Me and my household dealing with an "FHA inspection" yesterday. Nothing like having a bureaucrat walking around my house flipping light switches and appliances on and off.

He told me that I had to repaint an eave that's right over the power lines. I told him the paint doesn't even have lead in it, so why does it matter that it's (barely) chipping? He told me "rules are rules."

The other silly one was that he deemed my non-functional garage door opener a "safety hazard", even though it's unplugged, and doesn't even move anything when it is plugged in. Only a government bureaucrat would find an unplugged garage door opener threatening.

But this is all the price we pay... for... freedom?