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Quote: Originally Posted by jmerritt1 Will I would tell him, it may have been one of his hired inspectors, He does not do all of his inspections anymore. Hey I assumed it was you.....

We already have inflation. Try to buy copper or gold or a new pickup truck. I priced a new backhoe yesterday thinking construction is way down and that I could get a deal. I about fell off my chair.

Quote: Originally Posted by mboyett Some hanger mfg (i.e. Simpson) allow screws if specified by an Engineer of Record. Due to the size and complexity of that deck I would make sure that was not the case before calling it out to anyone. Any construction documents available? Are you kidding me! This is Chicago! Only 14 inspectors (now) in the whole city (population, about 9.6 Mil). They just tightened up access to the building records, as well....

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Quote: Originally Posted by gromicko I'm see they agree with me. Read the whole thing Nick. They think the economy remains too weak for the price increases to last.

China comes to mind off the top of my Head. Got any harder questions???

I was only two, so I don't remember it, but it's been the talk of family Christmas's for years... Uncle Steve came home from being stationed in Japan, and brought his two year old nephew (me) a plastic grenade launcher. Story told, that it was so powerful it took a full grown man to **** it for me. The launch hit every wall, the floor and ceiling before coming to rest. Mom says that it took no time at all to...

Quote: Originally Posted by jshishilla This is THE truth. On the other side I see inspectors/builders, who always believe they have the answers and very well may have. It is the attitude that hurts them. These are the group that scares me the most. They are exactly right 98% of the time. Exactly. Then they think they know so much they immediately start doing on site reporting.

I have two phones, I just carry the one with my company phone number on it with me, a Samsung, which I've dropped in a Pool this summer along with my Camera, both still work-- I haven't dropped anything off a roof in a few years. The phone holders I have are about impossible for the phone to fall out of..but I had them both in my hand when they went in the Spa, my helper turned on the Spa when I was looking it over, freaked me out...

Quote: Originally Posted by jknight "Liberalism = Open-minded....open for change...if you look at the actual definition. "Conservatism = Close-minded....against change....if you look at the actual definition. Always been that way. Jefferson's conservative father rolled his eyes and cringed, hoping that his ultra-liberal son would someday wise up and realize that he would not prosper in business if he did not conform to...