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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 12/15/2015 at 16:03 • Filed to: Wtf

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So my brother just moved into a new house. This was the first thing I noticed.

This seems, safe...

ETA: We disconnected power from the outlet. :)

And as a bonus, this Nissan owner extended the length of his car with this one cool trick!

What funny things have you seen?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:09

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It’s better than this right?

Birddog > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:09

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Yikes! How’d that make it past inspection?

FromCanadaWithLove > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:10

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WAT. There is so much wrong with this, where do I even begin?

Party-vi > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 12/15/2015 at 16:10

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A couple weeks ago I had something similar happen to a ceiling on a project of mine. dual temp water was pouring out a few can lights. It was turrible.

EL_ULY > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:11

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welp, it’s perfect to plug in a pressure washer

Jcarr > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:12

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[Edna Krabapple ‘Ha!’]

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Party-vi 12/15/2015 at 16:12

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That sounds like quite a mess.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:15

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Oh. Oh dear.

Pixel > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:20

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That reminds me of Home inspection Nightmares .

Klaus Schmoll > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:21

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Don’t be so Germanic-Pedantic! Water-earth-fire-electricity they all are just elements that need to be balanced out. It’s a ying/yang thing. Just chillax and watch the fireworks.

Party-vi > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 12/15/2015 at 16:28

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It was a mess and a half.

Klaus Schmoll > Pixel 12/15/2015 at 16:29

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Wow! There’s some true gold there.

This makes me think. The building my current appartment is in was built in 1900. If it survived this long, I should be fine for the next year or two.

shop-teacher > Party-vi 12/15/2015 at 16:33

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That there is what those in the business call a problem.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:35

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Never underestimate the immense stupidity of your average “handy” home owner. The outdoor outlet on my house when I bought it didn’t even have conduit running to it, it was just indoor grade romex.

Takuro Spirit > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:38

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It looks... worried.

Xyl0c41n3 > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:52

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I NEED dis. Where did you get it?

scoob > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:54

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This place has obviously not seen water.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Party-vi 12/15/2015 at 16:54

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sounds like it was a dual mess

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 16:56

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god damn that outlet, whoa, yikes

I found in my current house (and I’m not opening the other until spring because I know it’s got the same problem) that my ceiling vent fan in my bathroom was venting into...well yeah, just the ceiling it went no where. A simple swap turned into adding that to the bill when the contractors did the bathroom...

Pixel > shop-teacher 12/15/2015 at 16:57

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That is the wire that feels all the power to my garage. It was like that when I bought the house. Only still in place because I’m saving up to have a 220 line run from the main panel to the garage via buried conduit to a sub panel out there.

shop-teacher > Pixel 12/15/2015 at 18:19

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I have basically the same wire feeding my whole garage, but buried under ground. I’m hoping to also run a 220 feed out to a sub panel in my garage this summer.

Tapas > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2015 at 23:03

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Oh c’mon! Everyone knows you need both water and electricity for easy eletrocution. How else are you going to ward off intruders?

Nauraushaun > Mercedes Streeter 12/16/2015 at 23:37

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“help us help us! We’re not safe here!”