WJcandee
Wise One
I would just quit talking to this guy and talk to (a) his boss, (b) your city councilman, (c) the mayor, or (d) the local newspaper. It can't hurt. I talk to the mayor (in our town in the country, not NYC) fairly often. It's amazing how nice they are at his office and how responsive he is. Elelcted officials get to be re-elected officials by satisfying constituants. The mayor oversees the building department. I would just call and say that you want to alert him that it doesn't seem that the plumbing codes are being enforced, because the guy in charge of plumbing inspections seems...well...not completely on top of the relevant code requirements.
It's not for nothing that you have The Most Famous Plumber In America and a plumbing-afficianado NY lawyer looking at your diagram, looking at the codes (which Terry already knows), and scratching our heads as to how the person responsible for protecting you has either abdicated his responsibility or is incapable of carrying it out. Shoot the mayor a link to this thread. He wouldn't be embarassed because neither Terry nor I have any idea of even what state our forum member lives in -- you were smart not to publicize that. But, really, your municipality collects tax dollars from you for the purpose of serving you. And good local politicans want to make sure that their administration is running competently, or they will soon be former-local-politicians. Local elections get decided on a frighteningly-small number of votes such that anything that can motivate a few voters to turn out makes a big difference. It's why local civil leaders, church leaders and union leaders get listened-to by the council and the mayor. It's also why little guys who try to stand up for themselves can get a good audience; the mayor can choose to use you as an example of a concerned citizen that helped improve safety and consumer protection in his administration.
Okay, rant off. But it doesn't hurt to at least give the elected folks of your choice a call, rather than the bureaucrats.
It's not for nothing that you have The Most Famous Plumber In America and a plumbing-afficianado NY lawyer looking at your diagram, looking at the codes (which Terry already knows), and scratching our heads as to how the person responsible for protecting you has either abdicated his responsibility or is incapable of carrying it out. Shoot the mayor a link to this thread. He wouldn't be embarassed because neither Terry nor I have any idea of even what state our forum member lives in -- you were smart not to publicize that. But, really, your municipality collects tax dollars from you for the purpose of serving you. And good local politicans want to make sure that their administration is running competently, or they will soon be former-local-politicians. Local elections get decided on a frighteningly-small number of votes such that anything that can motivate a few voters to turn out makes a big difference. It's why local civil leaders, church leaders and union leaders get listened-to by the council and the mayor. It's also why little guys who try to stand up for themselves can get a good audience; the mayor can choose to use you as an example of a concerned citizen that helped improve safety and consumer protection in his administration.
Okay, rant off. But it doesn't hurt to at least give the elected folks of your choice a call, rather than the bureaucrats.