Monday, June 25, 2007


June 25th-28th

We got some great recommendations on an electrician, but at this point all the plumbers that we tried to contact were busy and couldn’t help us out. Even if you are the general contractor on the job, you still need a licensed plumber and electrician to obtain the permit for you and to request an inspection. This meant that before we poured the floor we needed a plumber. In desperation, we tried a new tactic. We went to DPNR(Department of Permits and Natural Resources) to ask the plumbing inspector for advice. It turns out he had a friend that was a plumber that could help us out. Hopefully this would also make our plumbing inspections go smoothly.


June 29th

We figured out that our great connection in NJ (a relative) got us a bum truck. Transmission was out. Not an easy concern, esp. in the islands. We made it over to St. Thomas to have it redone. We had a rental reserved, but wait….WHAT? I DON’T HAVE NO STINKIN’ RESERVATION! WHAT?! It’s amazing what you can do when you are a “local”. Suddenly, out of thin air, a car appeared! Who knew. It’s really hard to get a car with no notice….especially when Carnival is on the horizon.

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