Re: SB: Re: Re: Windloaded engineers

["Rene Dalmeijer" <rened@cistron.nl>]

Alan,

Generally speaking it is not as difficult to find good professionals. Its
like finding a good restaurant. Ones that are full with the type of people
you would like to associate wth are probably your best bet. The expert that
just happens to be your next door neighbour/ friend might not be the expert
you are looking for. The ones offering a free lunch should be avoided at all
costs. These people especially so in the building trade cost money. A good
engineer/architect/lawyer makes your money go much further then without
them. Professionals with these capabilties when approached based on their
money saving/extending capabilty will always think your way and achieve the
synergy you seek. If you don't find such people you are looking for a free
lunch, not seeking enough or you should re-assess your expectations. Or
maybe you have reached the stage that you are the professional you are
seeking and just require a second opinion.

>> Very true words and I don't fault engineers - something about the nature
of
>> the business. The engineer I work with has become a friend and I've
>> mentioned that I think the role of an engineer is to the conservation of
>> materials - ironically the cost or value of the engineering work that can
>> really do this often outweighs the cost of the excess materials.
>
>The biggest problem, from the standpoint of a consumer, is the same as
>when trying to find a professional in any field: it's very difficult to
>find one who is TRULY competent and informed, and with whom one is
>comfortable.
>
>Time after time I've gone looking for a good lawyer, a good dentist, a
>good contractor, a good doctor, whatever, and gotten more and more
>frustrated because it appears to me that a majority of those I try to
>evaluate just don't know as much as I think they should, or are impatient


Rene Dalmeijer