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An average day

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I can't take too much more of this. I need to find another way to make a living.
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Tiger:

With all the knowledge you've gained as an inspector come over to the bright side and become a contractor, if you're good enough Brent may even make you a member of the clan and then you will have the privilege of wearing the kilt.
 
Oh my gosh conarb....I'm way too picky for that....I would drive subcontractors crazy....nobody would do a second job....well they would do the first one a few times but never again....that and finding competent help drove me away from construction.

Unless you are in the tall cotton the help you get isn't much help. People who know how to use tools and are willing to work for a decent paycheck died out a generation ago. Now they want what they want when they want it.
 
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Well he is a little guy with no engineering knowledge.

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This is awful to watch.
 
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The slackline would bother me.

The 2x4 bridge, not so much. Better than jumping or hopping up and down a ladder.

Used to have fun when I was cutting those big ranch style roofs by leaning the rafters against the plate and scrambling up the angle like an orangutan.

Brent.
 
Alone on a cloudy day a man decides to take a hike up a mountain trail. As he nears the top of the mountain he is deep in thought. Not aware of his surroundings the man slips off a cliff and starts to slide down the face of the mountain. After falling nearly 100 feet he is able to grab on to a small branch growing out of the side of the mountain to stop his fall. He looks down and estimates a sheer 1000 foot drop to the ground below.

Not knowing what else to do he starts shouting "God, God please help me". As he is shouting out to God the clouds start to part and as an opening appears a ray of light beams down upon the man.

The man cries out, "God please help me!!!".

A voice from above asks, "My son, do you believe?"

The man replies, "Yes, I believe."

The voice says, "Then let go of the branch."

Incredulous, the man replies, "If I let go of the branch I'll fall 1000 ft to my death."

Once again the voice says, "Do you believe?"

Again the man replies, "Yes, I believe."

The voice says, "Then let go of the branch."

The man cries and admits, "God, I'm scared to let go of the branch."

The voice with much tenderness and compassion says, "Let go of the branch."

Hearing the tenderness and compassion in the voice the man says, "Okay God, I'm going to let go of the branch."

He lets go of the branch and starts to fall, he continues to fall until he hits the ground and dies instantly.

Once he is dead, the ray of light disappears and as the opening in the clouds start to close shut, the voice says...

"I hate inspectors."
 
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there used to be a wall furnace. It was replaced with new HVAC. 16 corrections.

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e hilton said:
Sorry, i find that offensive and in poor taste.
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No need to apologize..I agree wholeheartedly. But at the same time I thought it was funny,,,,I mean he named his prized sheep Martha.

Let me make it up to you with this one
 
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I always check to see what the roofer did to the service drop.

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With this house, the drop should be attached right here.

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It ended up draped across the house next door.

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The re-roof permit was taken out by the owner. The neighbor didn't have a clue about the energized service drop laying on their roof and the owner of the house being roofed wasn't there. I called Edison and they said they would be right over. Five hours later nothing had changed. The way the thing is snagged on the iron vent pipe indicates that it was placed that way on purpose. When I told the neighbor about it, she wasn't upset until I told her to stay away from the plumbing in her house.
 
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Brent,

Have you heard the "Red Hot Chili Pipers!" you'd like them, kinda like Steely Dan on roids!

pc1
 
e hilton said:
Your recent pictures look like you are in a better neighborhood.
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Here let me fix that:

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Might be a dentist that lives here. But nope, that's not a bullet hole and even a dentist wouldn't shoot a bovine in the forehead with an arrow.
 
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I can't take too much more of this. I need to find another way to make a living."
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Have you considered opening up an Inspection & Plans Review businessfor yourself ?..........Albeit, you will probably have to do it away from

where you have been inspecting all of these years........There is a

definite need all over the "Oh No Peoples Republic of the U.S" for

competent inspections & plan reviewing........Just ask Jeff and some

others on here........You might as well get paid [ well ] for your efforts.

Also, moving in to a new area might give you a fresher outlook on the

"Oh So Corrupt Construction Industry".

FWIW, ...stay away from working with that dude in a skirt [ kilt ],

and toting a combat [ i.e. - Rambo style ] knife.......He'll get you in

to more trouble. 8-)

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ICE,

Take all those photo's unless Jeff has the copyrights and do a Roofing "Not" 101 book or a "Wiring for Dumber Dummies book!"

pc1
 
Flipper asked me what I would do with this pool.

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I figured that ten guys with wheelbarrows and a whacker should fix it up in two weeks.
 
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Pcinspector1 said:
ICE,Take all those photo's unless Jeff has the copyrights and do a Roofing "Not" 101 book or a "Wiring for Dumber Dummies book!"

pc1
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Well there's a question. How would Jeff have copyright to a picture that I took? Since the picture is here, I would suppose that there is no copyright. Pictures that Jeff posts always have his name on them. That is an indication that they are copyrighted.

It has been my hope that the rest of the folks here would see the benefit of posting pictures. I figured that pictures would drive enrollment. Of course at some point it would mean that entry to see the pictures would be pay to play. It didn't happen. I am the only one to post pictures on a regular basis and it has had no effect on enrollment.

Every now and then I hear from someone that found these pictures to be informative. The target audience is so small and mostly uninterested that trying to capitalize on this is not feasible. It's all here for free and Jeff struggles to get help with maintaining it.
 
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ICE said:
It has been my hope that the rest of the folks here would see the benefit of posting pictures. I figured that pictures would drive enrollment. Of course at some point it would mean that entry to see the pictures would be pay to play. It didn't happen. I am the only one to post pictures on a regular basis and it has had no effect on enrollment.

Every now and then I hear from someone that found these pictures to be informative. The target audience is so small and mostly uninterested that trying to capitalize on this is not feasible. It's all here for free and Jeff struggles to get help with maintaining it.
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Those of us who visit here regularly (and are paying members) certainly appreciate your photos! They certainly show what problems and experiences members of the profession have in certain areas of the country. It certainly very different than what many experience. Whether it helps enrollment or not it's certainly an open question but I certainly hope that you feel your work is appreciated.
 
Well thanks Msradell. I know several members get a kick out of the pictures but pc1 was talking about making it into a book and that takes more than entertainment value to succeed. When I first started posting pictures I did see an uptick in enrollment but that leveled off long ago and I quit paying attention. I see that we are up to 6,888 members now. It was near 1,300 when I started. The number is meaningless because 97.46% of those people were here the day they enrolled and haven't returned since.

One indication of the popularity of pictures is the number of views this thread has garnered. 175 people have racked up 140,000 views.
 
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