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A: How about 101? One to screw it and 100 Scoop readers to debate whether the screwer utilized the right approach/technique, and if not, should he/she be turned in to the State Power & Light Bulb Screwer Board.
A: Three. One to research it, one to inspect it and one to call the client to ask exactly what number wattage to use.
A: First, if in the appraiser’s opinion, the original light bulb should be changed, the appraiser must identify and set forth any additional data considered and relied upon and the reasoning and basis for using a new light bulb.
A: Appraisers do not screw in light bulbs. They make an assumption that the light bulb has been screwed correctly, then forecast the light.
A: Appraisers do not screw in light bulbs. They watch others do it, interview them about their motivations and then write a report about it
A: Two. The appraiser and the review appraiser.
A: Seven. 1 to research the light bulb comparables, 1 to verify the data, 1 to review USPAP and select the right approach/technique, 2 to write the report, 1 to review the report and 1 to deliver the report.
A: None. If an appraiser was actually caught changing a light bulb (as opposed to evaluating and presenting supporting data that states in an unbiased report that the current light bulb has reached the end of it’s economic life, whether the ROI warrants replacing the bulb, the wattage of the light bulbs in the immediate area and the recommended wattage of a new light bulb, etc.), he could immediately find his license revoked with the added possibility of fines and prison time.
[NOTE: The readers of this survey should be aware of the notorious case of Dr. Hannibal Flyby, found guilty of numerous cases drive-by bulb-wattjackings. He was sentenced to 7 years with hard labor at the infamous off-shore island prison “Le Rat Mort”, located south of the Florida Keys. His only form of entertainment is watching teams of oversized/athletic roaches that play soccer games with the few bread crumbs that fall in the dirt floor of his cell.]
A: It varies. The 1st appraiser changes the wrong light bulb, the “client” calls another appraiser who puts in a bulb but the wattage is too low, the 3rd appraiser puts in a bulb but the wattage is too high. Eventually a bulb management company co. appraiser installs a bulb with the correct wattage and the “client” does like the color of the bulb.
A: The “client” ultimately decides that human beings are not right for the job and buys a light with a motion detector that goes on only when needed and provides precisely the right amount of light depending upon the “required” area of coverage. The “client” sits back, lights up a big fat Cuban cigar, calls the “Big Company CEO” and gives him a report of how much money was saved on light bulbs and installers.
A: It depends upon the person requesting that the light bulb be changed.
EXPLANATION: Appraiser #1 before accepting the task, checks out the Internet and finds out that the “client” has been posted in Appraisers Internet Forums numerous times due to “short-circuits”. He declines the task. Appraiser #2 decides to accept it. He drives to the location of the light bulb and finds out that the maximum wattage in the area is 75 watts. He notices, however, that the “client’s” work order requires that a 100 watt bulb be installed. After a diligent effort, the appraiser concluded that the reason the area has no more than 75 watt bulbs is that the 75 watts is the maximum the electrical system can support. Upon informing the “client” of his findings, the “client” proceeds to cancel the order and refuses to pay a line-field inspection fee. “Client” then calls appraiser #3, requesting that a 100 watt bulb be installed. This continues on and on for a long time. The “client” can not find a reputable appraiser as the majority of appraisers are well informed and always check the “Short-Circuit” postings in the Forum.
Finally, the “client” finds appraiser #XX (who is starved for work) who attempts to install the 100 watt bulb and is electrocuted when he touches a State Power Line. The “client” of course, unmarred by the incident, simply deletes the deceased appraiser’s name from his computer’s Lookout Enumerator and starts looking again in the Maxi-Pod-Watt search engine.
Author: Julio E. Sune, Jr. 14319 SW 142nd Street Miami, Florida 33186-6723 P: 305-253-1015
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