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Originally Posted by masraum
So what do you do with the stupid requests?
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I have to be nice, or they'll make my life hell. I try to answer them if possible, but I try to insert sarcasm in my response letters. I can't help it.
But what is a vegetable garden detail supposed to look like? And what do I say about a contractor's largest truck when a contractor hasn't even been hired yet?
I'm supposed to put porta-potties on my plans. One of my jobs got red-tagged because the contractor put the porta-potty in a place that did not match my plan.
BTW, most municipalities around here hire private companies to review plans, and they get paid by the comment. That answers a lot. There can be five rounds of comments over a two-year period. They usually make far more money reviewing my plans than I do preparing and revising them. It's racket.
I have a friend who built two houses in our town. Both permits took 8 years to obtain. He's a documentarian and is starting on a new project. Can you guess the topic?