The Brett Favre of Realtors?

Realtor Occupational Hazards

No, I'm not offering to trade places with Brett Favre (unless I get his paychecks, too).

But it has been a memorable year for me personally, at least as far as work-related dings and scrapes go.

Last January, in -10 degree weather measuring the exterior of a home, I fell into a (snow-covered) window well.

The adjacent Living Room storm window fared worse than I did, but I still sustained a couple memorable cuts and bruises (including to my ego).

Taking One for the Team

Then, over the Summer, a very long credenza that my (out-of-state) Seller was supposed to have removed before closing . . . wasn't.

The other Realtor and I gamely wrestled it to the garage -- but my back has been reminding me ever since not to attempt anything similar.

And then yesterday, getting a new listing ready, my toe found the remnants of an entertainment center that had been anchored to the floor (specifically, an exposed bolt).

My toe will heal -- but the sock is a goner (I was in my bare feet because the carpets had just been cleaned).

Better me than a prospective Buyer or their Realtor, I suppose . . . . (and no, it won't happen to anyone else because a handyman is taking care of it today).

Occupational -- & Weather-related -- Hazards

Nasty, No Good, Should Have Stayed-in-Bed Day

I suppose it would have been funny if it had happened to someone else.

Unfortunately, it happened to me.

In the course of getting exterior measurements for a new listing on a very cold Minnesota January day -- that would be yesterday -- I was walking around the perimeter of the home when suddenly the ground beneath me literally gave way.

It turns out I had stepped on -- and through -- the very thin covering on top of a window well that was obscured by the snow.

For good measure, my fall broke the moulding on a Living Room window (or vice versa) directly above the window well. Fortunately, I wasn't otherwise hurt (if you exclude an injured ego).

Adding a few extra insults to injury: first my pen froze, then snow got on my MLS input sheet, making the ink bleed and my measurements illegible.

Uggh!!