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Napoleon Ohio Home Inspector - Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs

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Home Inspector with Home Inspector for ASPEC Residential Services, LLC

Remember this tune?  You probably remember the version made popular by the group, Tesla. But actually it was a Canadian rock band called The Staccatos  who later changed their name to Five Man Electrical Band, who originally recorded the song. They were never very successful. Tesla made it a hit

Speaking of signs, here's a few signs from a few recent inspections that made me chuckle a bit.  Actually, these signs spawned the idea for creating a new group here in the Rain.  So come on over and join me at Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs and share some signs that you may have seen around houses or wherever else, for that matter that just might enlighten others or make them smile.

Good advice

This little post-it note was on a bathroom wall in a basement, my client pointed it out to me.

Great idea!

This was actually hooked up to a float in the sump pump, as a high water alert.  I didn't realize it, at first, and I tripped the float.  I jumped a few feet back when the thing came on, definetely got my attention! If you can't read the bottom of sign it says, "Reach down in water & push float down".

Ian Niquette
Square One Home Inspection - Markesan, WI

Josh, I love the sump alarm. I will also be checking out your new group. I see all kinds of funny little signs. I will try to dig some out for the group.

Feb 04, 2009 02:13 AM
Joshua Frederick
Home Inspector for ASPEC Residential Services, LLC - Defiance, OH
Home Inspector in Defiance & all of Northwest Ohio

Thanks for stopping by Ian.  I hope you can join.  I know I have many more pics too, just hard to find time to go through old pics. Hope your 2009 is going well for you so far.

Feb 04, 2009 02:17 AM
Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton - Clayton, OH

Alarm radio!  Homeowners can be inventive.  I guess that is one way to do it.

Feb 04, 2009 03:31 AM
Ian Niquette
Square One Home Inspection - Markesan, WI

I can't find the picture right now, but I did an inspection last year for a divorcing couple. When I came to the hubands' home office, there were hand written quotes on 8x10 sheets of paper hanging on the walls. One struck me as really strange.

"I'm hilarious, but you're the biggest f***kin joke of all. Your Wife."

 

Not the typical SIGN I would expect to see in a  home as you can imagine. Hope I can find that one.

Feb 04, 2009 05:47 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

I like your new group, but I have to disagree with your take on who made "Signs" a hit. Tesla took their live versiionn to #8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Five Man Electrical Band, however, took their version to #3 in 1971. Might just be a generational thing -- LOL. I have both versions in my collection.

Feb 06, 2009 01:15 PM
Joshua Frederick
Home Inspector for ASPEC Residential Services, LLC - Defiance, OH
Home Inspector in Defiance & all of Northwest Ohio

Jack: I thought it was pretty clever myself.  I'm sure these homeowners made MacGyver proud.

Ian:  Sounds intriguing.

Russel:  I could have sworn that Tesla's version made it to #2, but I'm not going to doubt your music knowledge.  Thanks for the info.

Feb 08, 2009 12:56 AM