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Odd, with the variety of screw ups I see here I don't recall seeing a short mast. I have found a couple of gas meters on top of the service equipment in the last month.

Both have served well for the past year. The TK 15 is a good fit and as most know uses a single 18650.

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Not bad thoughts to ponder. I see the merit. I do receive positive feedback for the effort. I'm revamping my report, switching to HIP in the process, to emulate your reporting method in concept. I've debated the use of links to my website as part of the report to provide additional information. Thanks for the thoughts.

I've got two of them. Both are 14 years old. YMMV

Know, like and trust. That is what I work to achieve from a client. Don't tell anyone but I recommend a few other products that I believe in. My clients truuuust me. That is part of what they pay for. It's a bit naive to think I've had an effect on any corps bottom line.

My boilerplate: I no longer test the anti-entrapment (reversing) feature of garage door openers. Unfortunately, my experience and research has shown it is impossible to keep these devices properly adjusted. The method most devices use to "sense" the amount of resistance is the root of this problem. The two devices I do recommend for their safety features are Wayne Dalton I-Drives and the Liftmaster 3800. The manufacturer of the device installed at this home recommends you test the feature monthly. You should be made aware that if you do perform this testing, the opener will periodically fail to reverse properly. I based it upon Jim making the same comment some time ago.

Have I mentioned my little girl is in high school now. The hair STILL isn't ready to go. I think I'll go sit in the driveway and honk the horn for a while.

So far a nice drizzle for 2 days. We will see. The house sits on a rez. For the house to flood I'd be looking for an Ark. Google Jackson MS flood of 1979. Parts of our interstate flooded as well as downtown Jackson. The river that feeds our muddy pond is a small river named the Pearl.

Scott Patterson left a nice void in our world when he moved to TN =)

We have a odd pricing in our market. That brought the price down into typical sf pricing for our market. The water was a bonus on top of that. Nice stock in our market goes for 2 - 250 sf. I have done a few in the 400 sf range. Bis $$ is getting tire of waiting on the economy. I did a 7200 (I think) with a 6000sf garage a month or so ago. I wound up meeting the couple who had it built early this week, I already knew the owner (part owner in the local eq rental company) and have even inspected some of the homes the purchaser builds. Time for church!

Because it has sat for over 2 years and all of the appliances were stripped (1 full kitchen, prep kitchen, 2 partial kitchen and a never completed outdoor kitchen) 900k Buyer wants the view. I forgot to say it has an elevator that covers all 4 floors.

The master bedroom isn't all that large but "her" closet is just wasteful. 30 year old couple w/out kids, 7800 sf, 4 story, 4 bedroom, 5.5 bath, 3 full laundry areas, pool and spa. I'd go broke trying to to fill "her" closet

That's the ticket.

From Monday morning's client: "Thanks Charlie, FYI, the plumbing inspect revealed 3 clean breaks in 3 pipes under the foundation. Sad... but that inspect just saved us 10-20k repair!" I recommended a hydrostatic test or at the very least a scope. You've got to be careful with flips and properties that have been left sitting.

Remember the rule is 10-3-2

When I first saw the photo I thought of Mel Gibson in "The River"

Did someone say bathtub? From the Vicksburg flood of 2011 Click to Enlarge 63.39 KB

Yep, we have a shallow frost line. The statistics also show that Bill is the 2nd most common first name among convicted murders in Eastern State Penitentiary.

I never mention blowing out the system. No one would know how down here. I do tell buyers to winterize down here we simply shut off the water open the testcocks (or remove the backflow) and let the system run one cycle. There are a few more steps to winterize a pump system.

Love the integration of the whole family on your website. We have yet to add the newest member of our family, Major Scales the bearded dragon and head of I.T., to our site. http://www.brandonhomeinspector.com/abo ... mpany.html

Whoa, Is that another new look for Bain?

It all seems to be based on need. I'm a bit sanguine so I loose a few of those things now and then. Most of the housing I inspect is newer so bootlegs are less of a concern. When the older stock moves, like recently, its still a no brainer. Two prong gets replaced with three but the ground lug has nothing attached. KISS I keep one or two in the bag without a ground blade. I still want to know the two slot outlets function. I typically have a half dozen or so in the bag and more in the car. I'll load up all the outlets in the kitchen or baths at once and then test the GFCI function. Much quicker process. That's also why I wind up loosing a few. If things don't add up I whip out a multimeter and crunch the info. I do believe I'll steal the 12" whip idea for the floor plugs.

And Ben Gay is not a substitute for Preparation H. An old joke I heard in the hills of TN. It related to the origins of the song "The ring of fire" by Johny Cash.