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Chairman's Message — Everyday Heroes For those of you that appreciate college basketball, March is a great month with the culmination of “March Madness”. Soon, the NBA finals will find who the best professional basketball team is. If baseball is your sport of choice, spring training will begin before you know it. All of these sports, including football, golf and soccer often refer to how certain outstanding players are “heroes.” As if, by scoring a large number of baskets or pitching a shut-out or running for a thousand yards a season is something that is anything better than excelling in the respective game. I tend to disagree.
Of course, day-to-day living allows for few chances to save someone’s life. Only in the movies do we encounter ordinary people who flirt with danger on a regular basis and always come out on top. But if we look at what we do for a living, I believe that most of us could be considered to be everyday heroes. Here are some examples: A remodeled house has had a “complete copper re-piping” but the plumber neglected to transfer the cold water ground from the disconnected galvanized piping to the new copper. That house, in effect, has no ground system to prevent a lightning strike or allow the breakers to perform correctly. The inspector who found that condition is a hero. The infamous “Uncle Buck” has had his way with a support post and beam to clean up the living room appeal. By removing these important structure items, the dead load of the roof and framing can come crashing down with even a minor quake. Score another one for our inspector hero.
I am not suggesting that what we do everyday requires adoration from the public but I am saying that we have been and are in a position to do more than just get paid for doing our job. Some days it is tough enough to deal with unhappy sellers, agents or unappreciative clients. Excelling at what we do and, from time to time, having a huge impact on the safety of our clients should give us all a great feeling. So, on that next inspection, keep your eyes open for the chance to “be a hero.” As always, if you as CREIA members have any comments on how to improve our Association, please contact your Chapter President, Regional Director or simply e-mail the Board of Directors through the CREIA website. Michael Foschaar, MCI
This Issue ... Exhibitors for the CREIA/AZ ASHI 2009 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ Technical Article - Exotic Fungus Wreaks Havoc Smoke Detectors on AFCI Protected Circuit?
Exhibitors for CREIA/AZ ASHI 2009 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
Dale Feb's Chimneys and Fireplaces Toolbox @ Orange County Chapter of CREIA Steve Garcia, Steve Lottatore, Dale Feb, Bill Parker, Michael Foschaar and Sam Jabuka Page 1 |
Congratulations! New Candidates Kevin Ham New CCI, CNCS Annie Madden New Affiliate Thomas Caruthers
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Chairman's Message — Everyday Heroes For those of you that appreciate college basketball, March is a great month with the culmination of “March Madness”. Soon, the NBA finals will find who the best professional basketball team is. If baseball is your sport of choice, spring training will begin before you know it. All of these sports, including football, golf and soccer often refer to how certain outstanding players are “heroes.” As if, by scoring a large number of baskets or pitching a shut-out or running for a thousand yards a season is something that is anything better than excelling in the respective game. I tend to disagree.
Of course, day-to-day living allows for few chances to save someone’s life. Only in the movies do we encounter ordinary people who flirt with danger on a regular basis and always come out on top. But if we look at what we do for a living, I believe that most of us could be considered to be everyday heroes. Here are some examples: A remodeled house has had a “complete copper re-piping” but the plumber neglected to transfer the cold water ground from the disconnected galvanized piping to the new copper. That house, in effect, has no ground system to prevent a lightning strike or allow the breakers to perform correctly. The inspector who found that condition is a hero. The infamous “Uncle Buck” has had his way with a support post and beam to clean up the living room appeal. By removing these important structure items, the dead load of the roof and framing can come crashing down with even a minor quake. Score another one for our inspector hero.
I am not suggesting that what we do everyday requires adoration from the public but I am saying that we have been and are in a position to do more than just get paid for doing our job. Some days it is tough enough to deal with unhappy sellers, agents or unappreciative clients. Excelling at what we do and, from time to time, having a huge impact on the safety of our clients should give us all a great feeling. So, on that next inspection, keep your eyes open for the chance to “be a hero.” As always, if you as CREIA members have any comments on how to improve our Association, please contact your Chapter President, Regional Director or simply e-mail the Board of Directors through the CREIA website. Michael Foschaar, MCI
This Issue ... Exhibitors for the CREIA/AZ ASHI 2009 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ Technical Article - Exotic Fungus Wreaks Havoc Smoke Detectors on AFCI Protected Circuit?
Exhibitors for CREIA/AZ ASHI 2009 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
Dale Feb's Chimneys and Fireplaces Toolbox @ Orange County Chapter of CREIA Steve Garcia, Steve Lottatore, Dale Feb, Bill Parker, Michael Foschaar and Sam Jabuka Page 1 |
Congratulations! New Candidates Kevin Ham New CCI, CNCS Annie Madden New Affiliate Thomas Caruthers
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