We Have Power... In The House
May/14/08 08:55 AM
As of yesterday the electric company has restored
power to the house! Albeit we only have one GFI
outlet that works and no lights, but HEY! at least
it’s not extension cords plugged into a temporary
pole outside.
This is the first time we’ve had power restored to the house since the electrical fire incident. I came home yesterday and eagerly fed the extension cords back through the windows and and plugged them into the lonesome little outlet in the kitchen... and it worked! Yes I was a little surprised, but that is another story. I was so excited I had to call someone, hmmm, I know I’ll call the electrician. Unfortunately my excitement was lost on him, because apparently he sees this sort of thing all the time. But anyway he said he’d be out next week to hook up the outlets and switches.
We needed a bunch of cheap fixtures to install so that we can pass inspection and move in by the 1st of June, so a trip to the Habitat store and a grab-bag-box of brass fixtures for ten bucks and that’ll about do it. Ten fixtures for 10 bucks! That’s better than the cheap plastic ones at the supply store, although they are tacky-as-hell-brass. I think they’ll make good conversation pieces until the Rejuves arrive. Geesh, I wish the Habitat store was open every day.
This is the first time we’ve had power restored to the house since the electrical fire incident. I came home yesterday and eagerly fed the extension cords back through the windows and and plugged them into the lonesome little outlet in the kitchen... and it worked! Yes I was a little surprised, but that is another story. I was so excited I had to call someone, hmmm, I know I’ll call the electrician. Unfortunately my excitement was lost on him, because apparently he sees this sort of thing all the time. But anyway he said he’d be out next week to hook up the outlets and switches.
We needed a bunch of cheap fixtures to install so that we can pass inspection and move in by the 1st of June, so a trip to the Habitat store and a grab-bag-box of brass fixtures for ten bucks and that’ll about do it. Ten fixtures for 10 bucks! That’s better than the cheap plastic ones at the supply store, although they are tacky-as-hell-brass. I think they’ll make good conversation pieces until the Rejuves arrive. Geesh, I wish the Habitat store was open every day.