Same thing with torque specs, too tight always bites you later.

What makes you so sure the county never checks? That's the part that always gets me about this argument. Maybe nobody caught it last year, but rules can change and one nosy neighbor or a future buyer's inspector can stir things up later. Saving $400 now means nothing if the place fails a sale down the road or you get a callback to open up a wall. Did the foreman say what actually happens if it does get caught, or was that just his gut feeling?

Wait, 3 whole minutes? That blade had to be glowing. How do you not notice the smell of burning hair before it gets that bad?