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Posted on June 28 at 11:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yes, fluoride is dangerous. Thank goodness I'm on my well outside the city. It's located next to my septic outfall and lined with tinfoil after being placed in arsenic bearing rock. Oh, so is my roof. Keeps them black helicopters from hearing my thinking.... Yep, that damn fluoride is robbing our vital fluids...need to build that bunker bigger to protect me. Oh chek out FluorideAlertEmergencyAction..com for real up to date facts! Junk science at it's best.
Posted on June 15 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Building codes a problem? Are you all kidding? Building codes protect the homebuyer from builders who are cutting corners for their financial profit at the sake of the buyer. Take a look at UWest and you'll see sagging foundations and homes built in poor soils. I had to drag my builder to court to fix basic issues that didn't even pass the red face test. Then he died and I had to tangle with the estate. Talk about red tape, I'd prefer to have local oversight of bare minimum standards than feed the lawyers and courts more money to fix simple items.
Unfortunately our legislators have stripped the state regulations to the point the state and local staff can't even enforce the bare minimums and has absolutely no enforcement authority over so called "building inspectors" and the Alaska Housing "inspectors" who cheat on their inspection reports. Yes, I'd rather pay a few thousand more to the courts and lawyers than actually see something built right. Lord forbid we actually spend money on an effective government.
Posted on May 16 at 10:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Love the comments on the energy raters. These people will be double dipping off this to make corrections that they should have found when they inspected the home originally. My well known energy rater and their associates looked at my home and missed so much I wondered if they really visited. Same rater also looked at my neighbors new home and notarized the insulation was top notch. Upon moving in she found there was no roof insulation.... This is a liscensed energy rater. Be careful with these guys.
Posted on May 9 at 9:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Actually, to be an energy rater is pretty simple. Many of the raters are NOT engineers and are simply contractors who do an inspection of the home to meet AHFC energy standards. Unfortunately the quality of work varies considerably and there are definitely conflicts of interest. The energy rater used by my contractor did a poor job, even notarizing a statement he inspected insulation in my neighbor's home...which was missing roof insulation. A call to the liscensing board gets you nowhere.
As an engineer, my client trusts that I do the job thoroughly. That's what they're paying for and I don't forget it. Unfortunately that seems to not be the case with many home and energy inspectors in Fairbanks. Be very careful. This funding looks like a big opportunity for unscrupulous contractors.
Posted on March 11 at 6:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Great opinion piece Mr. Cole, took the words right out of my mouth. It's unfortunate a small minority of the public can provide such disinformation concerning this and other topics. I'm sure they mean well, but their gain will be a loss for many who don't speak up.
Unfortunately, many people don't do their research and believe the misinterpreted science involved in this topic. Everyday people are exposed to chemicals, yet the most trivial and beneficial of exposures are brought into focus as the issue of the day. We have a higher risk of exposure to more dangerous toxic substances by filling up our gas tank. Are we supposed to conclude gas is bad? No, instead we weigh the risks and benefits of the product and take measures to protect ourselves. We have arsenic in many of our water supplies - is this a disaster? No, we monitor the situation and evaluate the risk. If you believe small levels of fluoride are a problem, you could buy a reverse osmosis filter and remove it from your water - don't make the rest of us who believe in it's benefits suffer for your fears.
This subject reminds me of a public meeting regarding a polluted site. Just the word sounds scary...the levels were extremely low and not a risk, yet a single individual was very concerned and very vocal despite being explained the science. Unfortunately it was difficult to hear their comments due to the constant cough they had. As they stood up to leave, a pack of unfiltered cigarettes fell out of their pocket.
I couldn't help but comment after seeing some of the disrespectful comments from both sides, especially on the article concerning last night's vote. Folks, lets get some respect for differing opinions.
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Posted on June 29 at 10:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds like alot of commenters need to call the Whaaambulance. I'm jealous so I'm going to write disparaging remarks. Good grief.
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