This is the “auld lang syne” time of year and in honor of that, I’d like to share a little essay of mine that was recently published in the Macon newspaper about my first boss, Dan Hamilton. Dan, who still lives in that area, called me right up when his friends found the article in the paper! It’s always…Read More
Learning How It Works
When I was 15, my family lived for awhile in the Ozark mountains outside of Branson, Missouri. For a kid who loved to hike, fish and hunt, this was pretty much heaven. The hills and open woods reminded me of the Pennsylvania family farm and my dog and I would wander all over the mountains…Read More
Avoiding Blindspots: Advice from the Road
Year-end is a busy time in the equipment appraisal business. Clients want to complete buy/sell agreements, process collateral loans, resolve estate and other family law issues, and generally tidy up equipment appraisal business that they’ve been too busy to deal with earlier in the year. That means that we’re heavily scheduled; and that means driving to…Read More
Musings During a Trip to San Jose
Back in the San Jose area late last month, this time inspecting construction equipment for a family law appraisal. We’ve done so much equipment appraisal work in the San Jose area that it’s almost like going home! The October weather, of course, was perfect, as is to be expected in Santa Clara County.
Our 100th Post!
On the last day of June, NorCal Valuation Inc.’s equipment appraisal blog totaled 100 posts! That’s a lot of information about machinery and equipment valuation. Coming up soon will be post 102, as we continue discussing The Myth of the Certified Equipment Appraiser. In the meantime, I hope you’ll find plenty to read in our first…Read More
Believe It or Not, We’re on Pinterest!
We started the NorCal Valuation Inc. equipment appraisal Pinterest account as an experiment and it’s turned into a fun little project. As equipment appraisers we take thousands of pictures every year and it is an area we like to have some creative fun with. As of today, we’ve got about 20 boards, most of which are…Read More
Have Appraisals, Will Travel
Sometimes being an equipment appraiser means we have to take a road trip. And sometimes, a series of assignments means that the laptop and the smart phone transform the passenger seat of the company car into a mobile office for several days on end. Last month was very much like that, as we traveled from…Read More
From Roger Durkin Esq. ASA, RE: The U. S. S. Constitution (Old Ironsides)
As a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no evaporators (i.e. fresh water distillers). However, let it be noted that, according to her ship’s log,”On July 27, 1798, the U.S.S. Constitution…Read More
WordPress iPhone app
Wow! Very excited that I can now blog from my iPhone. This is going to be FUN!
Review of Finders Keepers, A Tale of Archeological Plunder and Obsession, by Craig Childs
A book review of Craig Child’s new book, Finders Keepers, A Tale of Archeological Plunder and Obsession by a California equipment appraiser who grew up among artifacts in the mid-60s Phoenix, AZ, desert. Read More