Repair People Describe The Weirdest Things They Found In People's Homes

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Aug 22, 2021 8:00 AM EDT

Just in case you were playing around with the idea of making a career change, this AskReddit thread might leave you feeling inspired. As it turns out, a funny thing happens when you end up repairing people's homes. Basically, some people are far stranger than you ever might otherwise imagine. These repair people certainly had some unforgettable days on the job. 

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    Rectangle - texasspacejoey · 6y Security system tech Pretty sure i set up a grow house Edit: fyi..the security system doesnt have to alert the cops. 2.4k ...
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    Rectangle - westsideasses · 6y I'm an insurance adjuster. I had to present an estimate to both the homeowner and a life size mannequin that she had seated at the table that she told me to address as "Marie." While I was explaining the repair process, she started to paint Marie's nails. 3.7k ...
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    Rectangle - Sularin · 6y Old guy offered me bath tub moonshine when i was wiring in a new AC unit. 344 ...
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    Font - neonjesus69 · 6y A 1 Award I do IT consulting, and where I am is one of the most cults-per-capita areas in the world. It makes sense that some of my clients wind up being cults. I've found myself in a number of really unusual situations, but the one that sticks out the most was a spiritual "tantric workshop". The whole thing was kinda nightmarish, delightfully topped with a 75 year old naked dude vigorously ringing a bell RIGHT next to my car, so i had to stand there and watch him and his
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    Rectangle - apatheticviews • 6y HVAC guy here. Wasn't me, but one of my guys said he had a lady with a full scale 'dungeon.' 1.4k ...
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    Rectangle - guywhowreckedhimself · 6y I fix appliances. Once I was called out to fix a washer that was in their basement. When I got there the entire basement was covered in dog crap and urine, they had a couple dogs and just let them go down there, never cleaned up. I have never been so glad I can't smell. 4 437
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    Font - shmauk · 6y I used to work as a fire safety technician. One time I was having a look at someone's smoke alarm because they complained it was beeping every now and then. Get inside and there were 50 birds flying freely around the apartment all squawking and newspaper all over the floor so they didn't mess it up. Had no idea how they ever heard the snow alarm beeping. 29 ...
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    Font - matti77 · 6y I used to deliver drugs - from a pharmacy - to people unable or unwilling to leave their homes. One address put my delivery between two houses. No house. Just a small patch of tall grass and sunflowers with what appeared to be smoke rising up behind. I armed over the flowers and saw a man in a reclining beach chair, roasting bacon on a skewer over a fire. He saw me and then said, "Those my meds?" I handed them over, sat in my truck, and just wondered what the hell? 63 ...
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    Font - burnedBlue · 6y I once installed a copy machine in a bathroom under a shower head. The previous owner was handicapped and had a walk in bathroom off the kitchen. So this customer decided to turn that space into an office to run his credit card scam out of. So he had me hook the copier up under the shower head where no one was sitting.
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    Font - nastybacon • 6y Went to someones house to fix their PC. got there, and they showed me the PC and what the problem was, then went and sat outside. Understandable if it was a nice day and sitting out weather. It wasn't. It was like they didnt want to be in their house when I was there. As once l'd done the job, they came back in. I left and then I was sat in the car for 5 minutes answering an email, and they didn't come back outside again. + 90 ...
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    Font - ipodpron · 6y Installed a security camera system in an extremely upscale hotel in San Francisco. The new IP based cameras were all over the property in the usual places. IT director had me install one camera over the buffet area of the restaurant, specifically for watching when his favorite dishes were brought out. Directors ate for free, so he was sure to time when he went to eat that his fav food was there. I thought it was hilarious, pushing your power a little. albeit 14 ...
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