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  1. ewenme

    Record number of views?

    Is the number of views in the 30-story wood high-rise topic a record? 4893 at last check. Wow! Jeff, you should be proud of this forum. It's great, and it looks like more than a few people are looking/reading, if not all participating. Hot topics should bring more people. Everyone loves to gawk...
  2. ewenme

    30 story wood high rise building

    A note to Brudgers: Why do you delight in telling people they are WRONG, when you could be just as wrong. Why tell them you 'patently disagree with their position.' Wouldn't that promote civility and a much livlier discussion. IMHO, you are not perfect and not right 100% of the time. Neither...
  3. ewenme

    IMPC Unconstitutional and Unbiblical

    Funny Coug Dad... do the Cougs wreak as much havoc? My daughter was a Coug and some of the rental housing over there was deplorable before the Rental Inspection program.
  4. ewenme

    IMPC Unconstitutional and Unbiblical

    I use the IPMC on a regular basis. There are slum lords who think it's okay to rent out sub-standard apartments/houses to 'students' when there are dangerous conditions, health issues, lack of heat, broken windows, faulty wiring...and the list could go on. I use the IPMC to bring the standard of...
  5. ewenme

    What is your favorite PI???

    Good mince meat pie, made the old fashioned way with neck of deer is probably the apex for me; penultimate is Deep Dish Apple or Dutch Apple; for the trifecta it has to be rhubarb. My favorites list is probably a full page narrow-spaced, two columns! Blueberry, gooseberry, cranberry-cherry...
  6. ewenme

    I was surprised

    Is this in tornado country? Wind borne debris? Was it constructed by undocumented aliens or will they only work in the unsafe environment? "We don't need no eh-stinkin' permit" rises to a new level!
  7. ewenme

    Problem Drywall

    Thanks for the link, FB. I wonder how widespread the problem is. I sent out an email to our State building officials organization and our local chapter asking how many had seen the problem in our state. Just being curious.
  8. ewenme

    Thank you supporters of 2012

    Ads are OK as long as they aren't flashing in my face. :-) I will still support the forum with private dollars... just beacause! Thank you Jeff for a good place to get answers and have some enjoyment at the antics going on!
  9. ewenme

    Ambushed......

    Sue: I think every jurisdiction has at least one or two "Larry, Daryl and Daryl" outfits to deal with. Take the high road, and you last longer. Documentation is everything. Keep notes in a notebook, i.e., a journal that gives your running monologue on what is happening. It holds up in court! I...
  10. ewenme

    Change "Forum Supporter" to "Sawhorse"?

    "Sawhorse" sounds awfully flimsy... how about FOUNDATION? or Piers among Peers? :devil
  11. ewenme

    supporting board

    ...And, from Idaho we have a challenge coming in: Last year, I donated $180, and this year $50 so far. I may have to slack off a bit this year, so I challenge others to make up the difference! :-):pitty
  12. ewenme

    Bonding & W/C Survey

    In Idaho the State requires bonding/insurance for the trades [HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical] and licensure. The State requires Contractor Registration and bonding/insurance. Not up to the local jurisdictions. Carol
  13. ewenme

    Businesses scramble to comply

    Dream on Brudgers. The whining will never cease. People are anarchists at heart and just want to do what they want to do, not what is required. IMHO. Carol
  14. ewenme

    Attention JPRANCH: More talk about the ICC Board and a new ground-swell...

    Here is an email I received this morning. We need to get Jim Brown involved in this...somehow, to get the powerhouse of the West in the mix. "Region II Chapters During the ICC Phoenix Arizona Conference chapter members met in hopes of forming Region II (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon...
  15. ewenme

    2,200 Registered Users

    I would declare the "Building Codes Forum" a success. A shining example of success. Thanks, Jeff.
  16. ewenme

    Encouraging people to 'support' this forum.

    I am wondering if it might not be encouraging to see a number in the stats at the bottom of the front page: forum supporters: ####. We have threads, posts, members...why not encourage the rest by posting the raw number of supporters? Just a thought. Some people are swayed by numbers and...
  17. ewenme

    ICC Board of Directors - geographical representation

    I know that Iaho and Washington each have very active State organizations. I am very active in the local and state level. The problem is not all jurisdictions can afford to send one or more people to the ABM to vote; or to the code change hearings to vote. Remote voting would level the playing...
  18. ewenme

    ICC Board of Directors - geographical representation

    I went to the ICC website and read with some interest the press release on the newly elected Board of Directors. One fellow from California, one from Minnesota, one of Texas, and the rest from the eastern regions of the country. I spoke with John Darnall last year and he was keen to get someone...
  19. ewenme

    Good News

    Awesome news Sue! The chocolate would be my choice... Special Dark or Dove Dark, you get the picture: DARK CHOCOLATE!!! You deserve it. Enjoy the weight being lifted off your shoulders. :-) Carol
  20. ewenme

    Uncle bob

    I, for one, miss Uncle Bob. However, nothing in this life is free. I support this forum because I want it to be here. Others, I'm sure, do the same. You don't have to be a supporter to use the forum, and that's OK with me. Not everyone can afford to support every cause that presents on the...
  21. ewenme

    Testimony

    One time I've testified against a person: In District Court, I testified against a building official from a jurisdiction where I was the permit technician, whom I exposed for coercing homeowners to hire him to do their drywall in exchange for 'passing' their work. He happened to be doing the...
  22. ewenme

    Can an exit serve two buildings and be a separate building in and of itself?

    I got the reference, but did't want to take the bait and prepetuate the groans... :-)
  23. ewenme

    Can an exit serve two buildings and be a separate building in and of itself?

    AAAAAaaaahhh.... finally getting to the point! JustReid and Imhotep... now you understand my original question. Papio: your explanation of what ICC does not stand for is perfect! I am still in doubt as to whether one verticle exit enclosure can serve two buildings, and I'm not inclined to...
  24. ewenme

    Can an exit serve two buildings and be a separate building in and of itself?

    Builder Bob: Your drawing isn't quite the same as the proposal: if you were to look at it in plan view, your three apartments would be drawn perpendicular to the stairs, and then in the face elevation you would see 9 apartments on each side of the verticle exit. I hope that clarifies one point...
  25. ewenme

    Can an exit serve two buildings and be a separate building in and of itself?

    texasbo: I was hoping my 'picture this' visualization would help to understand that each separate apartment building would have only 3 units per floor [hence qualifying for one exit] and that the two apartment buildings would zero-lot-line with the vertical exit [building #3] which would be...
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