ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Are you on-call over the festive season?

Like Hotline, as an inspector I am "on call" 24/7 365 days a year. As part of a team of 4 commercial inspectors in a county of over 1 million people, crap does happen!

Most of my call out have been from the Fire Marshall requesting an inspector to approve a re-energize to a commercial structure after a fire or such thing.

Over the years have been one of a pile of trades on call 24/7 for a data center supporting DMV information for various local police departments.

Very seldom the electrical cell goes off, usually its the outside a/c contractor or somebody from one of the IT vendors coming in for a problem.

As John and Lucky says, as an AHJ I too am on 24/7 but luck has been with me. Not many emergencies since hurricane Sandy went by us. Then I was working every day. When I was in my own business, there wasn't a year go by when I didn't get an emergency call for a holiday. You name the day, and I know I worked it at least once in 15 years of my own business.

The worst part about that, was when I was in business and I went out on call, sometimes I didn't get paid by the customer. They needed me so bad on that holiday, but I couldn't get them to pay me for the service call.

Man, I do not miss being On-Call at all!!!

--Scott (EE)

Same here but now my wife is on call 24/7 all the time.
I usually end up going in with her.
It is never boring.