Inspectorjoe

Fujitsu Stylistic ST5011D tablet computer with daylight readable screen. Windows XP 512 RAM I don't remember the hard drive size. Two batteries, one is 7200 mAh which holds a great charge Two chargers (if I can find the second one) Docking station with CD drive Harness and shoulder strap I bought it used 4 or 5 years ago. I bought the accessories new at that time. There is some wear on the screen. It won't boot up. From what I've read about the error message on the internet, it has a bad hard drive. It takes no more than a minute to remove the hard drive, but I don't have the installation disk to reinstall the operating system. Free - You just pay for the shipping.

I'd jump on the chance to send it back to Tool Experts and pay a 20% restocking fee. You're going to have to take a bigger hit than that if you expect to sell it privately.

Did anybody see the season premiere of the History Channel's American Pickers two weeks ago? Mike and Frank paid a visit to a place that was the genesis of so many of my happy childhood memories. Bushkill Park began life as a trolley park, built by the Northampton Traction Company in 1902. It was severely damaged by several floods in the last years of its operation. The last day it was open was Labor Day, 2006. I've had some videos on Youtube that I taped in the late 80's. After the show aired, there was a lot of fresh interest in them. I just uploaded a new one of the funhouse, known as the Bar'l of Fun. It's the oldest funhouse in America, and at the time of its closing, was the only funhouse that still had an operating barrel. It's a really cool old building. I can close my eyes and still smell it. It sounds strange, but I can remember the unique smells that each of several different rides had, among them, the Whip, the Haunted Pretzel and the bumper cars (1940's Lusse Scooters). It would be a dream come true to experience them again, and also let my grandkids store away some memories too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Bushkill_Park [utube] " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344">

29 years ago today, I was lying in a hospital bed with a crushed vertebrae. It happened when I took a turn too fast on my bike. The center stand touched the road causing the rear wheel to kick out, resulting in me sliding along the ground. That wasn't too bad. It was the sudden stop when I hit the guardrail post that ruined my day. I was pretty dam lucky. After 10 days in the hospital and 3 weeks recuperating at home, I was able to go back to work. Still, it was several years before I didn't have daily pain. The guy I bought my business from suffered a fractured vertebrae when his ladder slipped on an asphalt driveway. I think of that every time I set up my ladder on an asphalt driveway. I don't think I'd heal too fast at this stage in life.

This is the same company that bought Porter Valley Software (Inspectvue). By all accounts they thoroughly botched the the transition, leaving users in the lurch without support for months on end, and for all intents and purposes, destroyed the company.

I use a Coleman Max. It comes in really handy by allowing me to use both hands when climbing around trusses. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/sho ... p?t=201822

Thanks guys!

This is from a 1 year warranty inspection. The first issue is in the basement slab. The seller said these brown stains mysteriously appeared after she moved in. I have no idea what caused them. Any ideas? Click to Enlarge 16.61 KB Click to Enlarge 40.02 KB The other issue is staining under the windows at the stucco exterior. It looks like it was caused by chalking paint, but the house is only a year old and there are no painted surface anywhere near the windows. I've seen this many times before, but never really made an issue of it. I'd like to be able to tell the owner what caused it. Click to Enlarge 47.78 KB

Their contact info is on the home page: 324 Hamilton Road, Russell, Ontario, K4R 1E5 CANADA Tel. 613-447-1810 I've been mildly intrigued by that device since I first read of it a few years back, but to be honest, I can't think of too many instances where I would have used it. I'm looking forward to reading Rob's observations.

Great photo. I love the composition. I'm fascinated by the block of 19th century row homes on the left. Each one has a modern skylight located in the same location. The whole row has to have a common owner. Also, I'm curious as to what the street level view is. That's a pretty narrow street, but I guess that's typical of Boston. I wonder how long it's been since someone has 'gone to' Mavin & Kelly?

Jan Crimmings, who operates a website and message board that I'm active on is a Canadian software developer. One of her clients is a large Toronto inspection firm. She developed a program for them that pretty much matches what your looking for for. I can't comment on the functionality of the program because I've never seen it, but I've known Jan for many years. She's top notch. If you contact her, tell her Inspectorjoe says hi. http://www.cottagecomputing.com/ janc@cottagecomputing.com

Really? So I assume you'd go all apoplectic if an out-of-work acquaintance asked if he could use you as a reference?

As a very rough guesstimate, I see it in maybe 1 out of 100 asphalt shingle roofs.

Rash blisters. https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... C_ID=10643 https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... IC_ID=4308

I saw your comments before you removed them. They were childish and vulgar ............. AND entirely appropriate.

Not to beat a dead horse, but that has to be a parody site, a la The Onion. It just has to be. Procedure The way we perform our home inspection is simple. Together we start at the upper levels of the home and work our way down. Over the years we have found that inspecting the nicer rooms (as opposed to an unfinished basement) the the buyer become more comfortable with the inspection process and like the house even more. Starting an inspection in a basement usually makes home buyers uncomfortable and disappointed. The reason for this is because the greater amount of the problems are located in the basement. So getting hit with them first is a shock that last throughout the entire inspection. On a different note, I wonder how lightly Mattel Inc. takes trademark infringement.

In case Darren doesn't want to post the actual link, Google "I strive to be a different type of home inspector". It should be the first result. From his website: A home inspector should indicate that a home passes or fails. He should outline the defects and you determine if the purchase is to costly for you. If you are buying a home under the market value, then the repairs may not exceed the value of the house. This scenario may make the purchase more reasonable for you. Yikes!

Hey, don't you guys remember that I asked Bill about this very thing at the Tri-State seminar? He said it's caused by moisture. Since your damage is at a party wall between units, it might have a different cause, such as what Michael said. I see this very often in older solid brick structures. There's often no real clear indication of where the moisture is/was coming from, plus I'm often beyond my comfort zone when trying to decide just how severe the damage is and what course of action to recommend. I'm looking forward to Bill weighing in.

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On manually operated doors, where is the pull rope? Attached to a corner bracket. And how about big, heavy commercial doors? Many if not most that I've seen have the lift handles mounted to the side. So I don't think that a properly balanced door is going to suffer any damaging stress from a side mount operator. I've seen a few jerry-rigged side mounts and they seemed to work fine. A few years ago I saw a single operator located between two doors, operating them simultaneously. I wish I could locate the picture. I found a Youtube video of a Miracle operator, apparently uploaded by a proud handy-homeowner. If this guy's mechanical skills are on the same level as his foam-in-a-can application skills, I'd say that just about anybody could install this device. [utube] " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"> I also ran across a cool German-made operator. It has a fixed chain embedded in the rail that the motor runs along. They make a side-mount option for it. http://www.sommer-usa.com/Garage-Door-Openers_p_10.html http://www.sommer-usa.com/Side-mount-kit_p_28.html

I don't know how many times I've gone into a basement garage with low overhead clearance to find part of the ceiling cut out (and often the joists deeply notched) to achieve clearance for the door operator rail. After recommending the damage be repaired and the fire separation restored, I have always been at a loss as to what to recommend as a replacement, other than "get used to lifting the door by hand". I ran into this nifty operator today. It requires no overhead clearance. The motor is attached to a modified door roller bracket. Other than starting and stopping rather abruptly, it worked great and had a reversing beam. http://miracleinstrument.goods.officeli ... 20rev1.pdf Click to Enlarge 45.41 KB Click to Enlarge 48.41 KB

http://www.vintagekitchens.com/Cozy-hearth-3.htm Gee, doesn't the sweat-fitted copper tubing add just the right touch of historical authenticity? [:-yuck]

Great picture, but is it possible that was done on purpose, to discourage use of the loo? Was that a model home? Around here, builders generally remove all of the bathroom doors of a model home, leaving only the first floor powder room door in place.

I thought I'd tossed it, but after some digging, I found that card that tops Michael's. I got it from the guy when he spoke at a seminar. I wonder if it gets him any business. He was all over the map with his talk. It ranged from aunts in the seller too the affects of whore frost at the peek. Butt it was knot awl that offal, because it was plane too sea, he did halve reel incite and new his kraft. Wanna buy a bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan? [:-dev3]

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