[Coco] Re: Electrical work

[Richard E. Crislip]

Hello Neil

On 03/12/04, Neil Morrison wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard E. Crislip" <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
> 
>> Ahh no. If understand what you mean by the NEC (Nuclear Energy
> Comission)
>> which by the way no longer operates, at least under that name, is a
> whole
>> different ball of wax.
> 
> "National Electrical Code" produced by NFPA (National Fire Protection
> Association)
> 
Ahhh now I know, and knowing is half the battle according to G.I. Joe. Can
ya tell that I had kids ;-).

> ...
>> And BTW, I get very nervous when one central government starts
> telling me
>> how to do every little thing. I especially resent some body telling
> me that
>> I'm too stupid to run a wire in my house, or open my PC (which is
> an
>> extreme example).....
> 
> Well, I have three small cities within a few minutes of each other
> and a large one to the east. Each of them requires a license fee
> before I can do contract work there. And if you change provinces you
> need a license for each (unless you have a Red Seal ticket which I
> have). In NZ there are no fees once you are licensed, and one
> business license does for the whole country and not one piddling
> little town. KISS works for lots of things.

>From a businessman's point of view I really appreciate what you are saying.
I was looking at this discussion from a paraniod individualists
prospective. I too hate unnecessary, overlapping, superflurious
regulations. But ya gotta appreciate that missed govermental revenue
opportunities by doing it the New Zealands way. Maybe I should travel over
there and make a lot of $$$ by enlightening them...... Naaa

Regards
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Cruisen                                                    _|_
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                                             Richard