chrisprickett Posted April 20, 2004 Report Posted April 20, 2004 I just got cussed out and threatened with a lawsuit by the seller of the house I inspected today. He was my best friend until he saw my findings: Broken truss shot water heater planter built up against a stucco house buried gas line, not to code piece of crap spa the typical homeowner electrical screw ups Oh well, one less Christmas card...
David C. Argabright Posted April 20, 2004 Report Posted April 20, 2004 I know how you feel Chris. Give him some time. If he's a real friend you"ll get that Christmas card this year. Call em like you see um.[b)]
Brian G Posted April 20, 2004 Report Posted April 20, 2004 I delivered my second report with sick trees in it today. The first one was a fisbo / private, this one is realtor / realtor. I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the listing agents' office tomorrow. "The son of a b**** even wrote up the trees! The trees!" [:-gnasher] Ah, good fun is where you find it. [:-dev3] Brian G.
Jim Morrison Posted April 20, 2004 Report Posted April 20, 2004 Chris, I was even going to send you a Christmas card until I read your post. Does everyone in this profession go around insulting and demeaning innocent houses for money? If we were smarter, we'd go around praising and glorifying them all and selling them. That's where the real money is made. Blessed are the simple minded for they shall inspect the houses, Jim Morrison Lancaster, MA
Steven Hockstein Posted April 20, 2004 Report Posted April 20, 2004 Chris, You should be getting a call from them as soon as they find a house to buy. They will ask you to be just as thorough for them on the house that they are now buying.
chrisprickett Posted April 20, 2004 Author Report Posted April 20, 2004 Originally posted by Jim Morrison Chris, I was even going to send you a Christmas card until I read your post. Does everyone in this profession go around insulting and demeaning innocent houses for money? If we were smarter, we'd go around praising and glorifying them all and selling them. That's where the real money is made. Blessed are the simple minded for they shall inspect the houses, Jim Morrison Lancaster, MA Ya know Jim, it really did have a lovely view, and the local schools are excellent!
Brian G Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 We went out to one of the nice little neighborhood grill places tonight. Naturally my 5 year old (Jake) had to "go" just as the food was arriving, so my wife took him to hustle it up. She came back and told me the light was off in there, but Jake had immediately known the GFCI was tripped. He pushed the reset and got the lights on, then promptly noted a crack in the bottom of the sink. He said it couldn't be fixed, it would have to be replaced...then he went. What am I doing to this child? [:-propeller] Brian G. Creating A Monster (Inspector) [:-magnify]
WILLIE Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 [:-bonc01]Way to go. Fantastic Traning. Want my 5 year old for a few ride alongs?
Brian G Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 You know, they could be damned handy in those tight crawl spaces. I wonder if I could teach mine to sniff termites? Brian G.
Brian G Posted May 1, 2004 Report Posted May 1, 2004 He did it again. I was sitting here last night finishing up a report when Jake came in. I flipped to look at a photo, and he says "What is that?". I said "They're bugs that sometimes get into walls and eat the wood." His eyes got big and he said "Those are termites!". I asked him where he learned about termites. Would you believe an old Popeye cartoon? "The termites ate Popeyes' house, so he built a steel one and painted it to look like wood to make the termites break their teeth." Incredible. Brian G.
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