That Sherlock Holmes Shiznit

Last Sunday, when we were waiting for a landlord to show us the most disgusting flat I've ever seen, I had plenty of time to stare at the front door, as you do. I decided, as I'm a bit of a Sherlock Holmes fan, to put his methods to good use. I began to analyse the door with intense scrutiny. When I'd finished picking faults, and when the landlord finally arrived, I was overjoyed to find out how right I was. It's true what they say,

"You can tell a lot about a person by the state of the numbers on their front door."

And if "they" don't say that then they should. Mind you, I didn't spot the Nazi Godfather obsession, maybe because I never licked the door, Holmes is always licking things.