that is the poorest justification for having a permit..
having actually been a contractor and pulling permits I can tell you its full of BS...
building code can not cover every aspect of construction and is even, IMO, under spec'ed.
building inspectors can not cover (or even remember) every aspect of code, especially when they get paid per inspection, and spend 5 minutes looking at your job.... even for 2-3 story house framing (structural), i've seen them spend max 15min.
common sense rules over building code.
building departments require INSURANCE (and license, and workers comp if you have employees)- which, if the pool FAILS, the insurance covers it. If your friend's neighbor's pool collapsed, HOME OWNERS INSURANCE covers it!!
building inspectors and departments have ZERO liability (thus why they require contractors to carry insurance), or make the homeowner sign a waiver
the only purpose is for the town to collect more money, fees, etc.... even then, you end up paying off (YES, Bribing!) the tax collector to lower your taxes in the end of the day.
don't even get me started on Licensed Plumbers and Electricians... Unionized Thieves!!! Using 'licensing' to monopolize and protect themselves.
Don't count on this going very far..
Iran will take her back to use the metal for some nuclear reactor.. then she'll go missing... [story to cont..]
(from the video)
"Feerst of all, this aloomeenum has ten percent denseeeety of the origeeenal alooomeenum" (in her bad persian accent)
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that is the poorest justification for having a permit.. having actually been a contractor and pulling permits I can tell you its full of BS... building code can not cover every aspect of construction and is even, IMO, under spec'ed. building inspectors can not cover (or even remember) every aspect of code, especially when they get paid per inspection, and spend 5 minutes looking at your job.... even for 2-3 story house framing (structural), i've seen them spend max 15min. common sense rules over building code. building departments require INSURANCE (and license, and workers comp if you have employees)- which, if the pool FAILS, the insurance covers it. If your friend's neighbor's pool collapsed, HOME OWNERS INSURANCE covers it!! building inspectors and departments have ZERO liability (thus why they require contractors to carry insurance), or make the homeowner sign a waiver the only purpose is for the town to collect more money, fees, etc.... even then, you end up paying off (YES, Bribing!) the tax collector to lower your taxes in the end of the day. don't even get me started on Licensed Plumbers and Electricians... Unionized Thieves!!! Using 'licensing' to monopolize and protect themselves.
Don't count on this going very far.. Iran will take her back to use the metal for some nuclear reactor.. then she'll go missing... [story to cont..] (from the video) "Feerst of all, this aloomeenum has ten percent denseeeety of the origeeenal alooomeenum" (in her bad persian accent)
pretty sweet dubs on that ride. btw, this is a stupid point, but isn't it impractical to have more than 1 or 2 on at a time to listen too?