Comrades!

We are both surprised and delighted to announce that the offending utility pole has now been moved.  For those of you new to our little project in the field, here’s a quick recap :

August 20, 2012 – First call to Central Maine Power

September 6, 2012 – Infamous “Those Aren’t Our Poles, You Need To Call Fairpoint” conversation.  We dragged Britney Spears into that one.

January 17, 2013 – Poles Installed (On the Wrong Side of the Road)

April 9, 2013 – Wire On The Poles (On The Wrong Side Of The Road)

April 13, 2013 – The leader of the pole people calls to tell us that the poles are on the wrong side of the road.

May 22, 2013 – The pole is moved to the right side of the road.

All in — 275 days to get the utility poles into place on the right side of the road.  Nine months and 2 days.  Good times.

We have no idea when we might get around to actually having electricity.  Right now the framing crew is working off a small bank of gas generators.  When you look from across the field, you can see a little dark emission cloud hovering over the site.  (Steve says it reminds him of “Shanghai, but with pine trees.”)