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[Nick Gromicko]

I flew 25 times up to AIG to get our InterNACHI exclusive discounts on insurance. Is the Kansas HI Board going to do similarly? I don't think so. BTW, not a single AIG employee at any of our meetings was a home inspector. Nothing against home inspectors... just a different skill set. What's next? Is the Kansas HI Board going to engineer their own IR camera? Develop their own reporting software?

The Kansas HI Board should do what it does best, and not try to jump lanes.

[dharris]

Originally Posted by gromicko

I flew 25 times up to AIG to get our InterNACHI exclusive discounts on insurance. Is the Kansas HI Board going to do similarly? I don't think so. BTW, not a single AIG employee at any of our meetings was a home inspector. Nothing against home inspectors... just a different skill set. What's next? Is the Kansas HI Board going to engineer their own IR camera? Develop their own reporting software?

The Kansas HI Board should do what it does best, and not try to jump lanes.

Why would you waste all that time and $ss traveling over the country on members $s, when all you have to do is call your buddie, have him make one ph call and threaten them to put up $s or be put out of business.???

[Gary Farnsworth]

I guarantee the board will try to do all of those things. They are working for themselves. Not for the future home buyers of Kansas. Legislators of Kansas need to get that through their thick heads. Oh. I guess the money is in the way.

[Nick Gromicko]

Dan, for the same reasons the Kansas Board should stay in their lane... it is outside InterNACHI's skill set. Members need flashlights too, but creating a flashlight factory is outside InterNACHI's skill set. Hm. Now that I think about it, how hard could it be to start a factory to make...

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Why don't some of you hammering Nick, spend your time writing a few legislators, the Kansas AG's office, the Secretary of States Office, the Justice Dept, the Kansas Board of Regents AND about 20-30 newspaper or TV investigative reporters AND let loose a properly worded, ACCURATE description of the Kansas Bill - How one PRIMARY Profession (KAR), aided by 2 other secondary groups basically bought and paid for the law to muzzle another Profession, etc. Name the PLAYERS.

That might actually do somebody some good ........

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by dbowers

Why don't some of you hammering Nick, spend your time writing a few legislators, the Kansas AG's office, the Secretary of States Office, the Justice Dept, the Kansas Board of Regents AND about 20-30 newspaper or TV investigative reporters AND let loose a properly worded, ACCURATE description of the Kansas Bill - How one PRIMARY Profession (KAR), aided by 2 other secondary groups basically bought and paid for the law to muzzle another Profession, etc. Name the PLAYERS.

That might actually do somebody some good ........

Not a bad idea for those who aren't hammering Nick, as well.

The ball is in the court of the Kansas inspector. Your Attorney General has overruled your Governor and your Legislature and has sent your bill back, due to its illegal requirement to require membership in an association ... something that does even less good than licensing.

The Pres of your Board, Barnes, has annointed himself with the privilege of being able to interpret and speak for the "intent" of the lawmakers who passed the law and has appointed himself as the one to decide that he has the power to write and implement an SOP. If you silently stand by and let that happen...your legislator is going to mistakenly think that you endorse Barnes' vision of glory and will let it happen.

This law is a bad law. Fortunately, you have the opportunity to show your legislature the mistake of their ways....a "second chance" thanks to your AG.

Your budget cannot afford medical care for the elderly. Cut this law out and put the money toward a more worthy cause than helpin realtors close their deals.

Do it, today. Tomorrow will be too late.

[Gary Farnsworth]

I have sent out my letters with Nick's labels. I have e-mailed the letter also to TV stations here in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita. I have talked on the Dollars and Homes radio show. Now you know what? My inspection business since I have done this is non-existant. I guess this is one way to get me out of business. Word gets around. I am seeing lots of RE offices today to see if I can deliver flyers. Everyone in Kansas, talk to your agents, ask them how is business, what is going on, you know, small talk. Let's get a handle on what is really happening on the RE side.

[dharris]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Dan, for the same reasons the Kansas Board should stay in their lane... it is outside InterNACHI's skill set. Members need flashlights too, but creating a flashlight factory is outside InterNACHI's skill set. Hm. Now that I think about it, how hard could it be to start a factory to make...

For your members sake from Kansas I sure hope you have improved your skill set from when you tried and failed to reprensent your AZ members a few years ago.
All one has to do is go back in the archives 6 yrs ago, they may determine, with your skill set, it would be in your and their best interest if you used their membership $s to start a flashlite factory, and let the members speak for themselves

[Scott Patterson]

Originally Posted by jbushart

What Joe is telling you, Gary, is that....although your board has yet to officially announce it.....the ASHI owned NHIE will be required in Kansas to get a license. Thus, every would-be inspector, whether he joins ASHI or not, will be providing it with money through testing fees (upwards of $150).

It's all a part of the licensing scam used in a variety of states.

Now, now Jim.. You know that ASHI has not had anything to do with the NHIE for about 6+ years. The NHIE is owned by The Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors . Lets keep the facts straight.

I do agree that the Kansas law is a stinker.

[Nick Gromicko]

Scott, if what you say is true, why do exam takers immediately get a letter from ASHI saying basically: Congratulations on passing the NHIE, would you like to join ASHI ???

[David Moriconi]

Originally Posted by jbraun

Can somebody tell me again why NACHI is not suing Molly's owner? We got the proof that he made false claims that his dog passed the NACHI entrance exams, don't we? He is still trying to do damage to NACHI, through his and the realtor's home inspection licensure. It is time to send him a Christmas present.

Have you notice that Mr. Barnes is no longer posting its MBarnes Molly the 4 legged NACHI member

[James H. Bushart]

Nick only sues PHIC in PA...where he has a friend named Joe Ferry who is licensed to sell insurance and practice law, and will work on a contingency. Suing anyone in any other state costs money and...as we all know, if there is nothing in for Nick(aka as "ca---chinggggg), it ain't gonna happen.

[Nick Gromicko]

The two are directly related. The PHIC defendants have to produce the dog and demonstrate that he can pass our exams for their claim that such a dog exists to be something less than libel.

If they have the dog, we lose.
If they can't produce the dog, they will testify under oath to whom it was who passed around this false claim that they relied on when they slandered us with it.

Get where we are going with this?

The PHIC defendants filed a huge brief arguing that they should not have to reveal the owner of this dog under oath. The Judge ruled in our favor and they are now required to file an answer. www.nachi.org/phicscam.htm Once we have others testifying under oath as to whom it was who started this false rumor, we will take the pet owner's home and turn it into a hands-on training facility for inspectors.

The wheels of justice turn slowly.

If I were the pet owner who started this false rumor and I was about to have other inspectors in other states testify under oath that I passed around this false rumor for the purpose of harming InterNACHI... I sure would be giving Nick Gromicko a call.

[Nick Gromicko]

Some PHIC defendants have already argued that the false story was so well crafted that they were tricked into believing it and that the person ultimately responsible even provided them with a picture. The pet owner clearly went to much trouble to harm InterNACHI. If he can't produce this amazing exam-passing dog, he will lose his home and all his other assets to us.

[Paul Sabados]

Yep, thanks for the heads up David. Looks like he's enjoying throwing it all back in our faces again. So Barnes, since you're such a smart fellow and authored the Licensing Bill, that is so screwed up and has to be re-written. What makes you think that you can be trusted, or even have the vaguest idea of what an SOP should be?? Even Scott Patterson agree's on that!