Kathy, when Everett and Donna built their modular, they went through the same things over and over and over and over. It will all get worked out. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:46 AM Subject: Housing progress, NOT! > Hi Guys, > Well, Greg had a talk with the forman yesterday and the foreman > estemates that it will be another eight weeks before this house is > finished. I could have choked. Anyway, if that is true, that will > extend the construction of this house at least six weeks beyond the > ninety days that the contract stipulated. The crew is putting in four > ten hour days a week, but some days, like yesterday, the crew is reduced > to two or three guys because they are working on seven other houses at > the same time. I'm frustrated because, no only will that allow our > mobile home to depreciate another year, but the chances of selling before > next summer are slim. Not to mention the difficulties of moving a mobile > home in, possibly poor weather conditions. We are talking November in > Maine. Another frustration is that the skirting has already been removed > in preparation for moving it so that our insoluation is way down and > heating this place is really going to be a real trip while we wait. > Anyway, I've put a call into the person heading up this project, but > I'm not sure that there is much we can do. One thing that really > frustrated us yesterday is that the Plumber stopped by to see if he could > do his work this weekend. Remember the bathtub? It was in the back of > his truck! Anyway, the guys told him that the house wouldn't be ready > for his services before next week. They have to frame in the walls > before he can work. I almost wish that they had come in to work today to > frame in the walls and had taken off Monday instead, so that the plumber > could have done his thing this weekend as he had planned, but then, I > wasn't consulted. > . We don't want to get too aggressive in case they drag their feet even > more. We are truly seeking for the Christian way of handling our rights > and our disappointments. Please keep our situation in your prayers. > Kathy > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!