Life and times of a new farmer/homesteader
Why it took over two months to get from ownership to moving in. {
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Had a couple people ask why it took so long for me to move in after
buying the property. I said it was a long story, but I can sum it
up in one word:Electricity. Because the family who moved out of here turned off the power, and the first offer fell through, the power was off for more than a month. When that happens, the local electrical co-op won't turn it back on without a county inspection. It would seem that the meth epidemic mixed with high scrap metal prices leads some tweakers to steal electrical wire from houses. So, we had the county inspector come out, and meet my dad who used to be an electrician. I'm not sure of the conversation, but I did see the list of things that were wrong. It was impressive. And it wasn't because of stolen wire. So, dad and I (ok, mostly dad, he is the electrician in the family,) came out weekends, sometimes weekdays, and fixed the problems. Thing is, as with every project, there were complications. Like the box we got, installed, and found it nearly impossible to get breakers for. Or some of the wiring we found that was extremely underrated for the circuit it supplied. It seems every time one problem was fixed, three more popped up. The people who lived here were not really good at electrical work. Another example: They had an extension cord with two male ends that they plugged into one wall, ran through a couple holes in a couple walls, and plugged into another wall to get power into that room. Creative? yes. Safe? not even close. I'm still finding things that make me wonder what they were thinking. They did have a lot of fire alarms. They also had alot of outlets with burn marks and some really frayed wire. In time, I will fix it all. I might end up rewiring the whole place. It took two months just to get it to the point that it would pass inspection. Then I moved in. I guess that really wasn't that long of a story. Oh well. We'll talk soon, Peace, Raymond { Last Page } { Page 77 of 181 } { Next Page } |
