Back to the Home Insulation comedy.

Seems that those who are supposed to inspect the lay throughout, just thrust their heads through the manhole, peer and then return to ground level.

One home owner protested: "You can't just pass this job with a glance-- Since  insulation, I hear a whirring sound in the bathroom every time I switch on the light. . ."

"Well Mister, you'll have to call out an
electrician to check that out" he was told.

Another reckoned that  inspectors turned up on a second occasion - they'd forgotten that this address had been checked

. . .while the dollar-waste continues.

The suspicion is that the initial installers are back on the payroll, now posing as inspectors.

I guess we deserve the government we have and God's blessings on our feral independents!

http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/productsafety/warning/homeinsulationinstallers/homeins...

If you are intending to engage someone to insulate your house you should check that they are registered and that they have an appropriate licence to perform the work.

You can check the Licensing Public Register on OCBA's website at www.ocba.sa.gov.au/licensing to confirm that a particular contractor is licensed.

For queries in relation to the Commonwealth Home Insulation Program please call the safety hotline on 13 17 92.

For information on how to obtain a licence visit : www.ocba.sa.gov.au/licensing/buildingworkers/index.html.

olde.sault wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 5:56am:





I had two strapping lads come and inspect my roof..when the insulation was done ... yes I did ask for the credentials...they had to lift roof tiles and climb into the extention part of the roof...

but when the inspectors came they were there all of 5 minutes and they certainly didnt lift any roof tiles.

I honestly couldnt say I was impressed.

Hmm. Have you notice quietly that local Liberal MPs are taking credit for the BER more so when letters to the editor are praising new school buildings.



btw....talking about stuff ups, the Liberals latest;

Monday, 16 January 2012
Mr Robb's Error
Mr Robb's representation of the growth is debt is easily explained, which makes his alarmist "analysis" all the more contemptible. The reporting of it, unquestioned, it just as extraordinary.

I'll explain it this way.

Think of two countries of similar size in terms of GDP.

In time Period 1, Country One has net debt of $2 billion. Country Two has net debt of $50 billion.

In time Period 2, Country One's net debt rises to $20 billion. Country Two's net debt rises to $150 billion.

The way someone like Mr Robb would mischievously present these numbers is that Country One's net debt has risen by a whopping 900%; Country Two's net debt has only risen by only 200%.

Hence, County One has had a massive blow out in debt compared to Country Two.

Hhhmmm.

You decide which country has the debt problem. Mr Robb can't.
Posted by Stephen Koukoulas at 22:05 0 comments
Mr Robb's Embarrassing Lack of Understanding

OMG! The Coalition Parties seem to be keen to keep on highlighting their frightening ignorance on economics and economic management. Even basic maths seems to be an issue sometimes.

It perhaps wouldn’t matter so much if it were an odd backbencher shooting from the hip, but this time it is the Shadow Finance Minister, Andrew Robb, mouthing an analysis of Australia’s debt and fiscal position that would be humiliating to any high school economics student, let alone someone wanting to run the budget of Australia’s $1.5 trillion economy.

In The Australian today, Mr Robb is quoted:
•      “growth in the nation's level of indebtedness since Labor came to power has been outstripped only by global financial crisis casualties Iceland and Ireland; it [the Opposition] warned of a European-style budget crisis here.”


Mr Robb also said:
•      "Under Labor, commonwealth debt in gross terms has grown by around 250 per cent, putting us third only behind those powerhouses Iceland and Ireland.”

What? Is this a mistruth or a very basic misunderstanding?

The facts show that Australia’s net debt is projected to move from a net asset position of 3.8% of GDP in 2007-08 to a net debt position peaking at 8.9% of GDP by 2011-12 - a widening of around 13% of GDP.

According to the IMF data base, Iceland’s net debt is projected to rise by 58% of GDP, from 11% in 2007 to 69% in 2012. Ireland’s net debt is projected to rise by 92% of GDP from 12% in 2007 to 104% in 2012.

Then there’s this suggestion:
•      Mr Robb said a commodities slump could push Australia into European budget crisis territory. "Debt just keeps growing under this government and if we experience any downturn in commodity prices the $50 billion budget deficits that have become the norm under Labor will stretch out as far as the eye can see," he said.

Let’s have a look at some of those “European crisis levels” of net government debt:

Between 2007 and 2012, net government debt is projected to rise by 53% of GDP in Greece (from 105% to 158%); Portugal 32% of GDP (from 58% to 90%) and Spain 30% of GDP (from 26% to 56%).

As an aside, according to the same IMF database, net debt in the US is projected to rise by 35% of GDP between 2007 and 2012 (from 42% to 77%); in the UK, the rise is 41% of GDP (from 38% to 79%), while in Italy, is a relatively modest 13% of GDP albeit from a high starting point (from 87% to 100%).

olde.sault wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 5:56am:


Talk back radio is not a reliable source for information.....If you cannot provide a reliable link to your claims then you have nothing to offer this debate accept opinions that are not facts.....Most people have nothing to worry about with their insulation unless it is foil which is not approved for home insulation or you have down lights that could cause fire if the insulation is placed over them.....Do you really think an approved inspector would just write off homes as safe without checking to determine if people where at risk.....They would go to jail if they failed to inspect properties correctly and signed off on dodgy work.....Do not listen to the crap you are being fed on talk back radio because it is not true....Do you really think approved inspectors would not determine the risk to home owners and risk going to jail???



It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Pierre Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)

olde.sault wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 4:33pm:


However I do not take my advice from talk back radio that cannot be varified.....carry on!!!



It is better to confess ignorance than provide it.
Homer Hickam, The Coalwood Way

olde.sault wrote on Jan 19^th, 2012 at 3:37am:




Yes. He is. A better PM than any Liberal, certainly a better man AND a
better PM than Howard, Gillard OR (potentially) Abbott.

But unappreciated by fools who should have known better.



"" Communists are bitter, envious people who base their beliefs on the fairy tale
that "we are all even" we aren't even born "even" - certainly not another child
added to a family of half a dozen from "fathers unknown"....""


Well, that last line was plainly stereotypical, and designed to be offensive.


And I'd much rather be perceived as a communist (I'm not, BTW) than as an
elitist, born-to-rule, 'I'm better than you' bloody conservative c(r)apitalist.


Y'know, when all is said and done, the basic difference between communism
and capitalism is that communists care about others, capitalists care about
NO-ONE and NOTHING but themselves and their bank-balances.


Conservative capitalists more than most!!

olde.sault wrote on Jan 19^th, 2012 at 8:22am:



Whitlam the best PM.. we ever had!!!!!.. my god... says it all from a brainwashed loser doesnt it? they have got to be brainwashed when they make public statements like that.??

what pressure did Whitlam ever have on him???? none that I can remember.,.he just went on a massive spending spree that lets face it

ANYONE CAN DO..

we tell all and sundry when they get in over their heads with debt .... suck it up its your own fault... yet some still dont blame Whitlam for his own demise.Kerrs fault...lol.. yeah right!