I'm not an inspector, but I've met my fair share, and they don't show up with tools. It's not they're job to. I have been told to fix minor things like you say, but the job was still passed. And If I have never met an inspector from a particular town, I go outa my way to meet them for the first inspection, so they know who I am, and from then on depending on the job, involved i make the decision as to be on site or not nescesary.
