us Jennifer. We are sure grateful to readers like youself.

Other publications like to print lots of pretty pictures of beautiful pools, spas and well engineered installations.

At Service Industry News, we would rather go behind the scenes and take a closer look at the type of stuff our readers encounter everyday — cracked tiles, spaghetti plumbing, rats in heaters, cars in the pool and more!

When you are out in the field and you see something that doesn’t look right, send us an email along with a picture and a brief description: Attention Horror File, serviceindustrynewscd@yahoo.com.

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