Tuesday, July 26, 2005
It sure blows in here
Two home improvement companies in Japan have been accused of charging an erderly customer for fraudulent house repair. Contracts with a Tokyo man who recently died at age 85 showed at least 44 ventilation fans ordered for installation in his home. "All of them are unnecessary and the companies that did the work are vicious," said an architect who inspected the victim's home.
The house is a 32-year-old, two-story wooden structure with a total floor space of approximately 1600 square feet. 27 ventilation fans were counted so far in the small attic, placed wall to wall right next to each other. In addition, another 32 fans were supposed to be installed under the floor of the house but have not been found yet.
Before the work was stopped, the victim had paid nearly 18 million yen or $160,000 to the two firms.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 9:45 PM
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Well, at least is shows that dishonesty is not entirely a localized phenomenon . . . . perhaps the four most common elements in the universe are:
1. Hydrogen
2. Stupidity
3. Greed
4. Michael Jackson stories
1. Hydrogen
2. Stupidity
3. Greed
4. Michael Jackson stories
So true so true, but not always in that order. And Michael Jackson has as many stories as he had cosmetic surgeries.
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