Question about chimney flashing

[Peter C. Russell]

Roofers are always in to big a rush to do a job, problem is their mostly subs and don't care.

[waksell]

When I inspected this chimney, I did not see any indication that this chimney was ever flashed correctly. No evidence of grooves in the mortar joints where a cap flashing was inset. House was built in 1985, roof replaced in 2004 after the hurricanes. I wonder how it was flashed before the roof job.