Inspectors missing code violations.......

[HaskinsElectric]

I'm from California, so I know what I'm talking about.

I'm from California, so I know what I'm talking about.

Edited by me to remove maniacal rantings. Move along. Nothing to see here.

 

[iwire]

Edited by me to remove maniacal rantings. Move along. Nothing to see here.

Man .... I always miss the good stuff. :grin:

 

[peter d]

Man .... I always miss the good stuff. :grin:

And it was good too, let me tell you.

 

[wireman71]

To bad there isn't a way to get a cached page from google... Probably already updated.. Hmmm...

 

[cowboyjwc]

I think that is true everywhere but there is also a fine line between high standards and being picky

I do agree with that. I love it when guys start telling you "I did this and that and the other" and you just look at it and say "why?" Though it does make it easier to inspect.

Thanks to everyone that stood up for the inspectors, even if it was just the other inspectors.

 

[Mike03a3]

Marc,
I too am curious re: "Maryland staples". I've never heard the term before. 'Course that might have to do with the fact that I strictly a "left coast" electrician. I would also welcome a PM of enlightenment re: this term. Thanks
Sean

Me three, please

 

[jimport]

I say this with some reservation, but I know that many guys will know exactly where I'm coming from. Part of being profitable in certain market areas is knowing what parts of the code will not be enforced, and which parts are only loosely enforced. Naturally, you don't have to work like that, but certain realities prevail in some areas. The flip side of that is knowing what things are enforced in some areas that aren't in the code at all, but you have to do them to keep peace. My boxes of "Maryland staples" for fixing NM cable in MD comes to mind.

I have lived and worked my entire career in Maryland and don't know what these are.

Please tell Marc, the suspense is too much.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I am from NY, and I thought I knew what a Maryland Staple was/is...Maryland Crabcakes. :wink:

 

[peter d]

Please tell Marc, the suspense is too much.

Only the mention of some particular box of staples could put an electrician in suspense.

 

[kkwong]

I do agree with that. I love it when guys start telling you "I did this and that and the other" and you just look at it and say "why?" Though it does make it easier to inspect.

I like it too, especially when its something stupid and they do it anyways and they admit later that it was stupid.

Thanks to everyone that stood up for the inspectors, even if it was just the other inspectors.

Someone has to do it...if we didn't like each other, no one would like us :grin: :grin:

Edit for spelling

 

[cowboyjwc]

if we didn't like each other, no one would like us :grin: :grin:

Edit for spelling

I'm a nice guy, really. If I had any friends you could ask them:grin:

 

[kkwong]

I'm a nice guy, really. If I had any friends you could ask them:grin:

Friends? What's this friend thing I keep hearing about?