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Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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November 10, 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 Randy Mahler,of Maryville Pool & Spa Care,in Maryville, Tenn. “ I was going through some old stuff in my garage and came across these pictures,” writes Randy.

“This happened back in 2003 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. My customer called me and told me there was a horse in the pool but I really didn’t believe them until I got there. Since then I sold the business and moved to Maryville Tennessee. Now I deal with snapping turtles and bullfrogs.”

This made our day Randy; Thank you for sending. 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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