Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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April 30, 2024
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 Mike Matthews of Matthews Pool & Spa Service in Eads, Tennessee.

Come out, come out, wherever you are…

“I was asked to get this pool up & running ”, writes Mike.

“At first I couldn’t locate the equipment. When I did find it, I discovered that a tree had grown around the heater. I thought your readers might find it amusing.

Thanks Mike. We found it very amusing. If you have a chance to write again, please tell us what happened and send in a photo of what the ‘equipment pad’ looks like today.

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, snakes in the plumbing, 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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