Little changes can be catastrophic

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The building where our offices and call center are located is getting a face lift. One of the things we are doing is moving the water spigots for the automatic watering hoses that keep our flower boxes looking good. The guys in charge of the construction project warned me to make sure the water shut-off valve is turned off before the first freezes come this fall. The water line runs right behind the new wall and if it freezes and bursts, we might ruin all the new facing that is being put on. I know this, because the water shut-off valve ended up in my office, because my office is the closest to that side of the wall where the old water lines where. So I am curious to see if I forget to turn off the water line, or if everyone else who has an interest forgets to remind me to turn off the water line.

This may seem like a silly thing to write about, but how many small changes make a big difference? And how many of theses small changes are factored in to the day to day management of a property, to make sure that a small change does not end up causing a huge catastrophe.

It is easy to create changes and to re-do things in a renovation. But do you have someone on the porject making sure that everyone who needs to be aware of changes can and will take them into consideration?

bye for now,

Tron

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