Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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February 28, 2025
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 Dave Nelson of Nelson Pool & Spa Service in the Napa Valley, CA.

“I guess Hilo Hawaii county health inspector marches to the beat of a different drum than the rest of the nation,” writes Dave.

“This commercial pool has no perimeter fence whatsoever and if you look closely you can see direct and open access all the way to the public parking lot across the lawn. We don’t need no stinkin’ rules! There are also numerous huge chips missing from the plaster with big gaping half-inch gaps between the layers. Let’s take a much closer look at the equipment, shall we?!”

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: Send your photo to serviceindustrynewscd@yahoo.com. Please write: Attention Horror File, in the subject line and thank you for remembering us when you are out there working hard.

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