Oh, Fickle Fortune!

[silentC]

I rang the council today to discuss a frame inspection with our building inspector, only to be told that the dear chap with whom we have built up such a wonderful relationship has retired and moved to Cairns! Half way through our job! At the age of 45! (they must've been paying him too much). And we weren't consulted! The nerve!!

Now we've got a new one to run in.

The gods are mocking me

[Ashore]

(they must've been paying him too much). And we weren't consulted! The nerve!!

If not the council then someone was, or am I just being cynical

[bennylaird]

So how much had you paid him as well?

[silentC]

Too much evidently. Got to keep 'em hungry....

[bitingmidge]

No, the mocking doesn't start till

a) you can't progress till the new inspector has done his safety training, and there's a backlog on training till Easter.

b) your file is lost

c) no, he wouldn't have agreed that.

d) no, we don't have a copy of that letter, see b)

e) unless you can provide evidence of our inspection of your footings, we're going to have to demolish and start again, see b)

Cheers,

P (I could go on....)

[craigb]

No, the mocking doesn't start till

a) you can't progress till the new inspector has done his safety training, and there's a backlog on training till Easter.

b) your file is lost

c) no, he wouldn't have agreed that.

d) no, we don't have a copy of that letter, see b)

e) unless you can provide evidence of our inspection of your footings, we're going to have to demolish and start again, see b)

Cheers,

P (I could go on....)

You are so cruel!

[silentC]

We certainly don't want to be digging up any footings - they'll find the body of the last building inspector who tried to get cute with us

Already had the lost file. They found it in the filing cabinet under the lot number. Wouldn't you file it under the DA number? No, of course not, how silly of me.

[oges]

Dont go putting Council and Logic together, its just not how it works

[bennylaird]

In the RAAF there was one thing you couldn't get from the orderly room.

Counter Intelligence!

[silentC]

It's getting ominous. I just got back from the pool where I bumped into a mate from school who was going to do the plastering for us. He has taken a job managing another bloke's plastering business, so there go the mates rates.

On the upside, I spoke to the new inspector and he seems like a very pleasant and helpful chap. The downside is we've only got him for a week or so because he is a temporary fill in for the retired bloke. All hands on deck!!!

Actually, all jokes aside we're very lucky with the inspectors we have down here. They're all reasonable and practical types who are prepared to work with you to sort out problems. If you do the right thing, they fall over themselves to help you out when things go pear shaped. The guy who retired had the worst reputation of the lot amongst the local builders and we found him easy to work with.

That's just in case they have Internet access at the local council chambers

[journeyman Mick]

.........................Actually, all jokes aside we're very lucky with the inspectors we have down here.................. If you do the right thing, they fall over themselves to help you out when things go pear shaped....................

That's been my experience with most inspectors, always went out of my way to please them whenever there was a visit from a new (to me) inspector. As soon as they work out you're not trying to be dodgy they leave you alone. Had one that would roll up in his ute to do inspections and stay in with the aircon running. "You've got those holes deep enough/tie downs up there/10 nails per grip/everything according to the plans, haven't you?" "Okay, good, give us a yell when you're ready for the next inspection"

Some builders I've worked for, however didn't have very good people skills. This extended to their dealings with inspectors, with some painful and time consuming repercussions.

Mick

[Groggy]

In the RAAF there was one thing you couldn't get from the orderly room.

Counter Intelligence!

They've done away with them a few years ago, now you do everything yourself, travel, applications, leave - the lot.

[Auld Bassoon]

Break out some more Ahem! lubrication!?

[Baz]

Hi Darren,
" I just got back from the pool "
Whats wrong with that loverly beach you have down there, too many billy lids?
Cheers
Barry

[bennylaird]

They've done away with them a few years ago, now you do everything yourself, travel, applications, leave - the lot.

Why not they are getting rid of most things these days, all to cut costs, soon they will outsource pilots and aircraft etc...............

I now teach Navy personal, at least on board they still operate much the same as always.