My mother- "But the home inspector said it was safe."
Me- "Maybe because he's blind. (Mind you this guy passed on the recessed-behind-paneling outlets, but said the house needs to be covered in vinyl for "safety." I think these guys are on commission from the vinyl contractors.)
Her- "The guy was a professional."
Me- "Perfessional is more like it. Those guys only take 6week courses then start charging 100s of dollars.
Her- "What was it that he missed?"
Me- "Two outlets in the traffic light room don't work, the orange cable going to the dryer breaker and the old 50s one going to the outlet, etc."
<You get the idea.>
This is the standard talk between me and my parents trying to explain that something that the "perfessional" is right, is actually wrong, or in the case of asbestos siding, not bad.
Ian A.
