Utilities Go In
The utilities are going in on our lot. 
Our electrical box (mufa) was installed. 
Our septic tank was constructed. 
Our 5,000 liter water cistern was laid in the ground.
We have been trying to get municipal water to our lot. We set up our account with the water company in early April and were told to return the next day to confirm the account was established. When Shelly returned the next day she asked in Spanish if the account was confirmed and had the office staff reply to her in Spanish that was way too fast for her to fully understand. Basically she was told that a water line is non-existent in our street and that we would have to pay to install this line. This information was to be forthcoming the following week. When Shelly stopped by the office to obtain this information she was told they had no information and that she would be telephoned when they did have information. A few more days passed without any telephone call so Shelly stopped by the office again. This time she was told that she would have to speak with the manager. When she asked when the manager would be in she was told this information was unknown. Shelly then tracked down the email address for the main guy at the water company and wrote him a pleading email in both English and Spanish (thank goodness for Google Translator) asking for him to help. The very next day Shelly received an email response indicating several vendors had to be called out in order to get an estimate for the cost to install this line and that she would have an answer today. We stopped by the water company office today and by now, everyone in the office knows Shelly by sight. We were told that while there are two water lines in the street these are only 1/2" in diameter and as of three years ago a 3" line is required. Therefore, we cannot tap into these other lines and will have to pay to have another line installed in the street in order to get water to our lot. This will enable anyone else who builds between us and the major cross street to tap into the main water line we paid for for their water without reimbursement to us. Oh well, life as it is in Mexico.
We have made much progress and this led to a retirement dance from PJ that had not surfaced for quite some time (it is a good thing that Shelly has the camera most times).
And you know it is official when they place a cardboard placard with your name (though it is spelled wrong) and lot number on the mufa.
Our electrical box (mufa) was installed. 
Our septic tank was constructed. 
Our 5,000 liter water cistern was laid in the ground.
We have been trying to get municipal water to our lot. We set up our account with the water company in early April and were told to return the next day to confirm the account was established. When Shelly returned the next day she asked in Spanish if the account was confirmed and had the office staff reply to her in Spanish that was way too fast for her to fully understand. Basically she was told that a water line is non-existent in our street and that we would have to pay to install this line. This information was to be forthcoming the following week. When Shelly stopped by the office to obtain this information she was told they had no information and that she would be telephoned when they did have information. A few more days passed without any telephone call so Shelly stopped by the office again. This time she was told that she would have to speak with the manager. When she asked when the manager would be in she was told this information was unknown. Shelly then tracked down the email address for the main guy at the water company and wrote him a pleading email in both English and Spanish (thank goodness for Google Translator) asking for him to help. The very next day Shelly received an email response indicating several vendors had to be called out in order to get an estimate for the cost to install this line and that she would have an answer today. We stopped by the water company office today and by now, everyone in the office knows Shelly by sight. We were told that while there are two water lines in the street these are only 1/2" in diameter and as of three years ago a 3" line is required. Therefore, we cannot tap into these other lines and will have to pay to have another line installed in the street in order to get water to our lot. This will enable anyone else who builds between us and the major cross street to tap into the main water line we paid for for their water without reimbursement to us. Oh well, life as it is in Mexico.We have made much progress and this led to a retirement dance from PJ that had not surfaced for quite some time (it is a good thing that Shelly has the camera most times).
And you know it is official when they place a cardboard placard with your name (though it is spelled wrong) and lot number on the mufa.
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