[Hugh R]

I was told that my bathroom "refurbishment" might require a Permit. So I got to thinking, a Permit implies "Permission" as in someone will let you, or allow, you to do something. I understand the concept of building codes and all that, which is why when they have a 6.0 shaker in New Delhi all the mud skyscrapers fall down. But it kind of irks me that I need a permit or "permission" to do something to my house, on my property. Ya,Ya I also understand the no-permit resale issue as well. What prompted me to think further about this was that Donald Trump doesn't want to pay a $10,000 permit fee for a flag pole that he put up at his Palos Verdes Estates, CA golf course.