Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
Horror File
June 14, 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 Anonymous of Anonymous Pools in Marin County, California.

“I have no words to add to the picture, except for those I wrote as a caption. It's mud and ice. And a mess. But it's all cleaned up now. The miracle of a well trained service technician.”

Thank you anonymous. Who knew one could send a horror file from where you are. Your entry is no. 5 for our contest. Thanks for sending.

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!

Just for fun, and to entice more submissions, Service Industry News announces a Horror File contest. We will give one award per region represented. There are 7 regions. No. Cal., So. Cal., Florida, North East, South East, South West, and Mid West.

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 to info@serviceindustrynews.

mailto:info@serviceindustrynews.net

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