that brown house

no contractors called me at all today. weird. at least, if nobody is calling, nobody is giving me bad news.

yesterday, conversely, turned into another headache. i wrote previously that the electrician had passed the rough-in re-inspection; however, the inspector didn’t leave the green slip/sticker that pg&e needs to see before switching the service. grumble. so the electrician went downtown to the inspection office and was told that the inspector who did the initial electrical inspection hadn’t noted in the file that he had approved the panel wiring…thus, no slip. what? then why didn’t the inspector who did the re-inspection ask to see the panel wiring? the panel wiring, to my understanding, is/was the main thing getting inspected! geesh. so the electrician and i both have left voice mail for the first inspector. he hasn’t responded to my previous voice mails, so i’m not going to hold my breath to hear back… however, due to this hiccup, pg&e did not come switch the power yesterday and due to memorial day, isn’t scheduling any appointments until next week. who gets a 5 day weekend for memorial day? evidently, pg&e. grumble. grumble. grumble.

although, the plumber called with good news yesterday: they had told me the earliest they could start was the 27th, but at 8.30 yesterday they called and said, “hey, we have a cancellation and if you meet us over at the house, we can start right now.” hello, yes! since i had been running late and was still wearing my towel from the shower, eric went right over. they were having their lunch break when i stopped by on my lunch break yesterday, but this morning they proudly showed off the new on-demand (tankless) water heater and gas line. it’s really compact! i wish i had thought to take a photo of the old and new water heaters side-by-side…they were planning to do the piping and remove the tank today, so i don’t expect to see it when check in over there tonight.