So I am at the State of Florida licensing site making some changes to my license and now as of last November, you have to go and get fingerprinted and have that private company issue an electronic certification! And of course there are fees for all these items as well.
So just to change the business name and keep everything else the same, its going to cost me several hundred dollars!
As always, I endorse being legit and playing by the rules but c’mon, when will this all stop? This is what kind of forced me out of business before just all the miscellaneous fees to stay legit and now its getting worse!
Why is it the legal and honest guy pays for everything and the unlicensed criminals never do?
Maybe this should have been in the Tavern as it is kind of a rant isn’t it?
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thats why floridians are known as floridiots.... i used to live there and moved. coudlnt stand it anymore.
My wife just went through this with her CAM license. The sheriff did the fingerprints for free but the FBI rejected them twice. It kinda makes you wonder how good fingerprints really are if the sheriff can't roll a set of prints the feds will accept. How in the hell can they get a usable print off a door knob?
I guess it answers the question why they never catch anyone with the prints they take when you report a burglary. I guess they just do that to make you think they are doing something, then they toss them.
Yeah, kinda ridiculous. I guess they figure if they have a set that was PAID for it makes them more accurate.
My truck was broken into recently. The patrolman pulled out his CSI kit and dusted for prints. He couldn't find any. None. None of mine either LOL! I still have the CSI dust on my doors. No prints. I guess I don't have to wear gloves when I crack those safes. Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
My truck was broken into recently. The patrolman pulled out his CSI kit and dusted for prints. He couldn't find any. None. None of mine either LOL!
Law Enforcement at its finest!
A friend of mine has an auto repair shop. He bought an expensive security camera. A thief set up a ladder, climbed up, and stole the camera! Naturally, he has the whole thing on video. A closeup of the guy's face, his truck in the background (it was an unusual truck - tricked out paint, and no hood).
He called the police, told them what he had. They said when you get a name or license plate number, give us a call, we'll check into it. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess they're too busy chasing real criminals - people who drive without a seat belt - at $100 a pop!View Image “Good work costs much more than poor imitation or factory product†– Charles GreeneCaliforniaRemodelingContractor.com
Good story. That illustrates why Texas laws that allow us to shoot thieves is so important. Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Oak River Mike,
How much time will you spend in jail because you complied with the rules? How many jobs will you have to pass up because you aren't licensed?
Each has it's cost. If you are worried about those who don't spend the money on compliance what about those who DIY we have even lower costs than the scoundrels who cheat..
Go ahead, do it! sleep well at night!
I think your missing the point of Oak River Mikes post.Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
Isn't Florida income tax free? Could be worse :-)
Do you realize that all these rules are made by the Dept of Professional Regulation Construction Board which is made up of contractors? The harder and more expensive it is to get to keep a license the more existing licenses are worth. Also, in Florida changing your business name is the same as creating a new business.
Yeah, I know florida as I am on the local board. Problem is there are 112,000 licensed contractors in the state and #### like this just makes the licensed guys mad and the unlicensed guys break more rules.
I mean fingerprinting to qualify a business? Whats next? How about more enforcement to the guys breaking the rules as opposed to those of us following them?
This is the new America...the land of the litigators and regulators...Keep voting for the Pubs and Dems and soon you'll be knee deep in communism. Oh wait...we already are! Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
"Whats next?"What until you have to provide "specimends"..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
go ahead and vent... I love what i do... i have fun, i work hard, and i can see what i do each day...... but i can prove an easy 20% added cost to a project just in soft costs and documentation... just to build something exactly as i would build it everyday... so i have 200k in stamps and fees on every million... yep it's fun to be free
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