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pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 08:57 PM

Experience......

LMAO.. I still have to produce a plan for the system. A computer generated one would look better than a hand drawn one...

irritation

07-06-2009, 09:04 PM

LMAO.. A computer generated one would look better than a hand drawn one...

Doubtful, landscaping plans change too often. You're better off drawing one after the completed project.

Mike Leary

07-06-2009, 09:04 PM

LMAO.. I still have to produce a plan for the system. A computer generated one would look better than a hand drawn one...

That matters dick: the design is the design.

sprinklerchris

07-06-2009, 09:04 PM

RainCAD http://www.raincad.com

Waterlogged

07-06-2009, 09:22 PM

Hey Pro-Irrigators,

The Pro Contractor Studio at the RainCad site is a newer product that makes it easier for you to meet the state regs for drawings. This is priced with a monthly subscription and alot cheaper than buying the larger packages that RainCad sells.
I've used RainCad for years. I like it.
Alot of the guys on this site might not know that we have to give a drawing to the customer now, with the new 2009 regs.

pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 09:31 PM

Doubtful, landscaping plans change too often. You're better off drawing one after the completed project.

Texas requires the plan to be submitted before permit is granted.. Finished plan is required to be on site at all times during installation...

pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 09:33 PM

That matters dick: the design is the design.

Texas laws must be different from washington...

FIMCO-MEISTER

07-06-2009, 09:35 PM

Texas requires the plan to be submitted before permit is granted.. Finished plan is required to be on site at all times during installation...

This going to be your first install with the new LI?

FIMCO-MEISTER

07-06-2009, 09:37 PM

Texas laws must be different from washington...

Very different.....No smoke and mirrors here anymore.

It is tougher to be an irrigator in TX now than to meet the IA standards.

pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 09:46 PM

This going to be your first install with the new LI?

Yea, this is my first install for pay.. I put mine in a few years back... Like I said earlier, I have four different licenses in the medical field and I have never taken a 8Hr exam with a 30% pass rate. You can bet you A$$ I don't let this puppy expire... Do not want to retake that test again..:dizzy:

irritation

07-06-2009, 09:51 PM

Yea, this is my first install for pay.. I put mine in a few years back... Like I said earlier, I have four different licenses in the medical field and I have never taken a 8Hr exam with a 30% pass rate. You can bet you A$$ I don't let this puppy expire... Do not want to retake that test again..:dizzy:

I hope I never need medical help in Texas.

pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 09:57 PM

I hope I never need medical help in Texas.

I am trying to be nice here you arrogant SOB.... Have you ever taken the Tx irrigator test?? Do you have any licenses other than a drivers license???

Waterlogged

07-06-2009, 10:01 PM

Congratulations Pro-Irr on your first sale, if you can start a bussiness in these times it will only get better :clapping::drinkup:

irritation

07-06-2009, 10:03 PM

I've been doing this crap so long I don't need licensed but you sure don't find doctors becoming irrigators around here.

pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 10:05 PM

Congratulations Pro-Irr on your first sale, if you can start a bussiness in these times it will only get better :clapping::drinkup:

Thanks, So far so good. I have 3 installs lined up and some service calls.. I think it will be ok.. I started this as a side for extra money..

FIMCO-MEISTER

07-06-2009, 10:47 PM

I've been doing this crap so long I don't need licensed but you sure don't find doctors becoming irrigators around here.

You might after health care reform.

pro-irrigators

07-06-2009, 11:16 PM

You might after health care reform.

You are so right!!!! I have been slowly aquiring equipment and other business intrests over the years.. I want no part of government run healthcare... :hammerhead:

mitchgo

07-07-2009, 12:03 AM

pro-irrigators

07-07-2009, 12:39 AM

"Dammit Jim! I'm an Irrigator not a Doctor!"

Interesting switch-a-roo....

I was in a pissed off mood and I cut my finger with my pvc saw today.. Can you fix me up?

Anyways...
Your first post made it sound like you were asking for a program to do designs for you.

A computerized design is perfectly fine .. As long as you design it properly of course.

Lmao.. I am not a doctor.. I said I am in the medical field. Licensed Lab Tech. Pharmacy Tech, EMS, Licensed Assisted Living manager in the past and Administrator/CE0 of this hospital for 11 years..During my vacation every year I have a custom harvest crew and we cut alot of wheat around here. I like to play with my big boys toys (combines and semi trucks)....I like to work as long as I get paid good ( and get to be the boss)

mitchgo

07-07-2009, 01:08 AM

I said I am in the medical field. Licensed Lab Tech. Pharmacy Tech, EMS, Licensed Assisted Living manager in the past and Administrator/CE0 of this hospital for 11 years..)

Dude... Why don't you just go ahead and admit it. Your a male nurse. It's okay dude. :)

All jokes aside . That's some serious stuff you go there. Good job man

Kiril

07-07-2009, 08:21 AM

Very different.....No smoke and mirrors here anymore.

Funny, that is all I thought it was. :dizzy:

It is tougher to be an irrigator in TX now than to meet the IA standards.

Pfft. It is tougher to meet the standards of this forum than it is IA standards or the "great" state of TX.

FIMCO-MEISTER

07-07-2009, 08:35 AM

Funny, that is all I thought it was. :dizzy:

Pfft. It is tougher to meet the standards of this forum than it is IA standards or the "great" state of TX.

I agree with the second comment. The fact that you hear so much about it and all the angst involved with doing designs and getting designs past reviews should tell you a lot. A very large part of TX irrigation for years was just putting them in the ground with no design. A design before an install? That is a paradigm shift.

pro-irrigators

07-07-2009, 09:15 AM

Dude... Why don't you just go ahead and admit it. Your a male nurse. It's okay dude. :)

All jokes aside . That's some serious stuff you go there. Good job man

I am not a nurse but my wife is:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Wet_Boots

07-07-2009, 09:26 AM

your wife is a male nurse?

pro-irrigators

07-07-2009, 09:33 AM

your wife is a male nurse?

no SHE is a nurse:)

FIMCO-MEISTER

07-07-2009, 01:34 PM

Boots is annoyed with you because you made my point on health care. He seems to think everybody in the medical profession will happily take a 30% pay cut to work for the government. The last thing he wanted to read was that people are ditching the health care industry to remain free as irrigators.

Wet_Boots

07-07-2009, 02:23 PM

What, an 'industry' regular can't push the industry agenda in forums, irregardless of the truth?

FIMCO-MEISTER

07-07-2009, 02:38 PM

irregardless, the word, is avoided by those that respect the English language.

It is considered obtuse.

Wet_Boots

07-07-2009, 02:52 PM

You probably disapprove of splendiferous, too. :p

dlee1996

07-07-2009, 06:24 PM

Texas requires the plan to be submitted before permit is granted.. Finished plan is required to be on site at all times during installation...

Texas does not require a plan be submitted before pulling the permit. Some cities will require a plan review, but that is not the state saying you need it.

pro-irrigators

07-07-2009, 06:52 PM

Texas does not require a plan be submitted before pulling the permit. Some cities will require a plan review, but that is not the state saying you need it.

you are right it is the local permitting agency that wants to see the plan before the permit but the state requires the finished plans to be onsite at all times during installation so you still have to have the plans before you can install it..