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Friday December 12 2008
Today’s Sun Times reports and $85,000 a year city plumbing inspector pleaded guilty to one count of bribery on Thursday after admitting he accepted a $500 bribe to Overlook shoddy work violating the city’s building code.
The man was sentenced to a big two years probation.
Don’t you know that many inspections are done during lunch (or brunch or coffee or a late lunch an the diner down the street.
Ever wonder why most city inspectors are so fat? The honest ones are skinny.
Seriously, everyone around here knows that the Building dept. is run by the unions. Revolving door for tradesmen. Most of the codes are written by them, as well. Thus the requirements for metal supply pipe, all electrical (including computer and telephone wire, in commercial buildings) having to be in EMT or some type of metal conduit), and, now, back porches that could support and elephant.