Nick. You wouldn't lie

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by jburkeson

Russel, no need for you to make excuses for your lack of construction experience, whatever you did prior to home inspecting has served you well.

Margaritas?

Originally Posted by jburkeson

For me... When it comes to home inspection or brain surgery I'll always take the experienced expert who is keenly focused on delivering the highest technical level of professional expertise possible over the well meaning, touchy-feely but technically inferior service provider who's chief concern is how I feel; it is a personal choice I can live with.

I guess I'll continue to clutter my wall with licenses and certificates of achievement to compensate for my apparent lack of caring.

Did you forget to use some of those little winking emoticons, like this:

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by jburkeson

When it comes to home inspection or brain surgery I'll always take the experienced expert who is keenly focused on delivering the highest technical level of professional expertise possible over the well meaning, touchy-feely but technically inferior service provider who's chief concern is how I feel; it is a personal choice I can live with.

There's a certain give and take there, though. I think all of us, even you, know that.

If I had a choice of someone with 30 years of experience who had absolutely no idea how to talk with me, how to make me feel comfortable about him cutting open my head, versus someone with 10 years of experience who knew how to talk to me and how to make me feel comfortable about him cutting open my head, I'm choosing the latter. It is a personal choice I can live with (or die with, as the case may be ).