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nutsy: Satisfied Client -- Hommage to the Master - 05/06/11 05:56 PM
As many of you know, my certifried home inspector assistant, Nutsy S. Wallenda, periodically does home inspections on his own. More often than not, that is the case when I loan him out to bail out Charles Buell down in Seattle when Charlie is up to his ears in work and needs a hand. Although he is my assistant, Nutsy is frequently -- and incorrectly -- thought of as Charlie's better half. This misinformation is somewhat enhanced by the fact that Nutsy has Buell Inspection business cards.
Lest anyone thinks that, by being a squirrel, Nutsy is not effective, well … (14 comments)
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nutsy: Happy St Paddy's Day - 03/17/11 11:47 PM
I would be remiss if I did not wish all of you a good St Patrick's Day. I have been working all day and did not even think about the day, until I came on here and everyone was talking about it. This is a day that, I must say, is not a big one on my events list. The most interesting St Paddy's Day that I ever had was 1983. My wife and I, that year, were in the heart of New York City and Broadway. There was a huge parade or march. Whatever you would call it, there was … (9 comments)
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nutsy: Homage to the Home Inspector - 11/16/10 09:32 AM
I had an occasion to be in the Shoreline area of Washington over the weekend. As many of you know, when Charles Buell goes on vacation, my certifried home inspector assistant Nutsy Wallenda moves into Charlie's house and runs the firm down in Shoreline.
I believe that while Charlie is away, Nutsy does an incredible job for the reputation of his firm. In fact, while in Shoreline area I drove by a home that Nutsy had inspected a few months back when Charlie was away. And, boy did I get a surprise. The owners, Nutsy's clients, had put a statue … (15 comments)
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nutsy: Nutsy S. Wallenda -- Trend Setter Extraordinaire - 09/18/10 06:08 PM
I suppose that it had to happen. Some individual, bigger than life, would arrive on the scene and every kid out there would want to mimic that heroic figure.
It happened in the 1950's when I was a kid. I had a Davy Crockett hat, you better believe that I did. Thank Disney and Fess Parker.
Well, about a month back, my certifried home inspector assistant, Nutsy S. Wallenda went to Alaska for a short adventure. In Alaska he was hired to participate in a bear roundup on the tundra. He did so, of course, with great agility and grace. You … (12 comments)
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nutsy: High Level Liaisons -- Two Pods In A Pea - 09/12/10 05:13 PM
Many of you know that this Friday and Saturday I was at a seminar with Mr Charles Buell. Many of you also know that my high level assistant, Nutsy S. Wallenda, has been in Alaska for nearly one month.
There was a rumor, at the seminar yesterday, that Mr Charles had exited the room for one hour and that he was in a top level business meeting. I had assumed that was all a bunch of gossip until this photo was Emailed to me today by one of the people who attended the meeting.
It looks to me like there … (9 comments)
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nutsy: Loaded For Bare, Nutsy Vents From Up North - 09/06/10 10:52 AM
I have had such a good time at Active Rain. For now I am away. Many of you have written to say that you have noticed that Nutsy is scarce and that this is a problem for you. People all over the Active Rain hemisphere have benefited from the Nutsy wisdom that I have freely handed out.
To those of you who have written to me, have no fear, I am still around and I do check in periodically. People ask what I am doing and why. Well, Mr Charles Buell seriously offended me about one month ago and I just … (13 comments)
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nutsy: Safe Poultry Handling Tips For Summer Barbecues -- By Nutsy - 06/10/09 10:01 AM
The hot days of summer have finally arrived. As many of you know, in addition to being a certifried home inspector assistant, I am also a master of the culinary arts. More than three years ago, I graduated from the culinary institute that is located in Custer State Park. I was at the top of the class and was officially awarded the title chef.
In light of my vast experience, I thought that it would be good to share some of my food safety and barbecuing tips with my friends at Active Rain. First, let me state that preparing a … (20 comments)
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nutsy: Squirrely Idea At The Long Branch Saloon - 03/24/09 11:30 AM
This is a short piece on the restoration of a replica building. Probably everybody my age and older remembers the Long Branch Saloon. That is where Marshall Dillon hung out, with Chester or Festus and Miss Kitty and Doc, in the hit television series Gunsmoke. Before that, the series was heard on the radio.
Below is a replica building, a tree house. It is run down but it was originally designed to look like the famous Long Branch. That cowboy on the right, if you do not recognize him, is pretty famous himself.
That is Nutsy's great Uncle, on his … (14 comments)
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nutsy: "Perfect" (Still Just Another Four Letter Word) by Nutsy - 03/13/09 09:35 AM
Sometimes I believe that Active Rain members expect too much of me. They hear that I am a certifried home inspector assistant and that, at one time, I ran Mr Charles Buell's home inspection firm. As if the top credentials, of being certifried and all, were not enough, the mere mention of the name "Buell" in Active Rain land is like mentioning Mogan David to dedicated drinkers. The more I think about it, the more appropriate that comparison seems to be.
If you do not believe that, just read the comments in the recent blog by my friend Ms Pat . She set … (12 comments)
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nutsy: Dispatch From The Heart of Bigfoot Country -- Sasquatch is Alive! - 02/08/09 02:48 PM
I do not know if most Active Rain members know just how brave those of us inspecting in Whatcom County, Washington have to be. Everybody living on earth has, probably, heard of the Bigfoot or, as we call it, the Sasquatch. This is an ape-like creature known to inhabit forests in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, more than half of all the Bigfoot sightings have occurred in the Pacific Northwest. For the record, many of these PNW sightings have taken place around the Lummi Nation. That is here in Whatcom County.
The Sasquatch is described as humanoid, large -- like 6 ft 10" high -- … (39 comments)
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nutsy: We Owe a Debt of Gratitude to the Duncan Cat - 12/09/08 01:02 PM
On the weekend Barbara Duncan announced at her blog that her trusted friend and cat had captured and neutralized a bird that we later found out had been trying to break into her house. While the actions of the cat, at first, were suspicious it ended up that the cat was acting with great restraint and was in fact merely protecting the Duncan property. Any interrogator, looking into the eyes of this cat, sees total honesty.
A crack team of international investigators flew to Arkansas to investigate a suspicion by Mrs Duncan that the victim was Raven DeCrow, a confederate … (31 comments)
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nutsy: December 5 -- Custer's First Stand - 12/01/08 10:15 AM
Friday, December 5, marks the birthdate of one of America's most famous military men. General George Armstrong Custer was born 169 years ago. We might call that day, Custer's first stand.
While Custer is one of the most famous of the US Generals, he is not the most respected. As everyone probably knows, Custer lost his life, and the lives of his men, in the Indian Wars at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
It is generally accepted that he seriously miscalculated the strength of the enemy. Custer and his troops died on June 25, 1876. Sitting Bull was … (8 comments)
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nutsy: Saved From Cruel Fate By Fast Acting Squirrel - 10/13/08 08:29 AM
It was Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Nutsy and I were on a home inspection. I should have known that it was going to be a strange day. Nutsy, who normally dresses like any other home inspector assistant, except for the white vest, was wearing his French Foreign Legion officer's uniform.
If I did not tell you previously, after he left the military and the agency, he served as an officer in the French Foreign Legion -- squirrel aerial assault and rapid deployment division. Few people get to see his photo from those halicon days, so consider yourselves fortunate.
This was our … (17 comments)
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nutsy: Worthless Human Inventions -- by Nutsy - 10/01/08 12:05 PM
As a professional squirrel, with technical training and gainful employment, I by necessity have to associate with humans on a daily basis. Although I find many of them to be nervous creatures, I am often overwhelmed by the ridiculous products that humans create or invent. Some of these consumer items, in my view, have no worthwhile benefit or any socially redeeming value. Please check out the link below. I, for the life of me, cannot think of any reason for this heavily marketed product to be on the market at all. Have a wholesome dinner, Not!
There are similar, and quite despicable, inventions out there … (14 comments)
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nutsy: Ethnicity and My New Employee - 09/16/08 06:57 PM
It's true what they say (by the way, who is they? -- I always figure it is Reader's Digest) that the world is becoming a smaller place the result of technology and individuals moving around. This has created some interesting situations, such as sushi and Japanese food at Safco Field, the result of Ichiro Suzuki playing for the Seattle Mariners. The Asian snacks and entrees showed up when Seattle got their first superstar from Japan.
I began to understand today, how this same phenomenon has filtered down to smaller businesses, such as my own. As many of you know, a few weeks back I hired a new … (27 comments)
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Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector
Bellingham,
WA
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