Normally anti-licensing Gromicko comes out personally in favor of new Kansas law.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Nick -

ASHI didn't screw us. A bunch of yo-yo ASHI members with visions of "running the home inspection industry" in Kansas and playing house with the commissioned used house sales people screwed us.

We had a lot of NACHI, ASHI, NAHI, KARCI and MAREI inspectors fighting this, BUT the sales people dangled votes and $$$ in front of legislators.

The commissioned used house sales people's lobbyist stood up time and time again and would state something like "We have huge amounts of problems with home inspectors in Kansas hurting consumers, because they're unqualified and untrained". BUT they could never back up their lies with facts. We were stupid enough to believe that FACTS from the BBB, AG's office and consumer protection groups like HADD that showed these type statements to be lies - would prevail. They didn't. Votes & $$$ did.

Why pay dues to ANY group, other than because the law requires us to belong to something. Although it was always alluded to be ASHI, NACHI and NAHI - Mr. Barnes got that language removed and its now "a National Home Inspector Association acceptable to the Board" or similar wording.

I've listened to all kinds of inspectors talk about how they're mad at NACHI, ASHI or NAHI for not getting up to the plate and helping us out here. They're gonna quit #1 and join #3, or they're gonna drop #2 and join #1, etc.

I'm angry that with it coming down the tracks, KARCI sent email after email. Letter after letter asking people to join the group - sign up. Some did.

A whole lot just stood out in the parking lot complaining but didn't join or put money into the pot to hire a lobbyist, OR come to meetings, etc.

Theres more than a whole lot of anger AND a feeling of being screwed by ALL national groups going around the inspection table.

[Nick Gromicko]

Dan writes

A whole lot just stood out in the parking lot complaining but didn't join or put money into the pot to hire a lobbyist

Isn't paying dues to ASHI which has

A bunch of yo-yo ASHI members

pushing through crappy licensing that you didn't want the same thing, in effect?

I see no difference in real terms. You paid the yo-yo organization to make your bed.

[Nick Gromicko]

Anyway, it isn't as bad as it looks. The worst part about it was the "Inspectors now warranty up to $10K" rumor that started going around the real estate industry in Kansas, but the dues you paid to InterNACHI were used to quash it with http://www.nachi.org/kansas-letter.htm

I thank your right hand for paying your InterNACHI dues and offsetting the harm caused by your left hand paying your ASHI dues.

Dan, you are my friend and my hero, you have had an amazing home inspection career, matched by very few. If you want me to say the words, I will...

Quit these other yo-yo associations and declare yourself to be 100% InterNACHI.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

A lawyer I know called me yesterday and said he'd been at a meeting for local lawyers in the KC area, AND one of the main topics of conversation was the new CASH COW in Kansas.

Anybody care to guess who or rather what group they were referring to!!

The attorneys chant:

"Mold is Old, but Home Inspectors are GOLD" ...........

[Nick Gromicko]

The number of suits will increase in Kansas. Don't blame ASHI though. ASHI has no money other than what its members give it. Blame its individual members who feed the dragon that attacks their own town and eats their own children.