Furnace Inspection

With a new furnace installed, we need to have it inspected. Rather, we need it inspected twice: once by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (our water & sewage service) and again by Montgomery County.

This morning, the WSSC inspector visited and approved the furnace with one catch: he wants us to remove the door off the basement rec room which leads back to the furnace & laundry room. He'd be willing to have us replace it with a louvered door --I'd prefer that option so we can physically section off the furnace room, etc., for safety when the kiddies are visiting.

The county will be dropping by to inspect the new beast tomorrow.

The question in my mind: why does the water & sewage service care in the slightest about our natural gas furnace? The installers told me its because the air conditioner unit of the combo might pump the collected condensed water into the house drain and god forbid WSSC process a few extra gallons of drained water they didn't initially provide. Still, our AC drains to the side yard outside the house so WSSC should just confirm that and go away, IMHO.

Whatever.

Furnace Inspection

With a new furnace installed, we need to have it inspected. Rather, we need it inspected twice: once by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (our water & sewage service) and again by Montgomery County.

This morning, the WSSC inspector visited and approved the furnace with one catch: he wants us to remove the door off the basement rec room which leads back to the furnace & laundry room. He'd be willing to have us replace it with a louvered door --I'd prefer that option so we can physically section off the furnace room, etc., for safety when the kiddies are visiting.

The county will be dropping by to inspect the new beast tomorrow.

The question in my mind: why does the water & sewage service care in the slightest about our natural gas furnace? The installers told me its because the air conditioner unit of the combo might pump the collected condensed water into the house drain and god forbid WSSC process a few extra gallons of drained water they didn't initially provide. Still, our AC drains to the side yard outside the house so WSSC should just confirm that and go away, IMHO.

Whatever.

Schedule Conflict

My extended clan have given me notice that they're hoping for a family reunion ostensibly to celebrate my grandmother's 85th birthday in 2012.

It's not easy to convey the incredible sea change this represents. My family can't plan something as trivial as dinner more than an hour in advance: for them to be looking 18 months ahead is nothing short of extraordinary. I fear my dear grandmother may not survive to her 85th for having died of a heart attack under the strain of thinking more than a week ahead.

The bad part? They've chosen the exact same dates as the Vancouver IAGSDC convention.

*sigh*

I suppose I could try spending a couple of days at one event, then flying to the other. Of course, that involves travel between the two most expensive airports in the entire Dominion of Canada, and it likely would mean a less than ideal visit at both.

Schedule Conflict

My extended clan have given me notice that they're hoping for a family reunion ostensibly to celebrate my grandmother's 85th birthday in 2012.

It's not easy to convey the incredible sea change this represents. My family can't plan something as trivial as dinner more than an hour in advance: for them to be looking 18 months ahead is nothing short of extraordinary. I fear my dear grandmother may not survive to her 85th for having died of a heart attack under the strain of thinking more than a week ahead.

The bad part? They've chosen the exact same dates as the Vancouver IAGSDC convention.

*sigh*

I suppose I could try spending a couple of days at one event, then flying to the other. Of course, that involves travel between the two most expensive airports in the entire Dominion of Canada, and it likely would mean a less than ideal visit at both.