Just When I Think I've Seen it All,someone sets the limbo bar 
on creative and innovative ways of doing things to an alltime low. Need extra outlets in your room addition? Why bother with the hassle of having meddlesome codes inspectors or the expense of an electrician to do things right when you can do things the half-fast way and save a bundle with the handy-dandy "Jumper MY Circuit" expander.
Run as many extra outlets as you feel you need and plug one end of the "Jumper MY Circuit" expander in one outlet or is that inlet and the other end in the inlet or is that the outlet. Gosh, I'm really getting confused. And Voila!!! There you have it! Power where YOU want it when YOU need it.
And you think you have it easy being a real estate agent...
Sotheby's International Realty - West Hollywood, CA
Not Your Typical Realtor
I saw in one house where instead of running wiring through a conduit up in the attic, they just used an extension cord!
Oct 05, 2011 09:57 AM
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector
Michael, all kidding aside those things are extremely dangerous. I only have found one of them and I got permission to cut both ends off of it. When I was in art school I did a series of "conceptual art" pieces where various non-electrical things were made to look like they were wired and plugged into a receptacle.
Oct 05, 2011 11:07 AM
Canyon Lake, TX
Michael: Just when I think I've seen it all. It's call creative wiring that should have a big DANGER sign attached.
Congratulations on the feature.
C&C
Oct 05, 2011 11:19 AM
Alexandria, VA
Associate Broker, Alexandria Virginia Real Estate
Phoenix AZ Horse Property - Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix AZ Horse Property, LLC
I want one! It looks safer than the arrangement in a home I showed today....
Oct 05, 2011 06:05 PM
951-290-8588 - Chino Hills, CA
RE/MAX Masters, Inland Empire Homes for Sale
Hi Michael, Congrats on the feature. This would be funny if it were not so prevalent out there. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Oct 05, 2011 06:53 PM
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty - Jacksonville Beach, FL
Global Realtor in Jax Beach, FL - ABR, CRS, CIPS
But wait, call NOW or in the next five minutes, and you can get some wonderful Ginsu knives that can cut both shoe leather and tomatoes! Nice post...
Oct 05, 2011 11:03 PM
3:16 team REALTY ~ Locally-owned Prosper TX Real Estate Co. - Prosper, TX
Real Estate Agents
Not sure if the person should be punished or hail for his great imagination. Either is still not a good practise.
Oct 06, 2011 03:59 PM
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager
Michael - I's just like to know what your face looked like when you discovered this - not sure if you smiled because it was so ridiculous or frowned in frustration. It's so bad, it's funny...in a bad way - lol!
Oct 06, 2011 04:44 PM
Diane O and Friends - Benchmark Realty - Franklin, TN
Greater Nashville Real Estate
They just did that for you! It is National Fire Prevention Month and all.
Oct 07, 2011 04:31 AM
First Weber Inc - Lake Mills, WI
Realtor (920) 728-4118, First Weber Inc
Oh my, that reminds me of a sit-ye-a-tion I had with some of my renters once. They decided to rip out a light fixture from the bathroom vanity then preceded to call the city inspector due to what was behind the whole. Turns out a previous owner used an extension cord plugged into an outlet in the attic, cut off the end and hard wired the other end to the light fixture over the vanity. And I got the write up! Oh the joys of being a land lord.
Oct 08, 2011 09:57 AM
Lake and Lodge Realty LLC - Big Rapids, MI
Real Estate Broker, Serving Big Rapids and West Central MI
Always scares me when I see someone use a jumper to get power on to a foreclosure that has had the power shut off. Until I know why the power was interupted it scares me to "fire" it up.
Oct 09, 2011 12:02 PM
Realty Mark Associates - Havertown, PA
School is never out for the Successful.
Michael - What do you say to your client when you see something like this? Do you laugh or cry?
Oct 09, 2011 12:27 PM
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher
hahaha wow, I do not thing I've ever seen anything like that before hahaha :)
Oct 09, 2011 10:35 PM
San Diego, CA
I think electrical things are the easiest for a homeowner to mess up because even Walmart sells lots of cool electrical products that don't require a user manual. LOL
Oct 10, 2011 05:29 PM
Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH
New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
Howdy and evening Michael
Michael, folks sure do come up with some really off the wall ideas at times, on how to do things.
Have a good one
Dale
Oct 11, 2011 02:40 PM
Alachua, FL
full service
Hi,
This steals the show!
That's a job of a creative Electrician with extra… extra… imagination.
Thanks for laugh.
Oct 13, 2011 04:49 PM
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info
ACCURATE REALTY GROUP - Seattle, WA
Hi Michael~ Didn't I see that on the home shopping network? If you ordered two for just $19.99, they would send you six for the same low price!
Astounding!
Oct 14, 2011 06:34 PM
Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Coeur d'Alene Idaho Real Estate Expert
Oh my gosh, these home inspection kinda photos of the wacky things people do always crack me up!
Oct 15, 2011 02:56 PM
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