abram wrote:
Walter Bright wrote:
It reminds me of when a friend visited my house. After a very brief
interval, he announced could tell it was a quality house, not a cheap
facade. Intrigued, I asked him how. He said that the screw slots
holding the wall plates on were all aligned the same way. It's a
wholly irrelevant detail, added absolutely nothing to the function,
but he said such attention to detail indicated the contractor cared
about getting the details right.
That reminds me of many a house I considered buying: what's behind those
walls? Nuff said, but I'll go on. Are there rats in the cellar? Lead
pipes? Asbestos? Walls cover it all. Show me what's under those walls and
maybe you'll have a sale. Wait, that's the wrong "argument". Time out,
regroup.: I would not buy anything "glossed over" (ref: engine
compartments of cars people buy. Oh yes, they pressure wash them and give
them a coat of laquer!).
Yeah, but if they do a sloppy job on what shows, that doesn't bode well for what
doesn't.
