David's Blog

Many people like to begin their Christmas shopping on Black Friday.  I guess people love to mix it up in crowds. Everyone has their own traditions.  Ours is a trip up into the mountains to cut a tree for Christmas.  We did it on Saturday.  Now one could think that cutting a tree this early would ...

I've been thinking about this for a while.  There is a lot of hoopla regarding green building and green lifestyle these days.  There are certainly many levels of greenness and I applaud you for whatever level you have reached.  Unfortunately, being truly green is a lot more complex than it might ...

These days, I have added a new recommendation to the electrical section of my inspections.  "Add a whole house surge protector".  I learned through experience about this.  As our electrical grid ifrastructure ages, we become subject to more problems.  Many of the appliances in our modern houses h...

A recent post reminded me of this old post of mine from several years ago.  Since there are many new members since then, and many did not see it, I thought it might be nice to share it again. First a disclaimer.  This is all in jest and is not meant to offend anyone.  I spend a lot of time lookin...