Kate Hackett
Okay so, the “hook” for this is that a TikToker moved into a “boomer owned” house and the boomer did a bunch of weird things to get past the inspection. But … I don’t think it matters that it was a boomer? There are sh-tty Gen X’ers, millennials, and Gen Z’ers who would try this crap.
Then again, I think I’m the only millennial on earth who likes her boomer parents. So. Grain of salt with me here.
TikToker Em, @rustys.mustache, recently went super viral with their video about the house with over 1.3 million views.
The video shows an outlet as Em says, “If anyone is wondering what it’s like getting a house from a boomer… it’s a fake outlet.”
The person flicks the power outlet with a screwdriver and it falls off the wall, revealing that the outlet was just … stuck on there? It’s not real.
In the comments, people cracked jokes and debated whether or not the prior owner did this on purpose.
“It’s called ‘getting it to pass inspection’ KAREN!” one person quipped.
“Each room requires at least 2 outlets to meet code. This is how one tricks an inspector,” noted a second.
A third person wrote in, “I think this was put there to make it look like the house had more outlets which would make it more sellable. Or, they were just trying to cover a hole.”
Or, perhaps…
“My parents had one to put valuables in,” suggested a TikTok user.
“Lots of folks did that as a secret hiding place,” confirmed a second.
Others felt like I do: leave Boomers alone!
“My parents are boomers, they take immaculate care of their home,” explained someone on TikTok. “The boomer generation is so massive you can’t really put them in a category like that.”
And then we get the historian: “Most likely it was a Boomer’s parent. Paneling was big in the 50s-70s. Boomers were barely old enough to own a home in the 70s.”
And the philosopher pointed out, “I’m sure in 30 years people will say ‘what its like getting a house from a millennial.’”
