Foremost of the three great lies is the line, "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you," which, as I see it, is in no danger of surrendering its ranking. So every time I hear word that there are public works (or, for that matter, OSHA, IRS, or animal control), inspectors wandering around the area, I find myself getting edgy. After all, of the dozens of possible outcomes from such visits, not one of them leaves me an iota better off than I was before their arrival.
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