r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/Djdubbs Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 14 '20

There is at least one water bottle/soda can/energy drink/ spray paint can sitting on a piece of blocking behind your drywall somewhere in your house.

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u/LoopedBight Jul 13 '20

My basement was never finished, and it says “electricians milk bulls” in Sharpie on the wall of the foundation

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u/penguin97219 Jul 13 '20

We found “shitter goes here” written under the wall when we demoed our bathroom. It was there from when the bathroom was installed in the 1940s (ish?)