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Terrible Estate Agent Photos

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Terrible photos listed by estate agents/realtors that are so bad they’re funny.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

That is a rejected insurance claim waiting to happen. I mean, imagine coming home to find out it had a hole and leaked all over the place while you were out.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Something tells me these people don't do insurance claims.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What’s a “in-shurince”?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In-sewer-ants, it means if my tavern burns down, I get money.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Upvote for the Terry Pratchett reference.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I wonder what told you that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I'm going to assume that the outlets are at least GFCI... Right...? Right?

[–] mindbleach 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Coming home, hell. One rip and you're gonna wake up floating out the back door.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is so weird. In Norway, we have a TV show named "ikke gjør dette hjemme" or in English "don't do this at home". This German one looks oddly familiar considering where it was filmed, and how the guys present the things they do.
Here's an episode where they do the same things.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, according to Wikipedia, "nicht nachmachen!" (English: "don't immitate!") is the German adaption of the Norwegian original "ikke gjør dette hjemme". Nice to see the original! Fortunately, it has six episodes instead of only two :-)

[–] mindbleach 2 points 10 months ago

Minus the waterfall when you go back in. By the time you notice, it's all over.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Next you'll be telling me that the neighbor installed a hot tub in his apartment and it ended up shorting out the building's electricity, causing me to miss a very important alarm.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

If your alarm can't survive a power outage, it's not an important alarm.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't, mind filling me in?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Seinfeld reference. Kramer got a hot tub, made the marathon runner miss the alarm cause the power went out

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Goodbye woodwork, we hardly knew ye.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Me: what do you do in the event of a fire?

Genius: I'd be in the pool, i'in't? /Taps head

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I set my bath pillow on fire once - while I was in the bath. I was well impressed with my quick thinking just to yank in down into the bathwater to put it out. My partner was too unimpressed with my stupidity/carelessness to appreciate my quick reflexes!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What in the fuck could you possibly be doing where you find yourself in a situation where your pillow is on fire? While bathing?

I’m with your partner on this one.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Candles around the bath! One behind my head got a bit out of control and caught the bath pillow. It was made from something super flammable (or inflammable?) so it went up quickly. It singed a few hairs and the pillow was ruined, but no injuries or damage otherwise!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

super flammable (or inflammable?)

Both mean the same thing! Thanks to the confusing English language, we have to use "non-flammable" to make it clear that something is NOT flammable/inflammable.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What sort of carpet do you think the floor has?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago
[–] mindbleach 6 points 10 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Such heated indoor pools are sometimes used for hydrotherapy, where a storage or separate room is used just for the pool.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would this truly be the suggested set up though? An inflatable pool in your dining room? I used to have hydrotherapy until I found it too difficult to actually get there. They recommended warm baths, not that I DIY one in my house!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This setup in the image looks crampy and sketchy, but in general the property owner build and maintain the pool and rent it to hydrotherapy therapists (or use it for its own such business). Normally (well, excluding cases we see in this community) one does not build one just for themselves in their livingroom or kitchen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Imagine paying to use someone’s “hydrotherapy pool” only to turn up and see this! 😂 yeah, there’s a house near me that has a small indoor swimming pool that’s rented out for hydro. It’s really expensive though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

OK, sometimes I see these and think 'that's not **that **terrible'. This is NOT one of those times...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not only is it weird for an inflatable pool to be indoors, but that is a very tight fit.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 10 months ago

Ohhh, maybe this guy thought he was buying a tiny barrel-sized thing. Swapped box art would explain how kiddy pools are depicted as gargantuan.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I guess concern that the water is filthy isn’t really the biggest issue here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Someone needs to research live loads on floor joists.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well that's certainly one way to do it...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Gotta setup a dart board on the adjacent wall so you can play darts from the pool.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I want this life, a life without worries were you do whatever with no care in the world.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The overhead lights are a nice extra.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

That water looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since the pool was installed many years ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow, it looks like it's Czech! Can you please post a link to the listing? I would love to know where exactly is it :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I only found this photo, not the whole listing unfortunately!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

are you OP or Someone Else? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Op and SomeoneElse! I have a couple of accounts. I use this one mainly as my personal one for browsing and SomeoneElseMod for mod related stuff and creating posts. All the “someone” accounts listed as mods in the sidebar are me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Didn't Bam Margera do this to his parents as a prank?