[Magdalen] good news, bad news

[Molly Wolf]

The electrical stuff could have gotten the previous owner into serious, serious trouble, especially working without a permit.  We're talking Big Fines.  But he agreed immediately and penitently  to pay for the rewiring, so my electrician was merciful.  He genuinely thought that his work was okay.

 Nobody knew about the extent of the carpenter ants until we opened up a wall to install a garden door.  The odd plumbing isn't technically a problem, just an inconvenience.  It's mostly that the renos are stumbling instead of running smoothly.

Also, I have a tendency to attract intelligent oddball tradespeople with life issues and then find myself being caring and pastoral.  This does not make for efficiency.

Oh well, this too shall pass.

The leaving-church business is taking quite an emotional toll.  But it's still the right choice.

Molly

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:31 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ​
>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 7:16 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm kind of surprised at this list -- all the fixes on it (until the
>> business with the mower) would be required by law in New York State. Sale
>> "as is" would not be permitted if the buyer intended for him/her self
>> intended to live there or intended for any other person(s) to live there.
> 
> Yes, New York has gone a bit wacko in that regard.
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy