"Renovation"? Try "County Compliance."
Nov. 21st, 2013 04:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusI've decided to stop using "renovation" to describe my temple's circumstances.
That's like using the phrase "global warming" to describe gradual catastrophic climate change. "Renovations"? Why those are optional! And pleasant, you're delighted with the results as they improve the structure in small ways, perhaps even repairing a broken building. And you can renovate whenever, so long as the building's still standing.
The new term is "County Compliance."
How's that for an ass-kicking description of what the temple's up against?
The temple needs to raise money for "County Compliance."
Is it optional? Hell no.
Is it reasonable? It's the county government, what do you think?
Is it an improvement? Not necessarily, no.
Is there a time frame? Yup.
Is it expensive? You're damned right it is.
Wait till I tell you why the temple has to meet 2012 codes when most churches/temples/synagogues would have to meet lighter standards. (My dad's still laughing.)
That's like using the phrase "global warming" to describe gradual catastrophic climate change. "Renovations"? Why those are optional! And pleasant, you're delighted with the results as they improve the structure in small ways, perhaps even repairing a broken building. And you can renovate whenever, so long as the building's still standing.
The new term is "County Compliance."
How's that for an ass-kicking description of what the temple's up against?
The temple needs to raise money for "County Compliance."
Is it optional? Hell no.
Is it reasonable? It's the county government, what do you think?
Is it an improvement? Not necessarily, no.
Is there a time frame? Yup.
Is it expensive? You're damned right it is.
Wait till I tell you why the temple has to meet 2012 codes when most churches/temples/synagogues would have to meet lighter standards. (My dad's still laughing.)