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posted 3 years, 11 months ago
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I am not sure why people are so ecstatic! The Presidential election was the difference between French Vanilla and Plain Vanilla.
I?m taking a wait and see. Obama still plans to up the war in Afghanistan.
Is his going to close Guitaomo, is he going to dismantle the homeland spy apparatus of the so called Patriot Act, or reinstate a number of other civil rights we?ve lost?
Is he going give up power that Bush usurped? What would be his incentive?
My prediction is its back to business as usual, hardly something to get excited about.

posted 4 years, 6 months ago
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Yes indeed ONEROUS. Webster?s second denotation of onerous: (2) Law.
[i]Entailing obligations that exceed advantages. [/i]

In my cases, I was already making repairs to make my deck safer; replacing dry rotted support beams and decking. My own self-protective instinct had kicked in. No nanny or big brother was telling me what needed to be done.
Yet, I had be PERMITTED to engage in this activity and spend time drawing diagrams; conferring with officials, waiting for inspections, and re-inspections, writing checks.

The concrete blocks that had served well for 16 years was deemed inadequate. Concrete footings were required. The result is now I have an over built deck ? I am certain it would support two stories. I could have spent this money on more quality materials and my time on something useful.

That's not the end of my nightmare. The last inspector who did approve my handiwork did not file the form to close my case. Of course I find this out after the permit period has expired. This means more fees and more inspections.

Tell me what the added value of the $250.00 I spent on the PERMIT is?
Am I safer, more healthy, or just poorer and more cynical?

posted 4 years, 6 months ago
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The permit process is too onerous and expensive.
I had permitted electrical work being inspected and was ?caught? repairing my existing deck.

It cost me another $250 extra to get permits on my existing deck.
My feeling is that it just cost me extra time and money. No one is safer.

I voted yes.

posted 4 years, 6 months ago
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