Questions Of The Week, after the election, November 7, 2024

Inspection Education Topics Inspection Question of the Week
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Hello & Welcome to another round of Questions of The Week!

A member of the Awards Committee will post questions, at a random day/time.
Eligible members may make one post per question thread to answer the questions.

Correct answers (as judged by the Awards Committee, Poster of the Questions or Vice President-elect JD Vance’s wife Usha Vance) wins.

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Choose your prize from the following list!:

>$50.00 gift certificate from Inspector Outlet

>Case of books “Now That You’ve had A Home Inspection”

  1. Mr. Nick Gromicko once said:
    It’s not your responsibility to _______ things; it’s your responsibility to _______ them!

  2. The force of foundation against the soil is known as_______.

  3. What does not sleep even though there’s a bed?

  4. What does your favorite band & a front entry doorbell have in common?

  5. Inspect this please:

Bonus Music Question

WHO sang this on WHAT song?
Are you a bum or are you a star

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Great questions, Larry, :thinking:

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YIPPEE YEA IT’S LARRY! :smiley:

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  1. repair, break
  2. ground bearing pressure
  3. river
  4. both have a following
  5. TPR Discharge pipe too small.

Song… Keep on Smilin’ - Wet Willie

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Great QOTW, Larry. :slight_smile:

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Good QOTW Larry! :+1: :us:

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Great questions Larry!

  1. repair / break
  2. soil bearing capacity
  3. a river
  4. they’ll both play your favorite songs
  5. I observed a TPR discharge pipe that appeared to be undersized.

EC. Wet Willie / Keep on Smilin’

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Great questions Larry!! :+1:

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who is this Larry person , and why does he have so many questions ???

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Nice questions Larry !!

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Bumpity, bump, bump. :boom: :heavy_dollar_sign: :partying_face: :notes: :boom:

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1 repair, break
2 bearing capacity
3 river
4 they both make you turn a knob
5 restricted/undersized TPR valve discharge is not readily visible

BMQ Wet Willie Keep On Smilin’

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  1. repair, break
  2. Compression
  3. Yo Mamma ( when she’s working)
  4. Both make my dog bark
  5. TPR Discharge pipe undersized.
    Wet Willie- Keep on Smilin’
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Bumpity bump :wink: :+1: :+1: :us:

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  1. repair, break
    (Ref Doing Damage During an Inspection: It's Your Job - InterNACHI® )

  2. The weight or mass of the building, resulting in vertical and lateral ground pressure.

  3. A river.
    A prostitute.

  4. They both run on electricity. and can be set to 11.

  5. For earthquake areas: water pipe connections must be in flexible pipe. For all areas the brass elbow may be insufficient to prevent corrosion between the steel tank and the copper pipe. The size of the pressure temperature valve discharge pipe may be undersized compared to code.

Keep on Smiling - Wet Willie

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Come one, come all!

Give it a shot…or not. :partying_face: :heavy_dollar_sign: :notes:

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Bumpity bump :+1: :us: :us:

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Well, no one got them all right.

BUT Ryan Uecker @ruecker was first to get most right.

AND Bert Hull @bhull1 got most and was most creative with question #3.

  1. What does not sleep even though there’s a bed?
    answer: Yo Mamma ( when she’s working)

So, Ryan and Bert are the winners this week! :boom: :heavy_dollar_sign: :boom: :notes: :boom:

Congratulations guys!

Youse know how to claim your prizes.

And, you are listed here:

Everyone had trouble with:

  1. What does your favorite band & a FRONT entry doorbell have in common?
    answer: They each use electromagnets*
    How Electromagnets Work | HowStuffWorks
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Thanks Larry! And congrats Bert! :facepunch:

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Congrats guys! :+1: :+1:

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