Quote Originally Posted by Ruhi Arslan View Post
Don't you love 'em? The one we have in our town seems to forget often that he is there to "help" the folks paying his salary with the taxes they pay. He drives around town early in the morning to see if there are any deliveries made so he can check if permits pulled. But when you need his advice in advance, his reply is very much in the line with the above example.
Yeah, one would think he'd rather help how he can and make one trip out for an inspection, rather than multiple trips.

The building inspector here tried to tell the guys putting in my privacy fence around the pool that the posts had to be 4' in the ground. Code says that 1/3 of the above ground height of the post is the amount that goes in the ground. 1/3 of 96" is slightly less than 32". He then went on to explain about a billboard that blew over, in which the posts snapped at the ground as the reason for needing 4' in the ground. Huh? If the posts snapped, it had nothing to do with how deep they were installed, and everything to do with the material used and how high the billboard was off the ground (lever effect). He made a phone call, came back and said they were good to pour the concrete for the posts.... (at 32"), and left.