bellingham home inspection: Washington State Approved Home Inspector Education (Bellingham Technical College) - 09/26/09 07:22 PM
On an ongoing basis, due to being the program coordinator for home inspection training at Bellingham Technical College, I am receiving calls and Email inquiries from individuals who wish to be trained to work as licensed home inspectors in the state of Washington.
Licensing kicked into place in this state … (16 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- What's Tops For The Rolling Stones - 06/23/09 08:50 AM
The Rolling Stones were part of the early wave of the British Invasion. They are called the world's greatest rock and roll band. There is no question about it, they are the longest performing -- as in touring over the years -- rock and roll supergroup ever. I never would have predicted … (7 comments)
The settlement amount was not disclosed but a famous "musician" recently settled a lawsuit against an engineering … (14 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Twin Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- The Beachboys As An American Institution - 05/27/09 06:30 PM
A couple weeks back, I described that there is a big difference between the music charts in the USA and in Great Britain. We tend to think that what is popular in one English speaking country is, likewise, a monster hit in another English speaking land. Nope. That is not always the … (6 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories Behind the Music -- Little Anthony and the Imperials - 04/28/09 09:22 AM
There were many great vocal groups back in the 1950's, however, not that many of them were able to stay together and remain popular through the British Invasion and into the 1960's. That is a fair statement. But how about a 1950's vocal group that is still touring today?
Little Anthony, … (12 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories behind the Music -- Beating Simon and Garfunkel at Their Game - 03/14/09 05:32 PM
There are a few legends of rock music. That would include the Beatles, the Stones, Dylan and others. Although they might "officially" be folk artists, I would put Simon and Garfunkel in that legendary category. Those boys were big hitmakers and artistically very highly respected artists.
Seldom do you find a situation where a cover … (12 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing -- This Could Be Interesting - 03/06/09 10:08 PM
For a long time, it has been the standard procedure for home inspectors to remove the cover from an electric panel and to look inside. All sorts of problems and safety issues might be found. I see that, at the next meeting of the home inspectors licensing advisory board, we will have a … (1 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories Behind the Music -- The Beach boys - 01/22/09 06:20 PM
Now that the colder weather is upon us, this seems like a good time to think about those lazy, hazy days of summer. In the USA, historically, there will probably never be a group of musical performers that so captured the teens and the surfer crowd as the Beach boys. … (5 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stranger than Fiction -- Digging for Dollars - 12/29/08 07:13 PM
At one of my posts the other day Active Rain's James Quarello, a home inspector from Connecticut, wrote something that got me reminiscing. He made a comment about a house he inspected that was memorable because the client had been part of a well-known rock music group from the 1960's.
That had me … (40 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories Behind the Music -- My First Rock N' Roll Memory - 12/20/08 01:14 PM
I am afraid that I am showing my age here. The song in this blog post is guaranteed to make you think of summer even on a cold winter day.
I have lived in the same city all of my life. I have visited many different parts of this country and Europe, … (10 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Water Damage Worries -- Consider This! - 12/18/08 10:32 AM
At an inspection the other day, a realtor who was concerned about his client, made a good suggestion. The connections to the washing machine were the standard issue plastic hoses. These get old and rupture. When that happens, water might run out of control, at full velocity, for days or … (15 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Wood Destroying Organisms -- Rot - 12/12/08 08:44 AM
One of the most sure-fire ways to guarantee that wood at your home will decay or rot is to put wood in contact with earth or the soil. Given time, and sometimes that is less time than at other times, that wood will decay. The photo below is not unlike what … (4 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories Behind the Music -- Thanks Sunny - 11/16/08 09:16 AM
When music and songs are ranked, the tendency is to focus on those that hit #1 on the charts. The fact is, there are many songs that never hit that top rung, yet were very significant in the history of music. In fact, over time, some of the hits that did … (4 comments)
That photo is the wood trim that is around a garage vehicle door. At least here in the northwest, the builders always have that would in … (7 comments)
bellingham home inspection: How Can That Person Do this Work? - 11/06/08 09:29 PM
I am always amazed when, a week or two after an inspection, I get a call from someone who was hired to fix certain issues in my report. The person, of course, tries to act as if he or she has some clue about houses and building. But sometimes they give … (15 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories Behind the Music -- Johnny and the Moondogs - 10/27/08 10:40 AM
Johnny and the Moondogs -- A household name right? After all, you have all heard Johnny and the Moondogs on the radio, you might even have a CD. The name still doesn't ring a bell? I bet it will, let me explain.
In late 1959, there was a guy band in Great Britain, pretty much unknowns, … (3 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Unexpected (Active) Rain -- Why We Are Hired and Illogical Logic - 10/25/08 04:13 PM
I estimate that twenty percent, or more, of my inspection work comes from my firm's online presence. Sure, the bulk of my work still comes from referrals, mostly from past clients or real estate professionals, but I think I can make an argument that I have achieved some modicum of success … (37 comments)
bellingham home inspection: Stories Behind The Music -- Twistin' The Years Away - 10/21/08 12:22 PM
The twist had to be one of the most popular dance crazes ever. There were several artists who, basically, made their careers from this one wild and crazy, but popular, dance. Ah yes, things were so much simpler back then.
First, there was Hank Ballard. He wrote and recorded the original of … (15 comments)
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On an ongoing basis, due to being the program coordinator for home inspection training at Bellingham Technical College, I am receiving calls and Email inquiries from individuals who wish to be trained to work as licensed home inspectors in the state of Washington.
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