Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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May 31, 2026
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 Wendy Purser of Wendy Purser Pool Consulting in Hampstead, North Carolina.

“The ladder is missing the rubber “bumpers” that get placed on the hollow metal tubes that form the ladder side rails. These areas are extremely sharp and if the ladder is installled without them, it can slice right through the liner and this pool had a brand new liner in it!”

Thank you, Wendy. 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 to info@serviceindustrynews.net or click the website below to upload to the Submit your Horror File at Serviceindustrynews.net.

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