6:30pm – Currently I’m in GNV sitting on a broken airplane. We got down here with no problems, but now things seemed to have spiraled out of control.

As soon as we open the door to deplane the gate agent asks when I’ll be ready to board again because apparently they want to get these people out of here. We only have 19 passengers so I asked for five minutes.

Everyone gets on and gets settled, but we’re still not even fueled, and the fueler is busy with another plane, so we wait. ATC has given us a window of 10-12 minutes past the hour to get off the ground before we have to wait on another slot; the flight deck clock says nine minutes past and we’ve not even been fueled.  I’m not too sure we’ll make that window.

After a few minutes we have our 6,500 pounds of Jet A fuel and the captain tells me I’m clear to close the door. I press the door assist button, and wouldn’t you know the thing doesn’t work. I’ve been in this spot before, but it doesn’t make it any more pleasant, not at all. In addition to a main cabin door that won’t close, the galley service door is showing as open. That problem is identified as a circuit breaker that keeps popping out.

The captain gets on the horn with maintenance, and they end up sending a contract maintenance guy out. He takes 45 minutes to arrive. Right now, I’m just drinking hot chocolate hoping we cancel, because a pilot that I met earlier today will be down here to overnight, and she’s got great freckles and pretty eyes.

I’ll update as news breaks.

7:20pm – Update: The guy came, and it was a quick fix. Something about a wire in the cargo hold that “popped” and deactivated all the door sensors causing them to go inop.  At least we didn’t have some aircraft safety guru trying to tell me we failed our safety inspection this time.

We were supposed to overnight in CHA, but now we spend the night in CLT when we get back. That’s fine with me. I don’t get to see the cute pilot, but I do get to drink cheap beer and get paid for a flight I’ll never work. Rum all ’round!

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October was an extremely busy month on the inside and outside for the custom home in Northern Baltimore County. All of the plumbing, electric, hvac, and gas passed inspection. Framing was completed, insulation was installed, and the brick and stonework were close to completion by the end of the month.

Well, I guess I started this blog a little late in the “home buying” process, but I’ll start here and fill in the gaps as I go.

Today was inspection day. I didn’t have too many doubts that thee house would “pass” inspection, but at the same time you still have a shadow of doubt in your mind that the inspector will uncover something more than you expected. Fortunately, that was not the case today (knock on wood that he caught everything).

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Some oil companies inspect their tubulars and vessels periodically based on their experience. Others prefer  of inspecting the one which is having problems.  The problems related to material qualities vary such as cracks, pittings, corrosions and discontinuities. Solid depositions are often found in the flowline, tubing, and vessels. An inspection companies such Tuboscope has many method for inspecting tubulars and vessels.

Generally, tubulars and vessels inspection is required mostly for safety purposes. A public oil company spends thousands of dollars on inspections to maintain their reputation. Operation departments asks for inspection budged to decrease downtime. Some oil wells with excessive water production are inspected for casing failure. Geothermal well casings are inspected for corrosion failures due to H2S and high temperature fatigue.

In the present invention, the inventor introduces better Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT).  The transducer has core with permanent magnet.  The permanent magnet polarity is changed for switching thereby noise can be eliminated.

Alternating current through electric winding on the core build magnetic field. Together with coil which is induced eddy current  will create Lorentz forces that acoustically excite the object.  Recorded acoustical wave between transmitter and receiver is analyzed to determine the quality of the object.

As a pest control/management company we are often asked a lot of questions and rightly so that is our business. I will admit, if you bring in a specimen try not to smoosh it to much. It really is difficult to identify a bug that was 1/4 inch and is now 1 inch – anyway the questions.

1. We have tried everything and still have scorpions what can we do?
2. If my neighbor in the apartment next to me has roaches or bed bugs will I get them?
3. My other bug company can’t seem to get rid of the bugs – what do you do different?
4. Why do we often notice dirt like castles or dirt on wood fences, why are termites more active in October?
5. I’m buying a house and everybody including HUD/FHA say I don’t have to have a termite inspection, do I need one?

Thse are all tough questions and some longer than others but I’ll try to answer them all. First off – you can always call the office 480-831-9328 and we will answer any question we can FREE – no nonsense and to the point. So let’s tackle these:

1. Scorpions are difficult to control but not impossible. The most important is to seal/caulk your home, start at one point and caulk everything facia boards, lights and seal any holes with copper wool and caulking and don’t forget inside fans, lights etc. Less entry points = less scorpions getting in. Bark scorpions can climb straight up the stucco to the attic so pay close attention to any small cracks or crevices. The block fence wall around your home is an ideal spot for all kinds of insects and scorpions hide during the day and come out at night. The block walls retain the heat well into the evening hours so you can go hunting at night with a blacklight and catch scorpions – reduce the numbers. As always ProBest can do this for you – just call 480-831-9328.
2. Well the bad news if you live in an apartment or condo or attached home it is possible for insects to travel and I think the number 1 way for roaches is pipes since they really connect to everyone. So seal off those pipe entrances in the back of the kitchen and bathrooms. Before I forget don’t bomb, when you use those aerosol devices it just drives the bugs deeper in! Bed bugs travel as well but not by pipes, they are so small they can enter under walls or hitch rides in backpacks, clothing and used furniture.
3. WE listen to your complaint and come up with a plan, we also have a specific way of doing pest control. Today unlike many years ago, it is not necessary to put pesticides in your home each month. Most work can be accomplished from the exterior, if or when you have a problem inside just bring it to our attention when we call and we will be happy to assist.
4. We have a few different termites here in the Arizona Desert, the ones you are noticing are called grass eaters and typically will scar over wood fences, sometimes they will eat the drywall paper and sometimes try to eat the dead bark from trees or cactus. Usually we don’t worry to much about these and thatwis why we protect your home and not everything in your yard.
5. I really don’t understand Hud/FHA at all on this one, their comment was that if you lived in an area that wasn’t highly prone to termites you could decide not to get the inspection. The bell map clearly shows Arizona in a High to Moderate zone – DON’T TAKE THE CHANCE, get an inspection

I have just completed my degree but am taking a year out before going into full-time work and one of the things during the year is a number of part-time courses in different areas of management to support the little business that I am creating around some of the erotic stories that I am writing and publishing on the web. This venture is proving to be fairly successful but I am also submitting some of my longer works to traditional publishers in this field and a number of them have sold very well. Supporting all of this is a couple of part-time jobs one of which was in my local pub and the other was a handyman for a large stable complex on the edge of Edinburgh. This last job was probably my favourite activity at the moment as it was great to be in the outdoors and using my hands for a couple of days a week. I knew the owner of the stable complex very well having gone out with her daughter, Caroline, for a period when we were at school together. Now Caroline was working down in London and enjoying life by all accounts. Although it was my favourite job it was the lowest paid of all of my work but this was because part of my wages were given in the form of riding lessons which I loved.

One of the regular users of the stables was a young woman in her mid twenties who was well known within the country for her wealth and authority which came from being in control of a large family fortune and also the head of the family business. Even my boss who owned the stables was completely in awe of this young lady and that was highly unusual because she is a highly confident businesswoman herself. As this young woman was constantly surrounded by people who never questioned her and always accepted whatever she said as being true she had developed an incredible arrogance and this carried through into her treatment of the staff at the stables most of whom disappeared out of sight when we saw her car arriving. She owned many different horses and had recently been gifted a stallion by a business contact and it was this that she had been riding recently.

One hot and sunny afternoon I was out working on a fence at the far end of the complex in a pair of shorts and bare chested so that I could take advantage of the sun and develop my tan. I watched the young lady riding her stallion and saw that she was being incredibly hard on him using her crop repeatedly when he was refusing to do what she wanted. In the end it appeared as if her mount had taken as much of this treatment as he was going to and he reared up and dumped the young lady on her bum in a patch of mud. It was a hilarious sight to see and I bet everyone who had crossed the lady would have loved to have seen it. However she had hit the ground pretty hard so I went over to see if she was okay but first I went over to the horse and tethered it to the recently repaired fence.

I saw the young lady standing up and surveying her mud splattered clothing before she strode over towards me and the horse holding the crop very menacingly. As she neared us she swung the crop back and I knew she was going to aim it in the direction of the horse.

‘You are not going to hit the horse’ I said and caught hold of the hand that was holding the crop.

‘From what I saw you were needlessly harsh on the horse during the ride. What you need is a good taste of your own crop’ I said almost as an aside.

I could see the lady eyeing my toned and tanned physique up and down before she looked away coyly. I easily took the crop away from her and led her over to a large tree that was close by. I was expecting a struggle and a protest at this but none was forthcoming, even if there had been I would have simply picked the lady up and carried her as she was very petite in comparison with me. I pushed the young lady up against the tree and she automatically puts her hands round the trunk as if she was giving it a hug. I roughly pull down her muddy jodhpurs but leave the thong in place and for the first time there is a half hearted protest from the lady.

‘This is for your own good so be quiet and accept your punishment’ I said with as commanding a tone in my voice as I’d ever heard from me.

‘I saw at least twelve unnecessary lashes with the crop while you were in my field of vision and I have no doubt that there were many more but twelve strokes is what you are going to get and this should be sufficient to teach you a lesson in just how powerful the crop is’.

There was no further protest so I stood to the left hand side of the lady and put my left hand onto her back squashing her breasts into the tree and ensuring that she would not be moving from the position until I let her do so. I was looking down at what was quite probably the most luscious rump that I have ever seen and I was really looking forward to placing some stripes across it as I knew that would only make it more attractive. I laid the first stroke right across the centre of both cheeks and it drew an immediate yelp from the lady as it had been a crisp stroke but nowhere near as hard as I could have hit her had I wanted to. It was hard enough though for a lovely red welt to colour across the lily white skin. As this darkened I delivered the second stroke so that it landed just above the first one and again it dragged a yelp from the girl and I imagined this was probably the very first time that her bottom had been punished but this didn’t make me go any easier on her.

Slowly, calmly and carefully I worked through the remaining ten strokes of the crop and by the time the last one had landed the yelps had stopped from the lady and had been replaced by tears rolling down her cheeks and some shallow sobs. There was virtually no white skin left on her bottom as the redness from the welts had spread out to fill in the gaps and I could guess, having been caned and tawsed many times myself, that she would be feeling very hot and tender at the moment. I quickly pulled her jodhpurs up before I took advantage of her as the sight of her stripy bottom was causing a very noticeable bulge to form in my shorts and I expected that what I had already done would see me collecting my P45 at the end of the day so I didn’t want to add a sexual assault charge to the mix as well.

I was quite gentle pulling the jodhpurs up and stretched them out over the bottom before fastening them at the waist because pulling them up over the bottom would just have been cruel. I did pat the bottom though before putting my hands on the shoulders of the lady and turning her to face me. She had a completely lost look on her tear stained face and she doesn’t say anything to me as I lead her over to her horse.

‘Remount your horse and I will walk you back to the stables’ I say.

‘I don’t think I can it will be too sore to sit in the saddle’ the young lady says.

‘That is nothing more than many schoolgirls have felt in the past so you will remount your horse immediately. If you do not do it then I will put you on the horse myself and will walk you back to the stables where I will put you over my knee for a spanking like a naughty little schoolgirl in front of anyone who cares to watch’. I say, wondering whether I would actually be brave enough to do it and from the look the young lady is giving me I think she is trying to work out the same thing. She obviously decides that I would do it as she asks me to help her onto the horse and I do help her get her leg into the stirrup before giving her a push to help her swing the rest of her body up over the horse. As her bottom hit the saddle there was a sharp intake of breath from the lady and she raised herself slightly off of the saddle bringing wonderful definition to all of the muscles of her legs.

I walk them back to the stables and get some strange looks from the other staff but neither of us says anything. I leave the young lady in the care of one of the grooms and go back to finish mending the fence expecting at any minute to be summoned by my boss to receive my P45 as I was sure that the lady would have gone and told her exactly what I had done and demand that I be sacked at the least. This didn’t happen and there was no indication that the young lady had told anyone about what had happened as I was getting changed into my leathers at the end of the day. I leave work and as it such a gorgeous evening I decide that instead of going straight home I will go for a bit of a ride on my motorbike around the country roads. I was aware of being followed by a top of the range BMW Z4 which I guessed belonged to the young lady and while I could have easily blasted it off using the power of my sports bike I decided not to.

Eventually the car stops following me and I make my way back to my flat where I see the car that had been following me parked on the street. I probably should have been worried but I wasn’t and as I was opening the front door of the block of flats the car door opened and it was the young lady who got out of the car. I notice that she is carrying her riding kit including a couple of different crops and has a broad smile on her face. I wait at the door for her and as she reaches me she gives me a kiss on the lips which I reciprocate.

‘You are the first person ever to have dominated me and I loved it. I want more’ the young lady said as she handed me the crops.

‘So would that include sexual domination as well as physical chastisement’ I asked already guessing what the answer would be from how she was looking at me.

‘Yes it definitely does include sexual domination. Although I was very sore at the end of your beating I have never been as turned on as I was then and I would have loved you to take advantage of me against the tree. I know why you didn’t dare to it so I thought I would give you a second chance to do the job’.

‘In that case you will strip completely and put your hands behind your head so that I can inspect every inch of your body’ I command and watch the young lady hasten to obey. Clothes are strewn over the leather sofa in my lounge and I watch an absolutely perfect body appear before my eyes. As she places her hands behind her head I notice just how pert her breasts are and also how erect her nipples are. I walk over to her and take these nipples in my fingers and roll them around before squeezing them gently until I can see the discomfort spreading on her face whereupon I release them and kiss them deeply. My hands are stroking down over the perfectly flat stomach getting to the silky smooth pussy which is already very hot and wet even before my fingers have started to work on it. As my fingers start to work on her pussy my teeth start to bite down on to her nipples because I want to combine pain in the nipples with a climax so that I can play with the mix later on. I certainly manage to give her a climax and my teeth are holding one nipple firmly so that was almost certainly painful for the lady.

‘Turn round I want to inspect that lovely arse of yours’ I instruct and a blush comes to the cheeks of the lady at my reference to her in this term. I was delighted to see that the redness had diminished but that the stripes were still visible on the bottom. I ran my fingers along these stripes and the shivers ran right through her body. Dropping one finger down into the cleft of her bottom I ran it gently around the rosebud of her anus.

‘So my little sub has anyone ever had the pleasure of fucking your arsehole?’ I asked wondering what the coarseness of the language would do to her.

‘No Sir, no one has ever taken me anally but it is yours if you want it’ was the very pleasing response but I thought I would leave that pleasure for any subsequent sessions because it was all happening very quickly for the young lady and I guessed that if I asked her to do anything then she would do it because she was on such a high and then she might regret it later on. With this thought in mind I decide to play things quite cautiously with her and have her working as my maid for an hour or so and she did pretty well considering she would never have had to do any of these tasks for herself but I still found plenty of reasons to punish her and she lapped it all up even as I started to increase the severity of the punishments. Probably the most severe was when I used my belt on her bottom and although each smack brought a cry from the lady she was still very hot and wet by the time I threw the belt onto the sofa.

It was at this point that I decided that it was time to take advantage of her as she was so submissively bent over the arm of the sofa with her legs well spread and her pussy invitingly on show. I also couldn’t disappoint her for a second time. I start of quite slowly but sense that this is not what the lady wants so I become much harder and this brings about her climax but I am not quite ready to climax just yet so pull out and present my cock to her mouth and she greedily sucks it in and starts to work it as if her life depended on it. Under this onslaught I couldn’t last long and pulled out so that I could cum all over her face leaving her looking like a little slut. I then watched her voluntarily scoop the cream up with her fingers and clean them in her mouth and swallowing the lot. This showed me clearly that there was potential in there for a truly wonderful slut slave.

‘That is enough of an introduction for one day. I imagine that you think at this moment that you want to carry on and offer me anything to prolong the pleasure you are gaining from this submission but you need time to think and absorb everything that has happened to you today before reaching a decision on whether you want to continue with your training or whether once is enough. I know this because I have been in the situation myself and was blown away the first time I submitted to a woman and it was only afterwards that I could think clearly about it. You are welcome to stay here tonight to do your thinking or you can go home to do it.’

‘I will stay here and yes you are correct in everything you say but please would you just give me one more fucking and then I will be able to sleep contentedly and most of my best thinking takes place when I am asleep’.

I was not going to deny this request as it gave me such pleasure and afterwards we did fall asleep nestled together in the bed.

‘I have thought a lot about it and I have loved being dominated by you and I would love to be trained fully as your slave and want you to come and live with me so that you can take permanent control of me. This will be purely in our private life as I will need to maintain my reputation in public but you will help with this by being my partner. Will you do this for me?’

‘I most certainly will’ I answered as it was an offer I really couldn’t refuse.

Because we purchased my Shadow in Missouri, the state of Kansas required that we have it inspected before it can be registered. So, thinking this may be one of the last few warm days before the end of the month, I bundled up and rode the bike to work this morning. It was 29 degrees. I probably won’t be riding in weather that cold again.

Recent press stories about low standards in some NHS hospitals, where up to 12 hospitals have been judged inadequate by the semi-autonomous body Dr Foster’s, have once again raised questions about targets, inspection and standards. We have been treating similar themes in this blog (see below The Tyranny of Targets and Performance Measures). The discussion has become much more animated in a context where standards of hygiene and care have more than just nominal implications, but can make the difference between life and death for patients. The debate seems to swing between two poles: on the one hand, the argument goes, it is no longer enough to rely on self-assessment, since some of the failing hospitals judged themselves excellent. Therefore the right approach must be more stringent, on-the-spot inspections. This is an argument for adding to the bureaucracy of inspection. The more free-market argument is to encourage the public to vote with their feet, and to stop using hospitals that fail to meet basic standards. As consumers we are encouraged to exercise our right to ‘exit’ the service. Neither approach seems to ask what kinds of work practices allow highly trained professional staff to ignore what must be very obvious to them in terms of low standards. To what extent does the practice of government ‘naming and shaming’ and the anxiety that this evokes in top NHS managers encourage them to prevent staff pointing out the obvious for fear of jeopardising the hospital’s reputation? How possible is it to speak out in hospitals even if what one has to say is unpalatable? Neither inspection nor consumer exit deals with the ethical responsibility of staff in situ, both managers and health professionals to find ways of talking about and dealing with the difficult situations they find themselves in together.

You have found the property you want to own, live in, and create memories for years to come.  You have made an offer and the seller has accepted.  In Arizona you customarily have ten days by contract to allow you to do your ‘due diligence’.  What is ‘due diligence’ you may ask?  It is taking the time to learn all you can about the property you plan to acquire.  Certainly you’ve viewed the property and perhaps more than once.  You’ve decided it has the features you desire and most likely the room to accommodate your family and furniture not to mention your lifestyle.  Perhaps you are knowledgeable in construction or other forms of home maintenance.  However, getting a second opinion in most of life’s matters is always a good idea.

A home inspection by a qualified inspector will provide you with a detailed and objective observance of the homes condition without the emotional attachment the buyer may have when they ‘fall in love’.  The fee of $200 or so dollars is well worth it for your reference and to ask the seller for repairs prior to closing.  You should also get a roof and termite inspection and verify assessors records. Additionally, pursue any other avenues of inspection you desire from electrical and plumbing to the pool.  Do not exclude your rights just because you are planning to purchase a new construction.

What to expect if you don’t inspect?  Have you ever seen the movie ‘The Money Pit’?  A new homeowners worst nightmare personified.  However, you can be certain you will find out things you’d never expected once you are in the home.  Things from neighbors to cost of utilities.  Find out before you purchase what you need to know.  In Arizona the inspection period allows you to cancel without penalty if you discern a deal breaker.

Linda Landry, REALTOR ® Exit Realty 1st Choice

I’ve become particularly interested recently in the increasing number of cases where the outcome of inspection does not seem to bear out what happens in practice. Here are some examples of what I mean:

• The case of Children’s Services In Hackney where inspection ratings prior to the Baby P case had been positive
• The case of Basildon Hospital where the inspection report does not appear to have identified some real problems and reflected what was really happening on the ground
• The increasing concern about OFSTED reports by the local government association (LGA) and by Directors of Childrens Services
• Inspections of local councils under the comprehensive performance assessment regime that resulted in ratings that “poor’ or ‘weak’ councils with examples of good and excellent performance and good practice and vice versa
• Increasing signs of concern about the Audit Commission approach being voiced within the LGA

What do we think is going on here?

I wonder whether it is something to do with the methodology and the way that inspections are carried out? The difficulties seem to me to arise from the fact that inspections focus on the ‘professional’ and “organisational” end of the service and not enough on real examples of delivery – what actually happens on the ground.

So what we see often in inspection reports is critiquing and comment about policy, strategy, systems, processes and performance targets and indicators. What we see little of is real commentary about how services are delivered and what it feels like to users and citizens.

Maybe this is at the root of the current problems and concerns? A noticeable policy shift in the way that government, the major political parties and the public sector see the role and involvement of communities in the design and delivery of our public services. Total Place and the comprehensive area assessment (CAA) represent a move away from top down approaches to target setting to a world where partnership, collaboration, the community and the citizen play a pivotal part in designing, procuring and delivering local services within a place.

This signals a real paradigm shift.

So it not just about the policies, strategies, targets and processes. It is what is really happening on the ground, in the streets, in the wards and in families and communities that really matters.

Perhaps the inspection regime has some catching up to do? Unless it is to fall into disrepute, it will need to make that paradigm shift too.

Funding Source: Pipeline & Hazardous Material Safety Administration
Funding Type: Discretionary, Grant
Total Available: $1 Million
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Deadline: 01.04.10
Eligibility: Local Governments

Description:
The Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program, first authorized in the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-355, codified at 49 U.S.C. 60130), offers new opportunities to strengthen the depth and quality of public participation in pipeline safety matters. Section 9 of the Act, titled: “Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities” authorized the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to local communities and organizations for technical assistance relating to pipeline safety issues. The TAG program was then amended by Section 5 of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006. However, FY 2009 was the first year in which PHMSA has received appropriations to fund the grant program. These grants will allow communities and groups of individuals to obtain funding for technical assistance in the form of engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues and help promote public participation in official proceedings.

Due to technical issues with linking to federal web portals, please contact us, or post a comment below if you are interested in receiving more information about this opportunity.

John English

The updated IOM chapter (Updated 07 MAY 2009) is something I happened on while doing a search. This is the entire IOM section Chapter 5 Establishment Inspection, not just my favorite section on “Subchapter 5.3 – Evidence Development.” The major updates in the document include adding the term “regulatory notes,” significant attention to Personal Safety Plans [inspections may be getting harder on the inspectors] and attention to updating databases [perhaps a consequence of plant mis-identification in the heparin crisis last year]. That said, the document is a very comprehensive read, useful as an introduction to the practical end of our field or a refresher. You will even find a fully filled out 482 (Notice to Inspect) and things like notes on how to add pictures to a Turbo-483.

http://www.fda.gov/ora/inspect_ref/iom/pdf/chapter5.pdf

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John English is a consultant to the life sciences industry.

I’ve been to my share of Real Estate auctions through the counties and by third party auction companies here in Denver, CO.  Every time I go, I see the same things happen.  A lot of people show up in hopes of “stealing” a property to fix up or to live in and sometimes it happens, but most of the time it doesn’t.  I’m not going to go over all the details of the different types of auctions, but give you some things to consider and watch out for at any auction.

1.  Know when and where the auction is taking place: Auction companies will auction a number of properties at one location, usually at one of the homes being sold.  Know the time and which property the auction will be held at.  If it’s through the county, know the time and place.  Know if you must show up early to register.

2.  Do your research of the area: Know the neighborhood of the home you are going to bid on.  Know the home values, if the community is in transition and increasing or decreasing in value, is it a desirable neighborhood? How many homes are being sold? How many are on the market and if there are a lot of fixer uppers.

3.   Know the house you are bidding on: This is an auction and the homes are sold AS-IS!  There are no contingencies or “outs” and if you missed a big ticket item, you could find yourself spending more than you thought.  With auction companies there are open houses and if there aren’t you may hire a Realtor to help you gain access to look at the homes and help you with the transaction.

4.  Auction rules: Know the auction rules, their contracts, what’s expected of you and most of all how you will fund the purchase if you are high bidder.  You may have to have all the money that day or you may be able to finance the purchase 30 days later.  You will have to give earnest money regardless.  Talk to your financing source before you go to the auction.

5.  Consider finding a Realtor and a general contractor or inspector:  A Realtor can represent you if you are attending a third party auction but if it’s a county auction, Realtors don’t get paid so you may have to compensate them.  If you aren’t comfortable with inspecting the house for potential potholes, estimating costs, and generally deciding if things are good or bad, bring along a contractor or inspector to point out items and give you an idea of costs.

6.  Come up with YOUR max bid: Each person is going to have a different number based on their risk, their knowledge, and what they see.  YOU have to know your limits and not get caught up in what other people are saying.  You will hear conversations about fix up costs, after repaired value, but don’t listen-do you own thing!

7.  Auction time & emotions:  It’s now time for the auction, you’ve registered, you know all the rules, you know what you are there for and you are ready to bid.  The excitement begins and the auctioneer starts pumping up the crowd trying to extract the most money for the property as they can.  What I see almost every time is that it gets down to two or three people and they go back and forth.  This is where your emotions and thoughts are going crazy.  You think “they’re still bidding the property up, they must know something I don’t”, your adrenaline is running high, you say to yourself “what’s another few thousand dollars” and you keep going.  Bad move!  Keep your emotions and thoughts in check and don’t get caught up in this.  I see many times where this takes over and people overpay; it’s easy to do.

Here’s an amateur video from an auction in Denver by yours truly that gives a snapshot of a third party auction company selling a house.

Do your due diligence, know what you are there to do, have fun and make it beneficial for you!

Jared Carlson

Denver, CO

www.JaredCarlsonRealEstate.com

Blog: www.JaredMCarlson.com

A daily walk around inspection of your machine could save you very expensive  and unnecessary repairs.

203467     การควบคุมและตรวจสอบงานก่อสร้าง     Supervision and Inspection in Construction

การประกอบวิชาชีพและจรรยาบรรณในการประกอบวิชาชีพวิศวกรรม บทบาทและคุณลักษณะของผู้ตรวจงาน การควบคุมงานทั่วไป การตรวจสอบงานโครงสร้าง งานสถาปัตยกรรมและงานระบบ การตรวจสอบด้านความปลอดภัย การวิบัติและการซ่อมแซมในงานก่อสร้าง

(Professionalism and ethics in the practice of engineering; roles and characteristics of inspectors; general supervision; inspection for structural, architectural, and system works; safety inspections; failure and repair in construction.)

(203467 มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์)

Decided to not use my huge gloves today, to see what it would be like. Got stung as the Bee’s seem very aggressive today for some reason. Maybe it was the windy weather, it was bright and sunny but quite windy. But calm down by the hives.

Checked the new Brood Box and it was completely empty, bees but no wax. So I think my placement of putting at the bottom was a mistake. So I have switched them around, empty brood now on top.

The main Brood is almost full of wax, saw Queenie and evidence of lava and still haven’t seen any eggs yet. We didn’t inspect the last four frames as the Bee’s were getting annoyed and the smoker had gone out. Plus my hand was hurting because of the sting, I know but dear reader it hurt.

So put the Real Estate sign installation on the top between the hive mat and the tin roof, there was less condensation that the last time. So I think the hole in the hive mat is a good idea.

M also checked Honey 1, we will we await her blog for that visit.

Next Inspection 5 Dec 2009

Because of a delayed inbound flight, you get a new post. Huzzah!

A few nights ago I was boarding a plane to TLH. It appeared to me that we had a good group of passengers on board. We weren’t full, we were on time, and 75% of the crew was pretty rockin’. As I’m closing the main cabin door a ramper comes scampering up waving his hand to get me to stop. The door is roughly halfway closed, but I release the Door Assist button, dropping the 200 pound door back to the ground. As soon as I release the button, though, I see that the aforementioned ramper is standing under the door . . . kind of like an idiot would do. Not wanting to hit him in the head I quickly press the Door Assist button so he can move himself out of harm’s way before letting the door drop again. He tells me that the captain needs to add three more checked bags into the fancy computer. We do that, the captain tells me we are once again clear to close the door, and I hit the button for the third time.

Only this time nothing happens. The door just sits there on the ground like a jerk. After a few minutes maintenance comes out to the plane and diagnoses the problem as a faulty motor. We are given the option to swap aircraft or have them repair it. Thankfully, our large-nostriled captain wants to just repair the motor and that’s what happens. It would have been a royal pain in the butt to find a plane, deplane everyone, transfer bags, cater the plane, do our checks, and board them up again. Plus, when passengers have to get off a plane before it even leaves its originating point they seem to get a lot crankier. Crisis averted. Thanks, Cap!

While we’re waiting for the maintenance guys to finish some brainiac in the back asks the other flight attendant if our planes have safety inspections. Obviously she tells him they do, and he proceeds to tell her that this particular plane has failed, like he knows anything about aircraft maintenance or safety. No way. No way! I wonder what he says and how he feels when he has to fill his gas tank or change a tire on his ‘94 Ford Escort. What a jabroney!

We get the thing fixed and make it to TLH only about 30 minutes late because, yeah, we’re that good. Most of the passengers were fine and didn’t mind the slight delay.

And as it turns out I had to do a line check on someone down to TLH a few days later, and one of the same guys was on the plane going back to CLT. Thankfully, it wasn’t Mr. Aircraft-Door-Safety-Man. Getting to the point – this whole thing could have been avoided if the ramper had thought to himself that it might not be such a bright idea to stand under a rather large aircraft door as it falls open, or maybe even just tell the flight crew over the radio to add more checked bags. But at least he wasn’t hurt and I didn’t get in trouble for “breaking” the motor.

As a home buyer, you don’t need to be reminded on how important home inspection is, before you close the deal. Isn’t it quite obvious that you must confirm that walls, rooms, electrical systems or other building blocks are in satisfactory condition? For this purpose, you can find professional home inspectors who are professionally trained to carry out such inspections.

wiring, fans and other electrical components. Study the quality of wires and cables used in foundation and construction, check wall thickness, if there’s some wooden work then make sure sewerage system is intact. Heating & Air conditioning Systems: Proper heating or air conditioning system, humidifier or system type if you are residing in warm zones. You may want to examine home appliances, garage, or moisture and drainage indications. To cut the long story short, you are dealing with concrete structures, try to identify the problems like cracking.

Issues related to plumbing and Electrical Systems: Check for the ventilation system, bathroom plumbing, sink, hot tubs and showers. For a layperson, structural problems are the most difficult to figure out, for that start with observing the material used in foundation and construction, check wall thickness, if there’s some wooden work then make sure it’s not damaged by insects or fungal. Similarly if you are residing in warm zones. You may want to examine home appliances, garage, or moisture and drainage indications.

To cut the long story short, you are dealing with concrete structures, try to identify the problems that may surface in near future, then you can insist on some hot water systems. Similarly, check out the air conditioning system, humidifier or system type if you are residing in warm zones. You may want to examine home appliances, garage, or moisture and drainage indications. To cut the long story short, you are free to scrutinize just about anything, just don’t start turning down all homes just because they have some minor issues, as almost all buildings have drawbacks.

a to layperson, scrutinize structural just problems about like anything, cracking. just Issues don’t related start to with carry observing out the water supply lines, pipe materials, valves, vents, water storage facility, also make sure sewerage system is intact. Heating & Air conditioning Systems: Proper heating or air conditioning system, humidifier or system type if you are dealing with concrete structures, try to identify the problems like cracking.

This will take place at 6.30 pm FRIDAY.