You've been scanned: Device detects meth for home inspector - Charleston Gazette

[Brian Hannigan]

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Charleston Gazette, WV
Wood, owner of Advantage Home & Environment Inspections in South Charleston, recently purchased a meth scanner after attending a home inspection conference in Orlando, Fla. Sam Wood, owner of Advantage Home & Environment Inspections, demonstrates one ...


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[Jim Luttrall]

CaoimhÃ*n P. Connell, Do you have any knowledge or opinion on this article/technology?

I just had a customer calling who was concerned about the possibility of drug lab in the foreclosed house he was closing on in a few days. About all I could offer was: I am not an expert, call the local PD for historic records on the house, call an expert.
I inspected the house a month or more ago and had nothing that raised my suspicions, but I am a middle age white guy from the suburbs that would not know a crack pipe if I saw one, much less a meth lab.

[Ron Bibler]

You would think the Cops would have these.:eek:

Get pulled over and he starts sticking this thing in your face:eek:

Your busted...

Best

Ron

[Michael Thomas]

I'd hate to be the guy reporting a false positive... OTOH... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/us/14meth.html?hp

[Jerry Peck]

I'd hate to be the guy reporting a false positive... OTOH... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/us/14meth.html?hp

Worse would be a false negative ... :eek:

I suspect E&O insurers do not cover that either.

[A.D. Miller]

CaoimhÃ*n P. Connell, Do you have any knowledge or opinion on this article/technology?

I just had a customer calling who was concerned about the possibility of drug lab in the foreclosed house he was closing on in a few days. About all I could offer was: I am not an expert, call the local PD for historic records on the house, call an expert.
I inspected the house a month or more ago and had nothing that raised my suspicions, but I am a middle age white guy from the suburbs that would not know a crack pipe if I saw one, much less a meth lab.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_j9oDqG2zBGE/SAQYpkMrSrI/AAAAAAAABPw/FukBRCeqsjo/s320/crack+pipe.jpg

http://www2.kapoleims.k12.hi.us/campuslife/teams/03-04/g71/iceweb/one/canteroa/meth_lab.jpg

[A.D. Miller]

JL: By the way, I think those pictures are from Bibler and Larson's house.:D

[Ron Bibler]

JL: By the way, I think those pictures are from Bibler and Larson's house.:D


Aaron AKA ( Bagdad Bob ).

* it appears someone has Peed in your Cheerios.:D

And now You come back for more :eek: Likes it soggy :D

Best

Ron

[A.D. Miller]

Aaron AKA ( Bagdad Bob ).

* it appears someone has Peed in your Cheerios.:D

And now You come back for more :eek: Likes it soggy :D

Best

Ron

RB: Come on, you have to admit that the first picture looks a lot like Larson's avatar, right?:D

[Michael Larson]

RB: Come on, you have to admit that the first picture looks a lot like Larson's avatar, right?:DHey put the meth pipe down Aaron and work on telling us the NEC violations in the cable thread.:D

[A.D. Miller]

Hey put the meth pipe down Aaron and work on telling us the NEC violations in the cable thread.:D

ML: We just cannot seem to communicate. The problem is quite simple, actually:

You always see the glass as half empty.:(

I always see you as full of sh*t.:D

[Ted Menelly]

ML: We just cannot seem to communicate. The problem is quite simple, actually:

You always see the glass as half empty.:(

I always see you as full of sh*t.:D

Tears in my eyes

[Michael Larson]

ML: We just cannot seem to communicate. The problem is quite simple, actually:

You always see the glass as half empty.:(

I always see you as full of sh*t.:DI understand your dilemma.

It must be hard to wrong so often on so many things.

Bagdad Bob fits you well.:D