We are moving this weekend.
And we aren't hiring anyone to help us...
And I am tired already, its midnight and I have to get up before dawn to go get a truck from U-haul.
I thought I would start my week with a little packing each day until it was done. But come Monday morning we found out that the City of Calgary never inspected our furnace after it was installed. This is apparently the contractor's responsibility and we were not aware that an inspection was required. The furnace was installed 2 years ago and we haven't had any problems with it so we didn't give it another thought. Well our new owners took possession Tuesday.
So I packed up my kid and drive madly down to Calgary set up an inspection for Tuesday morning before the new owners arrive and bad news...it isn't good. So the inspector writes up a huge list of things that aren't up to 'code' and I hit the yellow pages trying to find a furnace guy that can fix it pronto.
It isn't worth trying to get the last guy to fix it because a) he obviously didn't care to begin with and b) I could hassle him for months before he does anything and I need it done now. So I am on the hook.
So I get a plumbing/ heating company to check everything out and give me a quote. Guess what it came to...? $2100. (I know I cried too.) Not to mention the gas to drive there and back and the rental care for Tony while I was gone because it took 3 days to clear it all up. So a total of $2500 gone in a second. Oh yeah, and then I get to come back and pack an entire house.
I need a vacation. Apparently a cheap one because my fun budget just got blown on a furnace that no longer belongs to me.
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Wow...that really sucks. And here you thought it was over...
You are a tough cookie though. And believe it or not one day you will be able to laugh at the craziness...
Hang in there Sis.
Maybe you could play the farm gameseeing as your fun budget is blown. I hope things are taken care of quickly as it really sucks to have something that you thought was done keep coming back to haunt you.
Cangrats on your new house though at least you can buy. Thats got to be a positive. Now if it was really pouring you would be prego with spontaneous tripplets right now too. Hahahah, that would be funny. Actually know it would not, but it could be worse.
I'm sending you wishes of 0 calorie chocolate goodness since I still can't (won't) bake.
You know that totally sucks! You should send me the name of the last furnace guy and I should go and flatten his tires for you! He definitely deserves it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That sucks!!!!
PS) Congrats on the new place
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