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Old 1/31/12, 10:51 PM
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From yesterday's inspection. What number are you tipping the scales at to cause this?
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Old 1/31/12, 11:07 PM
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Looks like the veins on my legs in 20 years.
Good place for carpet,yuck.
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Holy crap!



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Defective Toilet in need of Replacement..
Did anyone actually think these things last forever?



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Defective Toilet in need of Replacement..
Did anyone actually think these things last forever?
Sure they do I know where two are from a previous inspection that have Teak wood tanks and are still in use 1920,1930 era



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Good place for carpet,yuck.
Seriously! Why do people do that?!



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Old 2/1/12, 12:05 AM
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Sure they do I know where two are from a previous inspection that have Teak wood tanks and are still in use 1920,1930 era
Rule of thumb in todays Society... The newer it is, the shorter the lifespan.
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Good place for carpet,yuck.
At least it's color match coordinated.



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At least it's color match coordinated.
Good point,yellow, brown and green for Friday nights.
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Seriously! Why do people do that?!
I do not even like those throw rugs that wrap around them.
Sure people throw them in the wash every week but what about the other 6 days?
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Good place for carpet....
I report Carpet in Bathrooms and Kitchens as a material defect and recommend replacement with flooring suitable for the application.



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Old 2/1/12, 8:28 AM
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I do not even like those throw rugs that wrap around them.
Sure people throw them in the wash every week but what about the other 6 days?
What the hell are you doing in there that you are worried about every day ???
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Old 2/1/12, 10:27 AM
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Looks like the veins on my legs in 20 years.
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Looks like the veins in my legs for the last 20 years.



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Old 2/1/12, 10:29 AM
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Sure they do [last forever] I know where two are from a previous inspection that have Teak wood tanks and are still in use 1920,1930 era
That's not "forever"--that's only 80 or 90 years. Are you suggesting that soon I will have been around "forever"?

I'm ...

Now my old bones creak even more...



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Holy crap!
Chuckle, chuckle...



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