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2011 

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Good neighbors are priceless. I’ve lived in enough places to appreciate having good neighbors. Living in a home with neighbors who rub you the wrong way can make every day life stressful and unpleasant. What makes for a good neighbor is as diverse as the people who are our neighbors. As a home in...
08/08/2011

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It is said lightning never strikes the same place twice. That may be true, but lighting does strike in different places all the time. Earlier this year I had wrote a post about finding a bullet imbedded into a roof. Not that particularly strange, a meteor would be cooler, but no less odd. It is h...
08/07/2011

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When something has been said to slip away, the connotation is not positive. There are times I’ve heard. “I let opportunity slip away”. While that may be, opportunity is a perceived moment in time, not a solid object or predetermined destination. With buildings slipping is also in most instances u...
08/06/2011

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When I was a kid I loved watching movies that had submarines. There was something so cool about zipping along under the water undetected by the bad guys above. One of the best parts for me was when the captain would bring the ship up to periscope depth. He would grab and raise the sleek metal per...
08/05/2011

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In my experience many people are shall I say not very fond of heights. They range on the emotional scale from a bit uncomfortable to pee in your pants terrified. For home inspectors I believe one prerequisite should be at the very least a good tolerance for high places. After all home inspectors ...
08/04/2011

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Blue and white nudged away, the waters smooth in the cove. A whisper brushes on the stillness, stealthily up the spine. Sun light defining edge of gray, darkness settles down. Better to be in safe harbor, when gray has come around.         James QuarelloConnecticut Home Inspector2010 - 2011 SNEC-...
08/03/2011

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Layering is a good practice in many instances. For example when it’s cold out side dressing in layers is always advisable. When it comes to home construction or more specifically to the installation of certain components layering is desirable…to a degree.   The most common and I believe the most ...
08/02/2011

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Will it be sunny today? How soon ‘til we can go swimming? Is the water warm? Children have no real worries and they shouldn’t, life will bring on plenty later. Adults have much to worry about every day, including our worriless children. That’s why it is so important once in a while to find a long...
08/01/2011
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