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Different Strokes...

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Home Inspector with Complete Home Inspections, Inc. TN Lic#050

Different Strokes...

Dif ● runt. An ad-jek-tuv meanin':
     1 unlike in form, kwality, or nature
     2 dis-tinkt
     3 dif-ring from all others
     4 un-use-u-al.


Havin' lived in the south all my life, I know that southern folks are dif-runt. That's jus' the way is an' some folks jus' ain't a-gonna change.

Now jus' when my tired 'ol eyeballz thought that they'd seen it all some brilliant sole came up with this novel way of installin' one of those new fanguled satti-lite antenna thing-a-ma-jabbers. 

Hellz-Bellz, they musta got plum tuckered out carrin' those diggers from the shed ☺☺☺

Different Strokes


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Comments(67)

Kim Darling
Keller Williams Westland Realty BRE# 01864461 - Fresno, CA
CRS,GRI, "Your Home Team" Fresno/Clovis Homes

That is classic!!!  Wow, thanks for making me laugh!!!  It's amazing how many different things can happen in a week in this business, it's never boring that's for sure!!!

 

Have a great day!!

Cheers,

Kim Darling

Oct 29, 2009 06:24 AM
Chris Olsen
Olsen Ziegler Realty - Cleveland, OH
Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate

We'll I'll be...if necessity ain't the mother of all intention, the sun isn't coming up tomorrow!

Oct 29, 2009 06:48 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Hay Mikal!  Dat goes with Duck Tape and Balin' Wire to Fix stuff.

Oct 29, 2009 07:11 AM
Jason Simonson
Menomonie, WI
Realty Executives - Menomonie WI

Thanks for the laugh. I would love to set down and have a beer together someday.

Oct 29, 2009 07:50 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Don't keep that to yerself down there in the south, that is the PURFUCT solution to the whole watchin TV while it's snowin outside. How handy and convenient! You can move it all round the yard to improve reception! 

I give 'em an A. 

Before duct tape became so handy we always carried bailing wire and rubber tubing. That will fix anything. 

Oct 29, 2009 08:14 AM
Tim D. Wilson - The Horseman's Agent ™
HomeSalesLexington.com @ Rector-Hayden: Lexington, Kentucky - Lexington, KY

Michael,

 As a Kentucky boy, it looks good to me!

Means the homeowners will be able to catch all of the action when the south (SEC!) wins another NCAA football championship this year....    :-)

Oct 29, 2009 08:17 AM
James Lyon
Vista Pacific Realty - Sacramento, CA

That is great, better than those that think they are contractors and try to remodel everything.

Oct 29, 2009 08:21 AM
Jane Cross
Homes By Cross serving Charlotte NC Real Estate Needs - Charlotte, NC

Michael,

It looks to me like those are bran new diggers, and they came straight from the store, not the shed.

Oct 29, 2009 10:31 AM
Rebecca Fisher
Winter Haven, FL

That was a satellite? Where was the dish? Newfangled jobbers. When we were country folk, our dish could get in PLUTO.

TLW-- loved the video! My kitchen on the farm back home was that lovely shade of green...

Becky in FL

Oct 29, 2009 11:28 AM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

Gotta love that redneck engineering...  People can laugh, but sometimes "makin' do" is good enough. 

Oct 29, 2009 11:43 AM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Michael,

If you keep digging like that you might bury yourself.

Oct 29, 2009 12:13 PM
James Quarello
JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC - Wallingford, CT
Connecticut Home Inspector

Looks like ol Uncle Bob passed along his satellite dish installation tips to these folks.

Oct 29, 2009 12:46 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Mike, you actually get reception with this configuration?? I wonder if this technique is described in some how to guide, or were they just "improvising?"

Oct 29, 2009 01:10 PM
France and Mark Clausen
Realty Austin - Dripping Springs, TX

Never underestimate good old American ingenuity. wat r they gunna do win they need dig a finse post hol?

Oct 29, 2009 01:20 PM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Michael, I have to admit.  I would rather use that tool for the purpose that it was used for in the photo much more than it's real use.

Oct 29, 2009 01:45 PM
Mark Velasco
West Shores Realty - Whittier, CA
Top Producing Broker Associate

Funny Michael. I thought that I had seen it all. lol

Oct 29, 2009 02:03 PM
Jesse Clifton
Jesse Clifton & Associates - Fairbanks, AK

Well, one thing you can say about 'ol Bubba... he sore do know how ta get 'er done.

Oct 29, 2009 06:15 PM
Carol Pease
JP & Associates Realtors - Bastrop, TX
CRS, Broker-Associate 512-721-6320

Maybe he's gonna use it for a rose trellis so that the nice folks at Direct TV don't catch him hijacking their signal.  Did you see the garden hose he had hooked to the neighbor's spigot so he could run his outdoor shower and water his lawn?

Oct 29, 2009 06:56 PM
Patricia Aulson
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Verani Realty NH Real Estate - Exeter, NH
Realtor - Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes

Too funny....Amusing for sure.

Have a great day!!

 

Patricia/Seacoast NH

Oct 30, 2009 01:34 AM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Michael--

Thanks for tipping me off to this post.  However, I have to correct one word.  It's a 'thing-a-ma-jig.' 

Congrats on the Gold Star, too!

Mary

Oct 31, 2009 09:55 PM