Originally Posted By: gromicko
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law. Anti-consumer/no-NACHI legislation is wrong.
I couldn't let our guys risk being under the tyranny of another ASHI run licensing board (I hope KREIA understands this). NACHI members in our other 49 States, Canada, Singapore, Europe, Bahamas, the NACHI Charitable Foundation in MD, and InterNACHI are all indirectly adversely effected by such ANTI-NACHI/ANTI-Consumer legislation. I won't go into the NJ thing again here but we all know what happened there. A real embarrassment to poor Governor McGreevy.
Anyway, after throwing up, I confess... I went ballistic.
I figured (incorrectly) that someone bought a politician and so went into action 3 days ago to retaliate.
In these past 3 days I:
Set up a Consumer Action Group.
Got our Anti-trust attorney to start preparing law suits.
Hired a private investigator.
Rented office space in KY.
Asked for HICAG's support at www.consumerprotection.ws .
Formed BribeWatch.
Registered the domain name bribewatch.org
Started building the website BribeWatch.org It is only in its beginning phase: http://66.45.229.14
Ordered Hatch Ad Agency to create full page ads. They really aren't a political ad agency but they came up with a couple killers.
Built KY section so as to utilize the publicity of our 3.3 million hits/month site http://www.nachi.org/stats.htm
Hired an investigative reporter to write a story about political corruption in KY.
Set up KY-based grass roots organization.
Etc. etc.
Anyway, come to find out tonight that Senator Tapp is already working on fixing this bill so that NACHI, which has a strong presence in KY, isn't excluded.
Ooops. 
My sincere apologies to Senator Tapp. All I hear is good things about him in KY. I'm very pleased to hear that KREIA, an organization I very much respect, is already working closely with the Senator on our behalf and on behalf of the KY home buying public. Thank you KREIA.
I grew up in Pittsburgh. I have family in WV and KY. My relatives were all coal miners. I should have known better. I've been out in the North East too long I guess.
Anyway, I think KY shouldn't let outsiders come in and run KY. Toward that end I am personally supporting KREIA any way I can. Not just because they are in KY, but because they have the best stand-up guys in their association including NACHI members Erby, now Michael Patton, and especially Michael Green.
Therefore I am offering any inspector who lives in KY free all-paid membership in KREIA, KOI (NACHI's KY Chapter), and NACHI.
I am paying for any inspector in KY to join all three. I'll send you my personal checks for you to pay all your membership fee/dues.
I will pay all fees/dues for the first 100 inspectors who want membership in all three great organizations. You have to be an inspector. Yes, Michael Greens little helper qualifies.
I don't want anyone to worry I'm stacking the deck so these funds (my own personal money) are available on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone can avail themselves of this money. I'll ask for nothing in return other than request that you act according to what you feel is best for your industry. No strings.
No NACHI money will be used. I'm offering you my own personal money.
I want KY to be free of outside influence so this offer is only available to inspectors who actually reside in KY. Not retroactive.
Any inspector wanting to join all 3 can just email me at nick.gromicko@nachi.org so I can get you this money.
I know many members outside of KY are going to think this is a big mistake and that I should launch the nukes now in retaliation. All I can say is trust me. I trust KREIA and our fellow KY NACHI members. They in turn trust the Senator.
Again, I am very sincere in my apology, my personal offer, my trust in KREIA, and my faith that this will all work out.
Nick Gromicko
I am resigning my membership effective immediately. After learning of Mr. Gramicos association with real estate agents and his meddling in the Ky license bill (not to mention his off the wall assault on Senator Tapp) I have no choice but to resign and stay as far away from the NACHI name and organization as possible. This “so called” largest home inspector organization in the world was the easiest to join association I have ever seen. Take a short test, send some money and your in. Anyone can build a large organization with such easy to join requirements, no proof of previous experience required, no proof of inspections performed, almost no requirements! And where were you Mr. Gramico over the last 2 years as when we were driving to Lexington for the meetings on licensing and discussing the issue? Not here I assure all. Do you feel you can push Kentuckians around by threatening? And where do you get the " Home Inspectors buy insurance to protect the Agents" statement you made? You make it seem as if it requires us to buy E&O insurance and it does not! (General liability only. As in most service industries) I have nothing but praise for the people on the board and the members of KREIA due the extensive self sacrifice of their own time and money to support a bill fair to us all. Nothing is perfect but we are getting there with the help of Senator Tapp and KREIA who ARE working for the consumer and our industry! By the way! If you would have disclosed you were affiliated with ANY real eastate organization I would not have joined! Sincerely, Kenny Martin