John Dirks Jr Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 ASHI Reporter August 2016 I just got caught up on my reading of the ASHI Reporter. Kurts article - The Art of High-Rise and Condo Inspections - was a good read. I bit of a drift from the usual and I get every bit of it. It helps give me confidence in the way I do things. Thanks Kurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Thanks. A few of the young guys called or wrote to say they liked it. Technically, it was generic with a few good nuggets, but conceptually, I said something I thought needed saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Stellar writing. There's subtle lessons in there for most readers that go beyond high-rises and condo's, like 'see how little you actually know' and 'everything you thought you knew is wrong'. Reminds me of a term I learned just a few days ago that's pandemic in our profession: Bystander Effect. Folks uninformed tend to accept what groups believe in order to feel accepted by the group. Truth takes a vacation. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Stellar is undeserved, but thanks. I beat out the main part of it in an hour or so at the coffee shop. Staff @ ASHI HQ had good edits and recommendations; they made it better and were easy to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Damn good article Kurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Link, pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 http://www.ashireporter.org/HomeInspect ... ions/14909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Kurt gets the A+ grade for this assignment. I take some comfort in the comments of a geologist in a New Yorker story about a fossil-hunting trip in New Jersey. The reporter asked the scientist who led the fossil excursion what he thought about the strip-mall style buildings they sat among while eating ice cream on a break. The scientist gave a dismissive wave of the hand and said, "We just call all of this kind of stuff 'ephemera', as it will not last long and will leave few traces." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ha! It was sort of an assignment. Frank called and asked me to write a condo inspection article, so I did. I appreciate all the comments very much. I spitball stuff constantly, sometimes it works and sometimes it's really bad. This one ended up sounding like I wanted it to, and when other people hear it, it's the coolest thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Indeed a good article Kurt... ! Macro-micro.. It's our job.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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