Well, just finished reading over the 'that which must not be mentioned' you know what thingy, and I have to say, it's not quite as funny the second time through.
Part of the hilarity was the rapid pace of the whole thing, I think, the spontenaity. For the life of me I can't figure out why it poofed, even with a read through. Maybe that's why it's covertly unpoofed?
Contractor #4 was fantastic. Turns out I don't need everything ripped out and replaced, just the coil replaced for about 1k. Thank the gods of HVAC.
Now, the turkeys are here from the home warranty place. The apprentice just freed Chipmunk #12 from his trap (we're overrun and we set them free at the nature center) because, in his words "I thought y'all were catchin' mice er sumthin'."
Effin' idiot.
They were bummed when I told them that it was a 5 ton coil in there. Mr. Turkey # 1 says " how do you know?" in an ugly voice, and I said "because the four other contractors said so." Right now they're sitting in their truck for some reason. I'm waiting for them to come back and tell me, oh, surprise, your repair is NOT, in fact, covered by the home warranty.
Contractor #4 is the one my home inspector uses, and they don't advertise. Now everything they said, man, right on target with what I've learned online...