hausdok Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi All, Well, this is sure to stir up a little bit of discussion. Enjoy! For those who are curious, the fellow's website is here. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike [utube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GuPElAe-8g" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I think he's going to get an education he didn't expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirch Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I thought we were playing the part of home inspector, not mother nature![?] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Is that Larry, Darryl or Darryl? WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Didn't Moe always play the part of a fireman with the hose while Larry & Curley had the axes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 For inspectors in parts of the country that don't get the snow that we used to get, such as here in NY, we may want to invest in snow machines to test for snow load too! If we miss it, we fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 "Rain simulator technology", he says. Talk about trying to make something simple sound fancy; his "technology" is a hose. I can't say there's anything wrong with that, but he should state it differently. "I wet down the roof with a hose!" Of course, he isn't likely to find many leaks that way, unless he stands there for an hour or two; but whatever. Brian G. Pull Over Somewhere Honey, I Need to Simulate Rainid="Script MT Bold"> Like a Race Horse [:-sour] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hspinnler Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 And one more thing, when does rain fall from the ground up? This is a sure way to create new leaks at windows, eaves, flashing, gable vents, wall cladding, beneath shingles, etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Can you imagine a seller's reaction to water pouring through a previously pristine ceiling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Rain simulator=hose with water? Please, stop. Everyday it gets a little more embarrassing to be a home inspector. Chad Fabry, owner StructureSmart Home Inspection Inc. I'm not kidding, I took that part out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Rain simulator=hose with water? Please, stop. Everyday it gets a little more embarrassing to be a home inspector. Chad Fabry, owner StructureSmart Home Inspection Inc. I'm not kidding, I took that part out. I feel your pain. I purposely left the words "home inspection" out of my company's name. If I can ever get caught up, I ought to put together a novel that features HIs. Kinda like the movie, "Tin Men." While I'm thinking about it, am I the only one who's noticed that "King of the Hill" has focused on HI work, a bug man (Dale), home improvement, crackpot theories (Dale again)wrenching on cars and lawn mowers, installing bootleg toilets, etc.? Hank and his cronies would be an upgrade from a whole lot of HIs. WJid="blue"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Everyday it gets a little more embarrassing to be a home inspector. I hear you. And it doesn't stem from elitism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Chad Fabry, owner StructureSmart Home Inspection Inc. I'm not kidding, I took that part out. I'm way ahead of you bro'. I never had it in. Wouldn't it be nice if some of these guys got honest and said they offered simulated home inspections? Brian G. Striving to Emulate Unconciously-Competent HI's, Not Simulate Rain [^] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I looked at the rain simulator's web site--I know, get a life--and his sample report recommends an earthquake shut-off valve for the exterior gas meter. What's an earthquake shut-off valve? We don't have quakes in KY, so I've never heard of the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Originally posted by Bain I looked at the rain simulator's web site--I know, get a life--and his sample report recommends an earthquake shut-off valve for the exterior gas meter. What's an earthquake shut-off valve? We don't have quakes in KY, so I've never heard of the thing. It's a valve that you install at the gas service pipe just before it enters your house. The valve senses lateral movement and shuts off the gas. You reset it with a button or screw. They're a great idea for houses in earthquake country. Here's one: http://www.seismo.unr.edu/nesc/eamw/gas.pdf - Jim Katen, Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Originally posted by Bain Originally posted by Chad Fabry Everyday it gets a little more embarrassing to be a home inspector. I hear you. And it doesn't stem from elitism. I hear you back. And, all things considered, the HI profession is much too humble to accommodate any elitism. I offer brother Mike's avatar as proof. Whenever I feel a little twinge of HI elitism, I recall the words of my college writing mentor, F.B. Ashley, who shared with me this observation about academic politics: "It's like striving to be the best one-legged swimmer in the tuberculosis sanitorium." We be ever so humble, WJid="blue"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Thanks for the link, Jim. I gets it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Walter, your keyboard needs a security system! Last week it was "lo" and now someone has taken your "c". tuberulosis Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 If someone asks me what I do, I tell them I'm in a real estate related profession. If they press, I tell them I look at buildings for buyers. If they press more, I tell them I have to go to the bathroom. Bain, I went to the website too. How 'bout them realtor pictures, especially #2 with the big hair? Somehow, that single picture says what I could never say with a thousand words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Kurt, we've never met, but I sometimes think of you when I meet one of those chicks you refer to as Big Hair Betties. Very apropos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Originally posted by Tom Raymond Walter, your keyboard needs a security system! Last week it was "lo" and now someone has taken your "c". tuberulosis Tom I offer no excuses, but I've noticed that I make more errors typing in these little boxes than I do when I type on a full-size page. I think I'm distracted by the surrounding images in the periphery. I will consult with a neurologist. I suspect that some sneaky plumber is stalking me, and has stolen my "c" and my "lo." I think he's trying to create a "clog." Check back later. If any of my Gs are missing, we're onto somethin. WJid="blue"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 No, Walter. Doggoneit. Haven't you heard? Sarah Palin's made it cool to leave off the "g"s. Keep it up. You betcha, by golly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob White Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Don'tcha know it'd take a yankee from Alaska to popularize a good ole southern lazy g..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob White Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 OK, I couldn't resist. I read simulated rain's sample report. I'd rather watch Allie McBeal reruns than do that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Didn't anybody else catch that 'the rainmaker' isn't wearing a shirt? [:-sick] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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