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[quote=jstoesz]laws are for thee, not for me![/quote]
Actually, Brian is pretty consistent on this… He has no issues with hiring undocumented workers. etc.. He follows the rules when it suits him. And ignores them when it doesn’t.

At least that’s my perception.

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[quote=jstoesz]laws are for thee, not for me![/quote]
Actually, Brian is pretty consistent on this… He has no issues with hiring undocumented workers. etc.. He follows the rules when it suits him. And ignores them when it doesn’t.

At least that’s my perception.

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[quote=jstoesz]laws are for thee, not for me![/quote]
Actually, Brian is pretty consistent on this… He has no issues with hiring undocumented workers. etc.. He follows the rules when it suits him. And ignores them when it doesn’t.

At least that’s my perception.

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[quote=briansd1]If Harry Rady can do unpermitted work, then I don’t feel guilty about flaunting the permitting process.

Rady never disclosed the grading, let alone the fact that it was performed without permits, inspections or approvals from the City of San Diego. The concealed and unpermitted work has literally slid into the canyon behind the home.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/this_just_in/article_6ab27c80-9230-11e0-9a85-001cc4c03286.html

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Yeah… look how well that turned out… the grading collapsed into the canyon.

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[quote=briansd1]If Harry Rady can do unpermitted work, then I don’t feel guilty about flaunting the permitting process.

Rady never disclosed the grading, let alone the fact that it was performed without permits, inspections or approvals from the City of San Diego. The concealed and unpermitted work has literally slid into the canyon behind the home.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/this_just_in/article_6ab27c80-9230-11e0-9a85-001cc4c03286.html

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Yeah… look how well that turned out… the grading collapsed into the canyon.

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[quote=briansd1]If Harry Rady can do unpermitted work, then I don’t feel guilty about flaunting the permitting process.

Rady never disclosed the grading, let alone the fact that it was performed without permits, inspections or approvals from the City of San Diego. The concealed and unpermitted work has literally slid into the canyon behind the home.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/this_just_in/article_6ab27c80-9230-11e0-9a85-001cc4c03286.html

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Yeah… look how well that turned out… the grading collapsed into the canyon.

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[quote=briansd1]If Harry Rady can do unpermitted work, then I don’t feel guilty about flaunting the permitting process.

Rady never disclosed the grading, let alone the fact that it was performed without permits, inspections or approvals from the City of San Diego. The concealed and unpermitted work has literally slid into the canyon behind the home.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/this_just_in/article_6ab27c80-9230-11e0-9a85-001cc4c03286.html

[/quote]

Yeah… look how well that turned out… the grading collapsed into the canyon.

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[quote=briansd1]If Harry Rady can do unpermitted work, then I don’t feel guilty about flaunting the permitting process.

Rady never disclosed the grading, let alone the fact that it was performed without permits, inspections or approvals from the City of San Diego. The concealed and unpermitted work has literally slid into the canyon behind the home.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/this_just_in/article_6ab27c80-9230-11e0-9a85-001cc4c03286.html

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Yeah… look how well that turned out… the grading collapsed into the canyon.

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[quote=jpinpb]Oh, has anyone considered wind? We get a lot of wind here. I think if I combine wind and sun, I’ll never have a SDGE bill ever again.[/quote]

I looked at it… Not cost effective… While we get good breezes… we don’t get the steady wind needed to make it pay off. (vs trade winds.) Also the tower size you need for traditional wind generators is prohibitive for most of suburbia. It works well on farms, and places with space. But since it’s reccomended that the turbine be 30′ above any nearby obstructions (other houses/buildings) it doesn’t fit within height restrictions for most urban areas.

There are some new, roof/house mounted wind turbines, with verticle axis – so they can be mounted lower… but it’s still pretty hard to find something that works in an urban/suburban setting.

I’m looking to see when the loopwing design gets more widely available… it only needs 3mph of wind to get it going… which is doable in some neighborhoods.

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[quote=jpinpb]Oh, has anyone considered wind? We get a lot of wind here. I think if I combine wind and sun, I’ll never have a SDGE bill ever again.[/quote]

I looked at it… Not cost effective… While we get good breezes… we don’t get the steady wind needed to make it pay off. (vs trade winds.) Also the tower size you need for traditional wind generators is prohibitive for most of suburbia. It works well on farms, and places with space. But since it’s reccomended that the turbine be 30′ above any nearby obstructions (other houses/buildings) it doesn’t fit within height restrictions for most urban areas.

There are some new, roof/house mounted wind turbines, with verticle axis – so they can be mounted lower… but it’s still pretty hard to find something that works in an urban/suburban setting.

I’m looking to see when the loopwing design gets more widely available… it only needs 3mph of wind to get it going… which is doable in some neighborhoods.

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[quote=jpinpb]Oh, has anyone considered wind? We get a lot of wind here. I think if I combine wind and sun, I’ll never have a SDGE bill ever again.[/quote]

I looked at it… Not cost effective… While we get good breezes… we don’t get the steady wind needed to make it pay off. (vs trade winds.) Also the tower size you need for traditional wind generators is prohibitive for most of suburbia. It works well on farms, and places with space. But since it’s reccomended that the turbine be 30′ above any nearby obstructions (other houses/buildings) it doesn’t fit within height restrictions for most urban areas.

There are some new, roof/house mounted wind turbines, with verticle axis – so they can be mounted lower… but it’s still pretty hard to find something that works in an urban/suburban setting.

I’m looking to see when the loopwing design gets more widely available… it only needs 3mph of wind to get it going… which is doable in some neighborhoods.

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[quote=jpinpb]Oh, has anyone considered wind? We get a lot of wind here. I think if I combine wind and sun, I’ll never have a SDGE bill ever again.[/quote]

I looked at it… Not cost effective… While we get good breezes… we don’t get the steady wind needed to make it pay off. (vs trade winds.) Also the tower size you need for traditional wind generators is prohibitive for most of suburbia. It works well on farms, and places with space. But since it’s reccomended that the turbine be 30′ above any nearby obstructions (other houses/buildings) it doesn’t fit within height restrictions for most urban areas.

There are some new, roof/house mounted wind turbines, with verticle axis – so they can be mounted lower… but it’s still pretty hard to find something that works in an urban/suburban setting.

I’m looking to see when the loopwing design gets more widely available… it only needs 3mph of wind to get it going… which is doable in some neighborhoods.

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[quote=jpinpb]Oh, has anyone considered wind? We get a lot of wind here. I think if I combine wind and sun, I’ll never have a SDGE bill ever again.[/quote]

I looked at it… Not cost effective… While we get good breezes… we don’t get the steady wind needed to make it pay off. (vs trade winds.) Also the tower size you need for traditional wind generators is prohibitive for most of suburbia. It works well on farms, and places with space. But since it’s reccomended that the turbine be 30′ above any nearby obstructions (other houses/buildings) it doesn’t fit within height restrictions for most urban areas.

There are some new, roof/house mounted wind turbines, with verticle axis – so they can be mounted lower… but it’s still pretty hard to find something that works in an urban/suburban setting.

I’m looking to see when the loopwing design gets more widely available… it only needs 3mph of wind to get it going… which is doable in some neighborhoods.

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[quote=briansd1]

I know people who built houses designed with the intention of adding living space later ( via loft/second floor, closing in breezeways, etc…). They were maxed out on living space so they just built inside, without permits, after the structures were completed and passed inspection.

There’s nothing wrong or unsafe about not getting a permit, other than the official records don’t show the additional space.

Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.[/quote]
You are at risk that you will be asked to tear it down.
It happens.

And we were VERY glad we had the permit(s) required… While in the grading phase, an inspector from the engineering department came by and demanded to see the permit. The contractor hadn’t called him… he just saw heavy equipment and he dropped by. He would have shut the job down.

It’s risky to do a visible project without a permit.

Small stuff, like moving an outlet or light fixture… less risky. Big stuff, visible from the street… more risk.

Do you feel lucky, punk? (said in my best Clint voice.)

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[quote=briansd1]

I know people who built houses designed with the intention of adding living space later ( via loft/second floor, closing in breezeways, etc…). They were maxed out on living space so they just built inside, without permits, after the structures were completed and passed inspection.

There’s nothing wrong or unsafe about not getting a permit, other than the official records don’t show the additional space.

Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.[/quote]
You are at risk that you will be asked to tear it down.
It happens.

And we were VERY glad we had the permit(s) required… While in the grading phase, an inspector from the engineering department came by and demanded to see the permit. The contractor hadn’t called him… he just saw heavy equipment and he dropped by. He would have shut the job down.

It’s risky to do a visible project without a permit.

Small stuff, like moving an outlet or light fixture… less risky. Big stuff, visible from the street… more risk.

Do you feel lucky, punk? (said in my best Clint voice.)

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