XPost: pdx.general, or.politics, alt.politics   
   From: jawod@fuse.net   
      
   lein wrote:   
   > On Mar 27, 5:29 pm, "Curt"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>"Bill Shatzer"  wrote in message   
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   >>news:19adnTNknuKLFZTbnZ2dnUVZ_v2knZ2d@comcast.com...   
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   >>   
   >>>Bert Hyman wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>bshatze...@comcast.net (Bill Shatzer) wrote in   
   >>>>news:HcOdnfU02cI57pTbnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com:   
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   >>>>>Pretty hard to sign off on the inspection sheet iffen you're not at   
   >>>>>the job site.   
   >>   
   >>>>But pretty easy to sign it without actually looking at anything.   
   >>   
   >>>Perhaps - but that wasn't lien's claim.   
   >>   
   >>>His claim was to the effect that they "never show up to inspect the work".   
   >>   
   >>>Whether the work is actually inspected is a separate question from   
   >>>whether they show up.   
   >>   
   >>>Although, having taken the time to drive to the site, it would really be   
   >>>difficult to concoct a scenario 'bout why they wouldn't do the actual   
   >>>inspection.   
   >>   
   >>>It doesn't take that long in most cases. And it is hardly a strenuous   
   >>>undertaking.   
   >>   
   >>I pulled a permit for some electrical work I recently did. The inspector guy   
   >>was thorough and helpful. It'd been a couple years since I'd done any, and   
   >>he pointed out some things that had changed in code, and I had to fix some   
   >>stuff. I looked on it as a handy resource -- a guy that'll point out things   
   >>I did that could burn my house down is a useful guy, in my book. Didn't cost   
   >>anywhere near $2400 either.   
   >   
   >   
   > Nor should it, if a private home inspector can go through an entire   
   > house for 300 bucks or so, then there is no reason why the county   
   > would need 2 grand to cover an out building.   
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   >   
   hey lein   
   you are owed thanks for resurrecting this newsgroup.   
      
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