so we have the entire gambit here, from locales' where unqualified work is a
criminal offense, to that where one could be
tarred & feathered for pointing it out.
the focus of revenue trumping safety rears it's ugly head
the threat of insurance validation, while relevant, has no real teeth except for that which is after the fact
(i've talked to many an agent on the issue)those of us that uphold the code without enforcement trying our hardest to be ethical tradesmen do so putting the well being of our business at stake, gambling the very food in our childrens mouths, while the IAEI holds it's 75th gala convention...fiddling ,with YOUR DUES folks, as rome burns....
yet sooner or later , just like those poor jews who marched into the ovens realizing thier fate inevitable, we will make consessions or go out of business
the invisible hand of the market thus dictates that the unethical, the unqualified flourish....the powers that be advocating this through thier silence.
Myself i suggest boycotting the IAEI ,as well as the NFPA. don't pay thier dues, don't buy thier goods, and make your position known to your local Representative that they are asleep at the wheel on the issue of safe housing , or how addressing a level playing field is mutually benifical for all concerned.
It's
thier job to listen to you....
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Steve ~aka sparky~
[This message has been edited by sparky (edited 01-03-2004).]
