[techweenie]

Guess I was lucky, because all the building inspectors I dealt with were decent guys, if rigid and "no nonsense" in attitude. I used to live across from Jack Nicholson, whose house was on a rise and hard to spot from the street. He started a major remodel without permits, was busted and had to reverse all the work and start over. So even money and power don't get you past the permitting process.