LS, don't pick on George ... he was only responding to my comments. My comments were not intended as an attack on inspectors ... rather, it was in the context of my expressing contempt for those tradesmen who rely upon the inspector to police their sloppiness (or even cheating).
As I see it, it's not the inspectors' job to ensure that the tradesmen are 'up to speed;' it's the professional who makes sure that he's current with codes and practices. As for those who deliberately see what they can slip by the inspector .... in my mind, they are little different from the shoplifter who 'forgets' to place everything in the cart on the counter.
