tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post6438854365187719477..comments2023-10-09T11:28:14.030-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Johnny Northside: Apparently, Slumlord Paul Bertelson Preferred To "Pull A Curtain Rather Than Pull A Permit" At 2818 Colfax Ave. N. Duplex Death Trap For Five Children...Johnny Northsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-9535921579689386652014-05-20T19:36:55.090-05:002014-05-20T19:36:55.090-05:00Please go read the many articles in the STrib, the...Please go read the many articles in the STrib, the recent lawsuit filing by a former tenant, and apply your common sense to what happened here. Furthermore, I don't think I have laid direct blame on the landlord, I think I have laid out the facts and conclusions can be drawn. It is not my habit to argue my articles all over again with individual anonymous commenters when there are many other articles to be written. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-33721297063525409622014-05-20T18:58:48.345-05:002014-05-20T18:58:48.345-05:00This article very clearly tries to lay blame on Pa...This article very clearly tries to lay blame on Paul Bertelson for the cause of this fire. Do you have any proof or evidence that states the landlord was in any way responsible for this fire? Didn't they say the cause was undetermined and not arson. Did they not say that the electric heater that the father had plugged into an possibly overloaded outlet was the cause of the fire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-73826278548904187282014-03-12T12:19:58.189-05:002014-03-12T12:19:58.189-05:00Baseboard heaters that plug into a wall outlet? Hu...Baseboard heaters that plug into a wall outlet? Huh. I'll have to get me a look at one of those sometime. Never seen one like that before. And I don't see any plugs going to wall outlets off the pictures I have of the actual baseboard heaters which were provided to this blog, so there's THAT. Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-30998163127739999412014-03-11T16:26:36.951-05:002014-03-11T16:26:36.951-05:00You DO NOT need a permit for the installation of b...You DO NOT need a permit for the installation of baseboard heating if they plug into an standard outlet.<br />Many of them do just plug in, and can be purchased an any home improvement store.<br /><br />It's more likely that Mr.Lewis overloaded an outlet or by plugging in his portable heater with an unapproved extension cord, causing an overload that caused the wires to heat up and catch fire.<br /><br />But since the cause of the fire is undetermined, we can speculate all we want, but there is no proof as to who is to blame.<br />But my money is on the space heater, and that directs blame to Mr. Lewis. <br /><br />My home has a modern, and 90% efficient furnace, but my bedroom get still gets cold in the winter and I use a small space heater. I've never had a problem.<br />So blaming the landlord because the tenant had a space heater is IMHO a bunch of bullshit. <br />Almost every home in Minneapolis has some type of code violation, or is not up to current code. <br />Can the owner of this blog, Johnny Northside, claim his home is 100% up to code? Mine isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-20537640378092427862014-03-09T01:35:22.097-06:002014-03-09T01:35:22.097-06:00Yes, Hawkman, I'm also being told by one resid...Yes, Hawkman, I'm also being told by one resident of North Minneapolis that their post-tornado electrical work DOES appear on the city's website with the permits, so there's that, but digging into the state website for electrical permits proved useful. See my subsequent blog post. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-59262527489950381802014-03-09T00:48:58.502-06:002014-03-09T00:48:58.502-06:00Reeeeeeeally?
Are you REALLY going to assume tha...Reeeeeeeally? <br /><br />Are you REALLY going to assume that you can't get a rental permit in Minneapolis without every i being dotted and every t being crossed with the proper permits for everything in the house? What planet are you living on? Not the same planet as the rest of us, apparently. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-42017915109335110092014-03-09T00:46:52.908-06:002014-03-09T00:46:52.908-06:00Yeah, except for the part where I go on the state ...Yeah, except for the part where I go on the state website and no permit for the installation of baseboard electrical heaters comes up THERE, either. But if Bertelson can pull that permit out of the ether and put it in front of this blogger, this blogger is waiting for God's Chosen Slumlord to perform that miracle. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-74033167618100892742014-03-09T00:19:12.802-06:002014-03-09T00:19:12.802-06:00Dear commenter at 8:44 PM. I'm really not that...Dear commenter at 8:44 PM. I'm really not that hard to find but apparently we just don't run in the same social circles. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-47319534360364433252014-03-08T20:44:30.439-06:002014-03-08T20:44:30.439-06:00Should you end up shouting from a rooftop, will yo...Should you end up shouting from a rooftop, will you be disclosing the date, time and location? I don't think you would allow anyone you don't know to be watching in person so how about a live video feed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-79520800014156537502014-03-07T18:54:38.334-06:002014-03-07T18:54:38.334-06:00Permit research:
http://www.startribune.com/local...Permit research:<br /><br />http://www.startribune.com/local/yourvoices/248971901.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-34584633985817175662014-03-06T16:19:59.961-06:002014-03-06T16:19:59.961-06:00Ah, Johnny, it doesn't work that way, or shoul...Ah, Johnny, it doesn't work that way, or shouldn't. First, you write: "I apologize for writing that Bertelson did not have a permit. I don't know if he did or not."<br /><br />Next, you, not anyone else, call the city to confirm that state permits do not appear in the city's database. <br /><br />Finally, you research the state database and discover whether or not a permit was pulled. <br /><br />"Whoops, folks, I was wrong to condemn the landlord when my own information was defective." Try it. It can be amazingly liberating!Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-44051557458020925282014-03-06T12:35:03.024-06:002014-03-06T12:35:03.024-06:00Johnny, why don't you do your research before ...Johnny, why don't you do your research before you publish? You can't get a rental license without a permit. You're making stuff up about the landlord and people eat it up to have somebody to blame. You're embarrassing yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-22866456691115390312014-03-05T09:43:40.868-06:002014-03-05T09:43:40.868-06:00I agree with March 3rd 5:04 P.M and will patiently...I agree with March 3rd 5:04 P.M and will patiently wait for the other shoe to drop. I will get back to you....in Full Force,,along with Lisa Lisa, I am Lost In Emotion from Head to Toe with different reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-13219271019507712992014-03-05T00:45:37.597-06:002014-03-05T00:45:37.597-06:00Speaking of piece of shit slumlords. Jon Peterson ...Speaking of piece of shit slumlords. Jon Peterson and Anthony Weinstein are USING the city once again to clean up their HUGE trash pile at 3723 Girard Ave. N. Why pay to haul away trash when the city with do it for you for a cheap stipend? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-45789859052768009732014-03-05T00:06:16.534-06:002014-03-05T00:06:16.534-06:00So, are we to conclude that our City representativ...So, are we to conclude that our City representatives don't have all the facts and are basing licensing decisions on incomplete information or just providing the public with only half the facts.<br /><br />Why wouldn't ALL permits show on a City property information site? What possible purpose would there be to waist tax payer dollars on a maintaining a site if it only displays partial information?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-72647114636316062902014-03-04T22:18:28.558-06:002014-03-04T22:18:28.558-06:00I can tell you that from my experience working in ...I can tell you that from my experience working in Hawthorne, the numerous statements about electrical work being regulated at the state and not local level are correct.Jeff Skreneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597476540441866248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-67571776931513213902014-03-04T21:30:03.839-06:002014-03-04T21:30:03.839-06:00I am also trying to determine whether any informat...I am also trying to determine whether any information should or would appear on the CITY website if a STATE permit was pulled for anything electrical. Anybody who has information, feel free to contribute. It is, however, a fact that electrical permits are issued by the STATE and not the CITY. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-73007291865524544282014-03-04T21:18:09.934-06:002014-03-04T21:18:09.934-06:00If Paul Bertelson or somebody else sends me proof ...If Paul Bertelson or somebody else sends me proof he had a permit from the State of Minnesota, I will be more than happy to shout it from the rooftops. Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-4962140196506923982014-03-04T08:35:24.423-06:002014-03-04T08:35:24.423-06:00None of his TISH requirements were ever signed off...None of his TISH requirements were ever signed off on! How did the City miss this and not start fining him????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-61023219831096116992014-03-03T23:37:34.880-06:002014-03-03T23:37:34.880-06:00The Citie of Mpls repealed the electrical ordinanc...The Citie of Mpls repealed the electrical ordinance and fired all the electrical inspectors. This is old news. Permits and inspections come from the state of Minn. Electric baseboard heat has a built in overheat cutout one of the safest forms of heat. No flame no carbonmonoxide. You can contact the electrical inspector for the city of Mpls through the dept. of labor and industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-36656195801390645672014-03-03T23:22:12.574-06:002014-03-03T23:22:12.574-06:00Electrical permits are NOT issued by the city of M...Electrical permits are NOT issued by the city of Mpls. They are issued by the state of Minesota. Not sure what you have against electric baseboard heat, it is used all the time to supplement gas forced air heat where it is difficult to install ductwork.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-22763472980814945892014-03-03T17:04:50.054-06:002014-03-03T17:04:50.054-06:00You all look so idiotic and are self righteous wit...You all look so idiotic and are self righteous without any proof of wrongdoing. This is libelous and the landlord should probably sue you. Of course permits were acquired, how would the city approve the property as a rental unit without inspecting it. You know not all kinds of permits are listed on the city website. Check it out and stop jumping to conclusions that defame the wrong people. A rapist and convicted felon gets your backing and relief funds while innocent people get slandered? Shame on all of youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-76400012304977744032014-03-02T17:36:13.957-06:002014-03-02T17:36:13.957-06:00The city does not do electrical permits. These are...The city does not do electrical permits. These are done through the state, so there would be no record on the city's website.Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-6309506662492348922014-03-02T16:08:16.932-06:002014-03-02T16:08:16.932-06:00You would think that terrible fire on Lake Street ...You would think that terrible fire on Lake Street above the bar would have woke the city up. Awful.<br /><br />MCullen NEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-7501208272224730892014-03-02T11:46:53.145-06:002014-03-02T11:46:53.145-06:00I'm just wondering what kind of representation...I'm just wondering what kind of representation the Mission Inn Minnesota "company" made at the funeral of those 5 children? <br /><br />I mean isn't care for the poor part of their business model?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com