Inspecting a home can at times seem like being on an African safari discovering all manner of wild and untamed creatures. I was stumbling through a cluttered attic looking for the elusive water stain, when suddenly I heard a noise that made my blood run cold. A rustling that can only mean an attic creature I would not likely enjoy meeting. I have no good escape route because of clutter. My only choice is to sit tight and meet my fears head on.
From around a large cardboard box appears an animal of diminutive proportions, but none the less a terrifying creature. It tentatively skitters toward me coming within a few feet and lays down looking up at me with soft pleading eyes. It wants to be petted! Surely it's a trap, this animal is laying in wait to spring and rip my carotid artery from my neck.
Yet something tells me its okay. I advance slowly toward the beast talking to it in a soothing voice. It looks back at me with those pink luminescent eyes. I reach out my slightly trembling hand and touch the critter. It approves and I begin stroking its' soft coat.
You can see the beast here in this photo I snapped after petting this dangerous creature. I backed out the of attic and left the beast to do what ever it is ferrets do.
You just never know what you manner of creature you may find during a home inspection. This time things turned out all right, but you never know what may be laying in wait around the next cardboard box.
James Quarello
JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC
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