Friday, July 8, 2011

Shocking news. . .

Well, not really, if you know how things work here in Costa Rica. We're still on the hunt for a transformer to replace the older ones that we have.

The problem is, we get a different story whenever we talk to someone different. Sometimes it's an electrical study, then there's a topographical study, then there's the installation. Everyone seems to have an opinion (even the folks who work for the power company) and that rarely holds up more than 24 hours.

Perhaps we need a larger transformer; perhaps we don't. Perhaps we need new lines; perhaps we don't. Perhaps we're OK as we are; perhaps we aren't.

It seems that the power company will take care of certain things, but has a policy that its employees can make money on the side by coming out to do studies. It is truly a dizzying process that has Lucy at wit's end on some days as no one will give a straight answer.

The latest: We're on the fast track for new lines and a transformer (if they are necessary) and are just awaiting the study(ies) to come through.

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