“….A 'city manager' is nothing more than a bean counter that can't hold a real job…..”

Yeah Ken, too many times people are put into jobs and do things that are simply designed to justify their positions and pay check. They seem to lose (or never had) the sight of what the position was really established for in the first place. The more complicated they can make things the better. The bureaucracy lives to serve the bureaucracy.



“…..Several times over the course of the last couple of years we've both felt so down that we've wished we'd never started this project……”

Yeah Johnboy I kind of know that one.

The "best" one for me was on the next to last inspection where they checked the block skirting, tie downs and water hook up. The inspector informed us that he couldn’t check off on it until an engineer inspected the concrete pad and signed off on it that it could hold the house!!!!

Before I committed to buying the house the set-up crew had done an initial site survey. I had provided the plans and permit/inspections sign-off from when the pad had originally been poured. Supposedly the County would not issue the permits if the pad had not been approved.

Keep in mind at this point the house was already set and the block laid along with the septic and water being hooked up and the home wired to the electrical riser! Not to mention that the house was completely paid off.

The real kicker was when I went back over the estimate and realized I had been charged for the engineer inspection that was never done!!!! Basically they figured they could slide by without the inspection and just pocket the money. To say I was pissed would be a huge understatement

Anyway the final walk thru is this morning and hopefully all goes well.


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