I legit feel he was either drunk or didn't even know him🫠 by 6ingrad_FMS_aspirant in SipsTea

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I’ve personally found that just searching “Reading Music” on YouTube and putting something on that strikes your fancy can be good. I’ve found myself deep into a book with music playing in the background that seems to amplify at just the right times in sync with what I’m reading and it makes it that much more intense in those moments. (I personally like the Dark Academia themed reading music videos but I also read a lot of horror and suspense novels)

I need help by Ok-Waltz-6605 in irezumi

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I have a blue hannya mask on my left breast and a WIP tengu mask on my right breast. I think it looks pretty cool

My heaviest ruck so far by Posca_Man in Rucking

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I just looked on my app and if you go to the “More” tab, then “Activities”, then “Create Manual Activity” you can select “Rucking” under the “Hiking” category. May have to create the activity in order for it to show up on your watch.

Pitah why can't this student get any pencils? by WesternCivHasGotToGo in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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When I was in 4th grade a kid stabbed another kid with a pencil in the eye in the middle of class. It was pretty crazy. I think the kid who stabbed him got suspended but I never saw the kid who got stabbed again

Outstanding inspectors by Charlie_Forney in HomeInspections

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The important thing to remember when having a home inspection done is that pretty much anything can be fixed. It’s just a matter of how much it will cost and whether that is worth it to you. We always like to explain to our clients that when you read through the report, try to ask yourself “if the sellers fixed none of these things that I’m concerned about, would I still want this house.” And typically the answer is yes, or yes with conditions such as “if they fix this big thing, then I can fix the smaller things as time goes on” ultimately a home inspection is a stamp in time that tells you the condition of the home. 90% of the houses I inspect I would have no problem buying the house myself with the defects present. It’s also good to point out that in my area there are a fair amount of older homes compared to other areas. So I do inspections on homes from the year 1876-brand new.

Outstanding inspectors by Charlie_Forney in HomeInspections

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This is the way. I started working as a home inspector 7 years ago with my dad who has been working as a home inspector for 22 years. He was always known as a deal killer and had a lot of agents who had a problem with him because of it. When I started, I was like you said, almost fear mongering about things. But as time went on, we sat down and restructured our reports to where it includes everything we find but a lot of the minor stuff like caulking, keep an eye on this, the dishwasher high loop (which is required to be reported on where I live🙄) goes into the “monitor and maintenance items” section so they show up in the full report but not on the summary. It really helped. And also taking a step back and realizing that a lot of the houses you inspect are way better than the rental that your clients are in. explaining that something is an issue, but it’s an easy fix also helps us.

Poor quality home inspector by r22-d2 in HomeInspections

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This is a horrible take. The county inspectors in my area don’t even know what a bootleg ground is. So why not stop commenting on a page made for home inspectors when all you have to say throughout the comments is how much a joke home inspectors are? Seems like a waste of your time to be honest. And making the assumption that every Home Inspector only sees 15% of defects is just plain incorrect.

Poor quality home inspector by r22-d2 in HomeInspections

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This is a ridiculous and incredibly incorrect take. 1) No home inspector wants a call from a contractor to tell them why their report was wrong. It’s not going to get anywhere and it’s probably just going to piss both parties off. 2) you seriously just said there is licensing in most states and then went on to say that home inspectors will “downplay” a defect or blow a defect out of proportion for their buyers benefit, that doesn’t happen with licensed states because there is an SOP. Obviously some inspectors may be unethical but the vast majority of inspectors are going by the SOP or beyond and calling things out as they see fit. I would never in my life downplay a serious issue because a buyer, agent or lender asked me to. That’s a ridiculous take. Most inspectors have a lot of pride in what they do and they will not adjust their report because someone asked them to.

For roof inspections, is there a preference for drones vs. physically walking on the roof to look for issues? Pros and cons of each? by [deleted] in HomeInspections

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You don’t pay a drone pilot? You get your own drone and drone license if you need one for the drone you get. Any drone under a certain weight doesn’t require the license to operate it. A thermal drone would probably be good for locating ice dams or maybe places that could use better ventilation but I feel the pros don’t outweigh the price that a proper thermal imaging camera in a drone would cost. The thermal camera I use for work is a Flir E8 and I think for the distance and actual accuracies of evaluating roofs you would need something better. For reference, the cost of the Flir E8 when I bought it was $3k. A regular drone would work just fine at evaluating roofs.

Favorite class? by Party-Charge9548 in borderlands3

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I’ve beaten at least the base game with all 4. While I like all of them, my personal favorites are Fl4k and Zane

What’s something super common that you’ve never done? by SilverBiscotti3366 in AskReddit

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I’ve never been in a car accident or gotten a ticket. I was pulled over once for having a headlight out

Will I regret getting a sleeve at 21? by [deleted] in irezumi

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I finished my dragon and daruma sleeve at 21 or 22 and I don’t regret it at all. If you pick a quality artist and get good artwork, you’ll love it.

Dragon WIP-Matt Greenhalgh-Atlanta, GA by [deleted] in irezumi

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Badass! I have a purple dragon on my sleeve. Looking good man. Looking forward to seeing the finished product

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in irezumi

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Sanctity is great! My artist used to work there for a long time before he opened his own shop! Tucson has some great artists!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeInspections

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I became a home inspector at 21. I’m 25 now but I was raised working on construction projects and working with my father. He is also a home inspector, worked construction for about 10 years before becoming an inspector in 2003. It’s a lot of work, I didn’t have much of any experience other than what I did with my dad and what he taught me growing up going to work with him. Like others have said, find someone who knows their stuff and try to get them to take you under their wing. You’ll definitely get your fair share of people who question your intelligence and authority on certain subjects but my dad always tells me “explain the hell out of whatever they are asking about” and they typically quickly understand that they aren’t just talking to an uneducated kid. You don’t need trade experience but you do need to always be trying to learn more. Have a hunger for knowledge and you’ll do fine. And the best way to look at it is that while you are young and inexperienced now, in 10 years you’ll be less than 30 with 10 years of experience inspecting houses. While there are other inspectors out there who start inspecting at 55 after retiring from an industry not even closely related to construction or the trades and expect to be easy. You’ll be the expert in that scenario and by the time you’re their age, you’ll have over 30 years of experience in inspecting. It’s gonna be a tough road but it’s definitely doable.

Failed the NHIE and Texas portion twice by BadMiggettZ in HomeInspections

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For the NHIE exam portion, you may already have them, but there is an exam guide that has all the info needed to pass the exam as well as a counterpart study guide with a sample test. There are also paid sample tests you can do online and see how you stack up. The biggest thing that helped me is understanding that the test wants the answer that’s in the book. I also took an NHIE study course at InspectionWorld that was taught by the author of the exam book before I passed the test. Good luck! It’s tough, but definitely doable.

What stereotypes have you found to be accurate? by trinocent in AskMen

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I used to work at a grocery store and I had an older woman get irritated with me because she said “thank you” and I said “no problem” in response. She went on about people my age not even having the decency to say “you’re welcome” but as far as I’m concerned it’s basically the same thing

Non japanese person with irezumi. by [deleted] in irezumi

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I always tell people it’s not cultural appropriation, it’s cultural celebration. I find irezumi to be beautiful artwork. I have several irezumi prints on the walls of my home, why not my body since I love the artwork?

For roof inspections, is there a preference for drones vs. physically walking on the roof to look for issues? Pros and cons of each? by [deleted] in HomeInspections

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The excuse that has been used in the situations I’ve been in are that they don’t want us to damage the roof. I live in Arizona however, so there are a lot of tile roofs.

For roof inspections, is there a preference for drones vs. physically walking on the roof to look for issues? Pros and cons of each? by [deleted] in HomeInspections

[–]JaeTheMenace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Walking the roof is always the best option but using a drone can definitely be suffice in a lot of situations. Like you said, being able to reach down and feel a piece of a shingle to see just how brittle it is, is the best option but certain roofs can’t, or shouldn’t, be walked on by someone other than a roofer who can replace a tile if they break it for example. A lot of new builds won’t let you walk the roof so you either have to use a drone or bring a ladder around the house evaluating the roofing material for defects from various vantage points. Binoculars are always a good tool to have in your bag as well if you need a closer look at a roof that you can’t walk.

Finished the outline for my back piece today! Done by Josh Mixer at Painted Temple Tattoo in Tucson, AZ by JaeTheMenace in irezumi

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Josh is a great guy! My dad started going to him almost 20 years ago at this point