Return-Path: Received: from mc8.mach.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa12503; 20 May 92 15:51:22 EDT From: Christopher Maeda Date: Wed, 20 May 92 15:50:41 EDT To: bovik@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: electricians Reply-to: cmaeda@cs.cmu.edu Some eyewitness reports on electricians: I had Howard Fagen install an outdoor floodlight. This involved a new circuit, an indoor switch, and the outdoor floodlight. It was about $200 which the electrical inspector thought was high. He also had to come back and redo a couple things. I was pretty unhappy with the whole experience. I had JB electric completely rewire my house (except for the floodlight that Fagen had just put in). The inspector just looked at it today and said he did a good job. The guy's name is Jim Bradley and he works alone. It took him about 9 days over a two week period to do the place. He's a nice guy to hang out with; I almost didn't mind being stuck in the house for 2 weeks (MCN helped too). If you hire Bradley, be sure to tell him you got his name out of the database. He remarked that he'll remember to treat us computer people extra special since we all talk to each other through Bovik. I also got an estimate for the rewire from Cliff Caplan. He seems to know his stuff. I would have hired him but Bradley's estimate was slightly lower. A tip: the estimates will probably say X dollars after first day of work, Y dollars on completion. After the Fagen experience, I made sure to tell Bradley that "on completion" meant "after it passes inspection." Chris