O.K. I have officially "Seen It All"

[Citydude]

Wow, what jerk that guy was. I had an inspection done on a bathroom I was putting in my basement. The inspector was a prior plumber and actually gave me advice and where to but the part I needed. He enjoyed his job. Sounds like your inspector didn't......

 

[Ed of all trades]

I had a job In Pa doing HVAC and on one job we had to have THREE inspectors inspect everything. On one thing they required three different ways of doing it. I had to get them there together and they finely said I had it right in the first place.

 

[dodge man]

A swirly is sticking someones head in the toilet and flushing. If he was looking at things that close it would have been easy.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Having retired from state service, I can testify that some of these folks can make your life miserable. There are a few "little Caesars" that will flaunt their authority at the drop of a hat. Some are "just doing their job" and that often entails them finding SOMETHING wrong, even if it's trivial. It's BEST to be courteous to these folks, and not provoke them...else you will end up with more "violations" or "deficiencies" than you can imagine. Stay on their good side, and they can actually be helpful, especially if your business requires periodic inspections, like restaurants, etc.

 

[Daver1963]

About 10 years ago I was involved in the design of a completely new military base. We were in FedEx's way and about to upgrade our existing base to accommodate C-5A model aircraft. FedEx and the Shelby County (TN) Airport Authority put money together with the government upgrade money to build a new base and get us out of the way so FedEx could expand.

Because of the need for speed and the civilian money involved the Airport Authority oversaw the project and a civilian company was brought in to design, contract, bid, and oversee the building. It allowed us to cut through a lot of Department of Defense red tape dealing with government contracts, bidding, and all that nonsense.:dance1:

However, because it was a civilian project there were other government regulations we couldn't avoid. The biggest was ADA compliance. Because of that the base had to be designed and built to that standard. The biggest laugher was the parking lot. I forget the percentage, but think of the silliness of an approximate 600 space parking lot to accommodate in shape and fit military members with 20 handicap parking spots right up front that couldn't be used.:mur:

After we moved into the base and had been there a while 15 of those spots were restriped and re-signed to become parking spots for senior commanders on the base, which in a way still made them handicap spots!!!!:thumbsup:

 

[gghb]

The county I live and worked in for the last forty years was proud of the fact that they had retired all the old inspectors and replaced them with people that had not worked in the trades. Was really glad when i could retire.

ghb

 

[mark02tj]

After we moved into the base and had been there a while 15 of those spots were restriped and re-signed to become parking spots for senior commanders on the base, which in a way still made them handicap spots!!!!:thumbsup:

LOL!!! That is too funny!! My dad is retired military (USAF - SMSgt Ret) and I often take him to the base to get his prescriptions and to the commissary/BX. My sister is in town this week helping me out and is taking him today. I sent her directions to get there and included this line....

If you go to the commissary, there are NEVER any handicapped spaces available. Plenty for Colonels and Generals that apparently never actually shop at the commissary. I generally drop Dad off at the curb and then go park.

Kind of the same situation!

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Commissary/BX parking spots closest to the doors should always be designated for disabled military. All other disabled privileged to shop there can shuffle or roll a bit farther.

 

[turnkey4099]

I was upfitting a business location a couple of years ago and had the exact same requirement made by the building inspector. Quick trip to Home Depot and problem solved. I asked him why and he said for ADA purposes, if a man in a wheelchair has to slide on and off that toilet seat, you need the open front so he doesn't injure his genitals. Since he just came back out to verify without requiring a new permit and fee I didn't mind it that much and thinking about why makes you wince if you have any compassion.

The open front seat goes all the way back to when OSHA first came into force. The idiotic rules they first came up with were unbelievable. Open front was one "so a man couldn't pinch his pee pee'. They also required toilet facilities for harvest workers. In the case of dry land wheat farmers we would have had to tow a porta potty behind the combine to comply. A lot of those rules dies with the big horse laugh they deservedly got.

Harry K

 

[Mace Canute]

Geez, that is nuts. Around here, the inspectors would have failed us but put us on our honor to remedy minor infractions like that, without requiring a re-inspection.

One memory I have about NJ was when I was 14, I accompanied my dad on a job he got building an office on a mezzanine inside of a large warehouse (if I remember right, they stocked and sold food coloring and flavoring). I used to like to go on his jobs and do detail work like install baseboard trim, put in the door lock sets, etc... Well, the union dicks in the plant complained to management that an under age kid was working there, and made a big stink. Union rep came out and everything. Turns out there was nothing wrong with it and nothing they could do about it, but I did enjoy seeing my dad tap a guy on the chest with the butt of his hammer and yell "mind your own G.D. business!". He had other jobs in NJ, and getting harassed by union employees was a routine thing. They just did not like seeing out of state companies coming in and doing business.

You think in-state contractors liked it? Sounds like the union guys the only ones who were actually willing to say something about it and hopefully get the work back to local people who btw may or may not have been unionized.