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  1. jim baird

    Loads see a need or not?

    Jake has it right, but is sort of beside the point. Remember the ICC is in the publishing biz. I agree with Peach, in that guards are guards.
  2. jim baird

    Stringer support

    I wrote up stairs outside to a deck, two different flights, all top stringers bearing like the OP, about an inch and a half. On a final "corrections" visit where inspector before me did not call it. I showed the homeowner the problem and told her I was surprised the builder would accept such...
  3. jim baird

    Failed Footer Inspection, Not allowed to pour then found this

    Thanks to all here for an entertaining thread, and I don't mean the video. (I have little patience for most Utubeism) I actually don't think Jeff is asking us how he should proceed, but did think we would enjoy a vignette from his corner of the inspectors' woods. As far as my opinion, it is...
  4. jim baird

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving has started early at our house. We're used to having wildlife share the catfood bowl (on frt porch) at nite, but lately the waterbowl has had dirt in it. My suspicions increased when I came home near dark a cpl of wks ago and I saw a raccoon barreling down the steps. Last nite I...
  5. jim baird

    Uncle Bob for President

    If you can get Ralph Nader on the ticket you might get into the debates.
  6. jim baird

    Personal care homes

    Peach, Action I took was based on zoning, but the company has shown me it is "street legal", ergo off hook, but lawyer is concerned about the danger the occupant presents to the 'hood, especially with his history of violent behavior. I have bundled the info I gathered and handed the ball off...
  7. jim baird

    Panelboard in a closet

    Chris, I think in the Miami area it might be called a "sand room". My grasp of mudroom is the place where you take off your muddy shoes/boots prior to entering the house.
  8. jim baird

    definitions debate

    A local resident put this question, about which I had an opinion, but not based on anything but my immediate thought. Is there a difference between sewerage and sewage?
  9. jim baird

    Personal care homes

    Thanks for your support JS. I'm on it!
  10. jim baird

    Personal care homes

    I appreciate the comments. Latest: City lawyer wants me to assemble the documentary record (tho he has been briefed right along). He's taking my pile and that from the police to take the care company to court. I don't yet know what his angle is, or just what he seeks, but the company has 40K...
  11. jim baird

    Five Thousand Years Ago

    No, they used laser equipment loaned to them by the aliens who were passing thru.
  12. jim baird

    Personal care homes

    If a person has a history of violence, does that affect his right to Fair Housing as one disabled? Maybe he will lose his eligibility as a result. Public safety vs. individual rights is the crux of this biscuit. BTW, police call and response was what precipitated the zoning issue. As yet do...
  13. jim baird

    Personal care homes

    The newspaper story is about a duplex, where one resident occupied each side, each with two attendants. Question: If four caregivers rushed to aid of the attacked, that means they abandoned their post on the other resident, who could have escaped as well and attacked yet another neighbor?
  14. jim baird

    Personal care homes

    Care provider (big corporation) says the state directed it to seek rezone for conditional use as personal care home (two or more residents) even though their claim is that only one resident ever occupied the dwelling. I advised them of application process, but application was never submitted...
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