Marion Peeples

"Tunes from the home...put yo teeth in a glass and the liquor in the pill dispenser cup""

Scott, I just came across your post re your heart attack. I lost my only brother 34 years ago (at age 34) to a heart attack. His cholesterol numbers were nearly off the charts high ( in excess of 700 when first tested). My lipid profile has always been good, but my Doc has me taking so much Pravachol daily that if I eat a cheeseburger, it literally shoots out of my pores flying in all directions within 5 minutes. Its quite inconvenient, but I put up with the mess ...just in case. Be well my friend, Marion Peeples

You guys in Kentucky need to do like we did here in North Carolina, call the newspapers and television stations and let them know the public safety is at risk with this goofy memorandum. Home inspectors are small in number, but you should never lose sight of the fact that we stand on the high ground. You have far more power than you realize. Marion Peeples

Shine the bright light of public attention on the rats and they will always scurry for cover. Just like my buddy Andy Hilton sez, any time you come down on the side of public safety you will always have the high ground. Mariuon Peeples

Mike, Thanks re the hat. Both me and my attire are built for comfort, not speed. MP

Kurt, Trust me when I tell you the opportunity was not lost. The Governor publicly slammed the rules change and the State Insurance Commissioner reclaimed his seat on the Home Inspector Licensure Board today so he could be seen publicly supporting us by voting against the rules format change. It simply doesn't get any better than this. MP

The inspection summary rules change put forth by the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensing Board has been beaten back, at least for now. Today was a good day, but more challenges remain. Marion Peeples

The situation in NC is all too easily understood when you take into account that the majority of the licensing board members derive their incomes from something other than inspecting homes. MP

Frank, Go to http://www.culturedstone.com/technical/flashing.asp and download the cool diagrams. That site will answer most every question you can come up with regarding fake rock and all the ways goat ropers (to quote WJ)can screw it up. Marion Peeples