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CONFESSION #0226 — OPEN HOUSE HORROR
Thursday, October 23, 2025
I hosted an open house last Sunday and a woman walked in, took off her shoes, laid down on the master bedroom floor, and started doing what she called "energy testing." She was there for forty-five minutes. Didn't ask a single question about the house. Just moved from room to room lying on the floors with her eyes closed, occasionally humming. When she finally left, she told me the house had "unresolved grief in the hallway" and that she'd need to "consult her pendulum" before making any decisions. Meanwhile, I had an actual interested buyer trying to ask about the HVAC system while this woman was sprawled out blocking the kitchen doorway, whispering to herself about chakras. The seller called me that night asking how it went, and I just said "great turnout, lots of interest." What was I supposed to say? That someone diagnosed their split-level with emotional trauma? I've started bringing a folding chair to open houses now. If anyone else wants to commune with the spirits, at least I'll be comfortable while I wait.
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF PERMITTING UNLICENSED FLOOR-BASED PROPERTY EXORCISM AND FAILING TO PROTECT HVAC-CURIOUS BUYERS
This Court has witnessed many affronts to the sacred institution of the open house, but ALLOWING A WOMAN TO SPRAWL ACROSS MULTIPLE ROOMS HUMMING AT THE ARCHITECTURE while a legitimate buyer stood helplessly trying to inquire about heating systems is a TRAVESTY of representation. The hallway does NOT have unresolved grief. The hallway has laminate flooring and possibly outdated smoke detectors. THESE ARE THE ISSUES. Judge Escrow himself once attended an open house where a man asked to "feel the basement's vibration" and this Court had him removed by pointing firmly at the door and saying "sir, the vibration is the furnace." You told the seller "great turnout, lots of interest" when what you MEANT was "a horizontal mystic diagnosed your home with depression while blocking a cash buyer from the refrigerator." The folding chair is an admission of defeat. This Court must adjourn immediately as I am experiencing unresolved grief in my chambers.
Prone to Disaster
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