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Author Message Dewayne Dean New member Username: ddean Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2016 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 10:28 am:    New Guy on the forums here. Dewayne Dean, working for NWL Architects in Salt Lake City Ut. I appreciate a place to learn. thanks ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 982 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 11:36 am:    Welcome and best of luck to you. Don't be shy about asking questions. Just remember that often with free advice you get what you pay for. I, for one, don't give refunds. Dewayne Dean Junior Member Username: ddean Post Number: 2 Registered: 02-2016 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 11:53 am:    thanks Ken Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: michael_chusid Post Number: 116 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 01:39 pm:    Unlike Ken, I gladly refund the full amount received when I give free advice. Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS www.chusid.com www.buildingproduct.guru Dewayne Dean Member Username: ddean Post Number: 3 Registered: 02-2016 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 02:52 pm:    I can tell there is a great group of guys here. I assume the gals are great too. Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2063 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 05:29 pm:    So, I'm the first female representative? Yes, we are great, too. I would also give a full refund for the free advice, if requested. This is a great place to learn and an equally great place to ask. The contributors have likely been through whatever you're trying to get through and are happy to share their experiences. You just might find your new best friend here. These guys are wonderful! Welcome. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1457 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 07:28 pm:    Don't we have some sort of hazing ritual for newbies? David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant/Web Publisher www.localproductreps.com Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2064 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 08:51 pm:    I don't know, David, my memory is hazy. James Sandoz, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: jsandoz Post Number: 187 Registered: 06-2005 Posted on Friday, February 05, 2016 - 09:56 am:    David, I thought specification writing was a continuous hazing. I'm just kidding. I actively sought this niche in the industry and have not regretted it for an instant. Really though, this forum is a great place to learn and to share triumphs and tragedies alike. You will find knowledgeable and very intelligent people who are extremely generous with their experience and expertise. Welcome to this most excellent brotherhood/sisterhood, Dewayne. Dewayne Dean Advanced Member Username: ddean Post Number: 5 Registered: 02-2016 Posted on Friday, February 05, 2016 - 11:22 am:    Thanks for the warm welcome. Being in Utah in the winter, we are plagued with serious smog which amounts to a continual haze for weeks at a time. Might this count for what ever ritual would be appropriate? :-( Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2065 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, February 05, 2016 - 11:54 am:    Sure, if any of us could remember what that was - I think we're all hazy and smoggy. Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: sgantner Post Number: 48 Registered: 08-2007 Posted on Friday, February 05, 2016 - 05:39 pm:    Welcome Dewayne, and Lynn, I don't remember being hazed, but then again, they don't let me out of the basement. Since that is the best environment to grow mushrooms. Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2066 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, February 05, 2016 - 05:52 pm:    Ah, yes, mushrooms! I have my little ceramic mushroom on a shelf in the secretary my MIL used to have. It serves as a reminder when I get frustrated over some of the things I'm responsible for now. My first car grew mushrooms in the back seat - true story! (not intentional on my part) James Sandoz, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: jsandoz Post Number: 189 Registered: 06-2005 Posted on Monday, February 08, 2016 - 09:41 am:    Mr. Ganter, if I have one peeve about being a specification writer it is that I do get the mushroom treatment from time to time. I combat that with a daily perambulation around the office to see what is happening under my nose and behind my back. I learn the most amazing things that way. Ron Beard CCS Senior Member Username: rm_beard_ccs Post Number: 432 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 09, 2016 - 06:20 pm:    Lynn: Somehow I am having a hard time imagining mushrooms growing in the back seat of your car. :-) "Fast is good, but accurate is better." .............Wyatt Earp Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2067 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 03:08 pm:    Don't know how it happened, but one day I opened the back door to put my books on the seat (which I rarely did because I rarely had a passenger and my books would go on the front passenger seat); I was giving a friend a ride. And there they were! Mushrooms growing out of the crack between the seat cushion and the back cushion! Chris Grimm, CSI, CCS, SCIP, LEED AP BD+C Senior Member Username: chris_grimm_ccs_scip Post Number: 352 Registered: 02-2014 Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 12:20 pm:    Welcome, New Guy! Dewayne Dean Senior Member Username: ddean Post Number: 22 Registered: 02-2016 Posted on Monday, February 29, 2016 - 10:29 am:    Thanks Chris