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Those examples sound pretty reasonable, what's the issue?


They want to be the reason why the laws are created, they don't want to have to follow them.


I will own this I guess. You are correct to some extent: I don't want to have to follow laws that cause unreasonable expense, when they are created to prevent disaster that I am going to prevent without your oversight. You'll just have to take my word for it: my house is better built than any for-profit house you'll find on the market today. It's for me and my family, of course I would make sure that it is! The wood that I milled is thicker, heavier, stronger than any Yellawood you'll find. Yet I can't be trusted to recognize a board that shouldn't be used as a joist. I have to higher a professional to look at it's fit for use. Which could legitimately be someone that's never worked with lumber before. You have to admit it's insane. By the way they definitely stamp and sell lumber that I would never use in a joist.


> You have to admit it's insane

All of this sounds way more reasonable than "trust me bro, I know better" from some random person building a house. That would be insane.

> You'll just have to take my word for it

Building codes (paid for in blood) are written so we don't have to take your word for it




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