lol...that's what i can do..drive, but dh won't let me!

Your situation was much easier than ours. We built a custom house for a client and it took 3 visits from the town for a C/O. They came with the plans and reviewed from top to bottom. They wanted to see every tempered sticker on every piece of glass. We had specified no markings on the Starfire (clear) glass and had billing proof it was tempered, but they rejected it. All showers, interior glass rails, roof balcony rails, and 200 ft of yard glass rails had to be acid etched by the glass manufacturer. The house had to be exactly identical to the Architectural review board plan. All plantings shown had to be in place. The house had a pool so all fences, gates (self closing and lockable, and pool cover were inspected. Pool cover had to be certified otherwise door alarms and pool alarm were needed. All fireplaces had to have doors and outside fresh air intakes. All paperwork on one pre-fab fireplace had to be furnished and a gas linear fireplace had to have all it's paperwork. They checked for the electrical underwriters certificate. Any plumbing in the basement had to be finished with stops and caps so a plumber would not have to come back for fixture installation. This inspection took hours. They came back to check glass stamps, one cap on a future vent, and final driveway coating. He gave us a break on the stone on top of 4" of blacktop driveway until the owner moved in. In our area they are very careful and only give in a little. Also they check exterior drainage because we have to have zero runoff so all downspouts and patios must drain into engineered drainage. Don't complain about not getting your money's worth because the opposite could happen and time and money would be the end result. This is set up to safeguard the owner and the town. Years ago they didn't look at the finished project closely and they got caught buy buyers and even neighbors. This makes for an interesting close to a project.

Love all the funnies....both my daughters are blondes and they get a kick out of the "dumb blonde jokes".This is my daughters favorite: There was a typical blond. She had long, blond hair, blue eyes, and she was sick of all the blond jokes. One day, she decided to get a make over, so she cut and dyed her hair. She also went out and bought a new convertible. She went driving down a country road and came across a herd of sheep. She stopped and called the sheep herder over. "That's a nice flock of sheep," she said. "Why thank you," said the herder. "Tell you what. I have a proposition for you," said the woman. "Okay," replied the herder. "If I can guess the exact number of sheep in your flock, can I take one home?" asked the woman. "Sure," said the sheep herder. So, the girl sat up and looked at the herd for a second and then replied "382." "Wow," said the herder. "That is exactly right. Go ahead and pick out the sheep you want to take home." So the woman went and picked one out and put it in her car. Then, the herder said, "Okay, now I have a proposition for you." "What is it?" queried the woman. "If I can guess the real color of your hair, can I have my dog back?"

This is a brunette joke as far as I can tell. It would make more sense.