georgetown: Do You provide Preventive Maintenance for Your Home? - 08/22/09 10:18 AM
Prevention Is The Best Approach
Although we've heard it many times, nothing could be truer than the old cliche "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Preventive maintenance is the best way to keep your house in great shape. It also reduces the risk of unexpected repairs … (9 comments)
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georgetown: What to Get Her? What to Get Her? No DogHouse for me, Please! - 12/18/08 07:45 AM
What do you get for a wife who just gets whatever she "needs" whenever she needs it? I sure don't want to repeat the early years and get her a "vacumn cleaner" (What was I thinking! Truly ignorant & a LONG spell in the doghouse).
Well, the other day I noticed … (2 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector goes to the Cedar Post Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner - 11/28/08 05:05 PM
Thanksgiving offers a great opportunity to restart my long neglected blog. It's been a busy year with very little time for fun things like blogging, but I'm thankful for that (so is my wife - keeps me out of her hair and my wallet fuller).
I restart with a great activity … (6 comments)
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georgetown: Poisonous Critters in the Crawl Space by Erby the Central Kentucky Home Inspector - 04/02/08 03:14 PM
I've been fortunate that in all the crawl spaces in all the world (that I've been into) I hadn't yet found any of those nasty poisonous critters that tend to inhabit those dark nether regions of a house.
Until TODAY that is. Inspecting a brand new (one year, never been occupied) home … (38 comments)
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georgetown: Rainbow at Sunrise (Sun Dogs) in Georgetown, KY by Erby, The Central Kentucky Home Inspector - 03/28/08 09:56 AM
The other morning, I was out on my second run of the day (yep, I'm an early riser) and noticed a rainbow at sunrise over Georgetown, Ketucky. I snapped this picture and wanted to share it with y'all. I actually took several but shooting into the sun isn't exactly my strong … (11 comments)
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georgetown: Did you play with Mercury in Grade School? by the Central Kentucky Home Inspector - 01/06/08 02:19 PM
I finally figured out what happened to me in grade school. It was the mercury, in the broken thermometers, that we played with.
Remember those little silver balls that would roll around, break apart and come back together. Roll them from hand to hand. Everybody thought it was pretty cool stuff … (27 comments)
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georgetown: An Irish Ghost Story from The Central Kentucky Home Inspector - 01/05/08 07:49 PM
(No it ain't mine and I don't know the author of the joke.)
This story happened a while ago in Dublin, and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, its true.
John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the … (8 comments)
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georgetown: Need Good Home Cooking & Karaoke in Georgetown? - 12/26/07 02:16 PM
Ooooops! She changed it.
Want some really good home cooking??
Want family entertainment without the booze hounds??
(disclaimer: I'm a frequent customer but don't have any financial interest in the place)
Go North, young man! Or old man, young woman, old woman and all those family ages in between.
That's about 5 miles north of the Scott … (12 comments)
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georgetown: Unbelievable "So This Is Christmas" Song & Slideshow - 12/22/07 04:45 PM
I don't know who put this together. I don't even know where it comes from.
BUT, it is beautiful and I wanted to use it so share my wish with you.
For those who celebrate it with me:
MERRY CHRISTMAS
For those who celebrate in other ways: HAPPY HOLIDAYS
"So This … (11 comments)
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georgetown: Did you ever just want to slap an idiot upside the head! - 12/15/07 09:31 PM
PREFACE: I know there's good and bad in every field (including mine) so don't go there. This is about the bad and YOU know who YOU are!
Did you ever just want to slap an idiot upside the head!
When I find outlets that nationally recognized safety standards say should be Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) … (20 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector on How Much Does An Inspection Cost??? - 12/12/07 06:11 AM
So you're spending tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on a home purchase, and paying the realtors 5 - 6% ($5,000 - $6,000 per $100,000) of the home's value. (Where do you think the seller gets the money to pay the realtors?) Now it's time to find a Home Inspector … (9 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector on "Making your HOME ready for Winter!!" - 11/15/07 07:38 AM
Winter is coming. Is your home ready to keep the heat in and the cold out? Taking care of these issues can make your home more energy efficient. Winterization saves YOU Money!
1. Set the water heater temperature to no more than 120o. (Temperatures above this level can cause severe burns.)
2. … (23 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucy Home Inspector finds himself on Active Rain thru GOOGLE! - 10/26/07 05:25 AM
For the last couple of years one or another of my website ranks pretty high for just about anything to do with Kentucky Home Inspectors or Kentucky Home Inspections.
BUT, not quite so high when a city name is plugged in front of those. (Yeah, I'm working on it.)
One of my habits … (18 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector needs Ghostbuster & Spider Killer for his home - 10/17/07 11:53 AM
HELP!!!!I came back from my morning inspection to find that my house has been infiltrated with spiders & ghosts. My wife & two grandsons say they didn't have anything to do with it! I'm not sure if I should believe her!
Anybody know how to reach the Ghostbusters.
Wanna recommend a good spider killer!
… (9 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector goes to the Rodeo - 07/21/07 11:18 PM
Well, I returned safely from Chicago (3 days of writing & reviewing new questions for the National Home Inspector Exam) but needed a breath of fresh air and some entertainment.
Driving down the road just north of Georgetown, I found my answer. The Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association was in town, sponsored … (7 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector goes Marketing (Fishing) - 07/15/07 10:24 PM
What a day it was early last week. I had two inspections within 20 miles (or so) of Cave Run Lake. One of my favorite places in Kentucky.
But, at about 11:45, as I'm finishing up my first inspection, the client for the second inspection calls. He lost his financing. Inspection cancelled.
What … (18 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector on How NOT to Lose Leads & Referrals - 07/04/07 12:04 PM
Has a referral source ever found you years later and said, "I kept trying to find you to give you a lead but I couldn't find you!"
What kind of e-mail address do you have? Who OWNS your cell phone number?How many leads will you lose because someone you trust is wily.(or something … (10 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector on Ethics - 06/30/07 06:42 PM
Stay with me for a minute or two as this can get kind of confusing:
Broker "A" represents seller "1" who is also buyer "1" represented by Broker "A". Seller "1"s house has been on the market for several months..
Broker "A" represents seller "2" who is also buyer "2" represented by Broker … (7 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector on Flu versus Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - 06/30/07 04:55 AM
The flu and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning share many symptoms: headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, confusion and fatigue. However, while CO poisoning does not come with a fever, the flu does.
If you have flu symptoms, but no fever, remind your physician about the possibility of CO poisoning.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) … (3 comments)
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georgetown: Kentucky Home Inspector on Home Fire Safety - 06/23/07 03:08 PM
Is your home as Fire Safe as you can make it?
The answers to these questions will help determine if your home is as safe as you can make it.
Do you have the right kind of Fire & Smoke Detectors?If your house has natural gas, propane or oil service, or a fireplace/wood … (4 comments)
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