Maybe I spoke too soon...
Not that long ago I remember thinking to myself, “It'll be ready on-time... er, this time” because really, what else could go wrong?
Lesson #1039 - Never Assume: Yes, I thought that it'd be smooth sailing from here on out. With only 6-7 weeks left to the close, everything must be ordered, shipped, and ready to be installed. After all, the exterior is done, so it's down to the painting, flooring, and such. Well, apparently in today's world of “just-in-time” delivery, there is room for error.
Yesterday, at lunch, I get a call from the builder. In short, they told me that the bathroom tile I'd selected, nine months ago, was back-ordered and wouldn't be available until late October; they need to install the tile next Tuesday. So, I need to come out and select a new tile that day... at the latest, the following day.
What choice do I really have, right? I left work, drove 45 minutes through traffic to the design centre, spent five minutes selecting a new tile, five minutes signing some papers, five minutes confirming that this new tile would be available, and then drove another 45 minutes back through traffic to get home. It didn't help that yesterday was a truly crap-tacular day at work to begin with.
Now, in fairness to the friendly staff at the design centre, they were apologetic and very helpful. The reason that I was able to select a new tile in five minutes was because they'd pulled out all my samples again, made some selections from the available tiles, and had everything ready for my arrival. While I didn't like having to run out there last night, they made the experience as smooth as I imagine it could have gone.
But, all-in-all, let this be a reminder to everyone who is “counting the weeks”, there is always room for one more glitch. I'm just hoping that this was the last one for me!
Lesson #1039 - Never Assume: Yes, I thought that it'd be smooth sailing from here on out. With only 6-7 weeks left to the close, everything must be ordered, shipped, and ready to be installed. After all, the exterior is done, so it's down to the painting, flooring, and such. Well, apparently in today's world of “just-in-time” delivery, there is room for error.
Yesterday, at lunch, I get a call from the builder. In short, they told me that the bathroom tile I'd selected, nine months ago, was back-ordered and wouldn't be available until late October; they need to install the tile next Tuesday. So, I need to come out and select a new tile that day... at the latest, the following day.
What choice do I really have, right? I left work, drove 45 minutes through traffic to the design centre, spent five minutes selecting a new tile, five minutes signing some papers, five minutes confirming that this new tile would be available, and then drove another 45 minutes back through traffic to get home. It didn't help that yesterday was a truly crap-tacular day at work to begin with.
Now, in fairness to the friendly staff at the design centre, they were apologetic and very helpful. The reason that I was able to select a new tile in five minutes was because they'd pulled out all my samples again, made some selections from the available tiles, and had everything ready for my arrival. While I didn't like having to run out there last night, they made the experience as smooth as I imagine it could have gone.
But, all-in-all, let this be a reminder to everyone who is “counting the weeks”, there is always room for one more glitch. I'm just hoping that this was the last one for me!
