Someone is watching (Day 411)

So this morning I get an email (see below) from Brian Wright:

Michael

I am the Wedi western US Sales manager and one of my customers sent your blog link to me. Thank you for using our system and I am glad it is going well for you. I just wanted to say that I noticed that I didn’t see any sealant at the most important joint and this is between the Pan and wallboard or most places between the boards in the corners. I just want to make sure this performs perfectly for you. The application looks great and I like your center niche’ detail. Good job! If you wish to call me @ 206-423-0705

Thank you

Brian Wright
Wedi Regional Sales Manager

It seems that some anonymous blogophile (I suspect Jim Quandt) spilled the beans to Brian about my shower stall. Well, its a small world where you can post a blog in on a Thursday and have someone notice a problem the next Monday (I have visions of George Orwell's 1984 + 25). To calm the worries of Brian, I responded to his email as follows:

Brian, thanks for the heads up. I ran out of wedi sealant, hence the missing area and lack of a sill yet. Have to go to Seattle for it, so I'm waiting for other reasons to go. Amazing who sees my blog, and why. Cheers, Michael

If anyone is over in Seattle and wants to pick up a couple tubes of Wedi sealant from Daltile, it would be much appreciated and calming to the corporation. It'll make it worth your time in beer. Cheers, Michael

On a different front, Gary Estes (Craighead Electric) and I took on the light switches and power receptacles (plugs) today. Gary did the lights and GFI plugs, and I did the normal plugs. We managed to use up all the switches, so Nurse Nancy ran to the Home Depot in Sequim to restock our surgical supplies. Just like Mash and the 4077th, just a little less imperative (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)). I think I wired about 50 plugs in 7 hours, which is an average of about 7 per hour or one every 8.57 minutes. Not breakneck speed, but at this rate we'll be done with most of the electrical by tomorrow evening. Hot damn, we'll have power and lights through out the house. Time to party (oops, no can yet).

PS. Tuesday, Dec. 22. Finished all the light and receptacle installation, including the 5 exterior lights. Still have a bit to do, like the two fans and 3 TV boxes but those can wait. Next I have to buy the trim rings for the 65 Juno recessed cans, a couple track lights for the garage, sconces for the staircase, and a couple hanging ($$$) light fixtures. Its only money and time; don't have an excess of either right now.