When a customer says: It's perfect except... you know it will be necessary to rebuild the whole piece.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about customers, perfection
Murphy's laws, page 27
1791 quotes by Edward A. Murphy
Edward A. Murphy - engineer working on Air Force Project MX981
Was born on 11 jan 1918.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Origin country: United States
The number of open service windows at banks, post offices, airline counters, etc... always equals [n/2 - m], n being the total number of windows and m being a random number between 1 and the total number of windows minus 1.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, numbers, bankers, being
The simpler and quicker your transaction, the more complex and time-consuming the transaction of the person immediately ahead of you in the line.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about affair, people, time
When you stand at your counter for hours on end and then go to break, that's when the customer comes and rings the bell for help.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about customers, help, end
Any item that you want to purchase from a catalog will always be out of stock at the time you want to buy it.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, commerce, time
If your Check-Book and Bank-Balance Sheet agree... Re-Do-It... You Goofed Up.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about bankers
This is from my own experience over the past 50+ years!
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about experience, past
If a tenant attempts to replace the washer in a faucet, plan on replacing the faucet; perhaps all the plumbing in the building.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants
Prospective tenants who make an appointment to see your rental across town, often get kidnapped on the way there... so there was just no way they could call you.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants, city
Tenants only lock themselves out in the middle of the night... or on Christmas.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants, christmas, night
When a furnace breaks in mid-winter, it is always the heat exchanger.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about things
A tenant's ability to see dirt and damage is much greater when the move in than when they move out.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about tenants, ability
Your best tenants always get job transfers during the worst rental markets.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about tenants, real estate
Everything in your rentals will break 100 times faster than in your own home.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, home
The insurance inspector always shows up to take photos of the building as you are putting the evicted tenant’s possessions on the curb.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants
Tenants always swear under oath that the window was broken when they moved in.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about tenants, real estate, oath
When a tenant calls and says: hi, how are you , something is drastically wrong.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about tenants, real estate, bad
