They're ba-ack

Around 12:15 today, the hydraulic drills returned to Richmond Place.

The pipework that was completed while I was out of the country wasn't the end of the story. No, now begins the really fun part, when the utility company digs a trench through the parking lot and the cobblestones so that the new pipe can be connected with the mains in the street. Makes sense, right?

Well, the rude bastards at the company didn't give our staff any warning that they were coming, so our only indication that something unpleasant was about to happen was when the yellow barriers began to go up yesterday afternoon. The note in the foyer warns us that this digging - which may extend to tomorrow - will be extremely noisy and will produce a great deal of dust, and that people on the lower floors should keep their windows closed. This, of course, does little to help the noise, but at least there's relatively clean air inside the building.

At this point, I don't care about the new water pipes. My hot water is fine. All I want is pressure in my shower...