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Couple finds hidden message in bathroom wall while remodeling

Posted at 10:42 PM, Jul 06, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-06 22:42:00-04

SAN JOSE, CA (CNN) - A couple found a note from more than 20 years ago hidden inside their bathroom wall.

Alex and Jess Monney were doing renovations when they saw the message left by the previous owners.

It said "We remodeled this bathroom summer of 1995. If you're reading this, that means you're remodeling the bathroom again. What's wrong with the way we did it?"

There's also a picture of the couple and a pet rabbit that also lived in the house.

The Monneys say they want to keep up the tradition by writing their own time capsule message, too.

Jay Shinseki, who said he’s the brother of Troy Shinseki, the man in the photo, said they are related to Gen. Eric Shinseki, former Army chief of staff who served as secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2009 until 2014. 

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