Well, that was a short. Girlfriend is talking to roommate again. Guess she got over the broken promise.
Roommate wants to build and remove my patio and put in a fire pit he wants to have. I explained I would need a permit to alter my house and its value. Oh, it's my house and I should do whatever I want and ignore the law. I explained I will not have the city knocking on my door and taking down my deck because I built one without a permit to hit me for a fine. We follow the law when altering my house. I looked at fire pit rules they must be 30 feet from house or anything flammable like a tree. Looked up deck permit. Must turn in diagrams of plans, draw out the posts, beams, stairs, and include distance from property lines to apply for the permit. Then it must be inspected 3 times, 1 for post holes, 2 for the frame, and 3 for final product. I need to pay for each inspection. I am certain roommate is not willing to go through that. Then I asked my brother who volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and electrical engineer his opinion of building a deck on my house. My patio slopes. He said my back door is too low for a deck, that's why I have a patio. Sigh. Told roommate no deck. I think he understood.
I made an important decision. I want to see Australia next year. I get a week vacation so unsure if have time to see New Zealand and Tasmania too. Now have to renew my passport, it expired in 2012.
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