Electrician No. 3

Our electrician was here today, and made progress. He's a good guy, very creative (you need to be creative -- not to mention tolerant -- when working on a house like this.) He's our third electrician. The first, a sincere sort, basically flaked out on us. The second turned out to be a nightmare (I can't rehang that fixture. It's against code!) That despite the fact that "code" wasn't going to apply in that particular situation (adding a wall switch for a pull-chain operated fixture). We let him go. But number three, John, is a keeper. Upbeat, creative, smart, he's perfect for this place. Today he added outlets to the kitchen counters -- there were none -- and we're thrilled. Last week he wired in the new double wall oven. He's also rewired some old fixtures and been completely unfazed by the old gas lines (for the long-gone gas-lights) which fill the walls. He's moved some weirdly positioned outlets (in the floor?!) and added circuits so you can, for example, run the vacuum and still have the refrigerator kick in. Such is progress.