i have little faith in any holes being patched. theres only a couple that are egregious in my apt and theyre in the entryway which is mostly hidden.

unfortunately power has not been turned on yet. my neighbors thought it would happen yesterday but electricians were a no show. part of the problem is that the second floor neighbors have gone awol and arent responding to assumedly the calls from the landlord or electrician despite posting their phone numbers on the door for said purpose. so that is holding up completion of the project though the power could be turned on regardless.

on a personal note had a surprise visit from the landlord to inspect the work. caught me a little off guard but fortunately he is single minded and was focused on the work and not me. as per usual with nothing to complain about he invented something, in this case, the pull cord in the bathroom. suddenly not having a working light switch in there after 40 years was a grave oversight and somehow the electricians fault. i could have mentioned that the bedroom was the same way and the fixture no longer worked at all, but i was anxious to get him out of the apt and upstairs where he could yell at the neighbors for not putting an outlet near a bank of windows for a possible air conditioner. the reason apparently is that my neighbor is becoming increasingly nutty about "health concerns" and didnt want an outlet by the bed because of the electromagnetic radiation. i doubt that explanation would have passed muster so they just offered to pay to have one installed if that was a necessary precondition for the insurance company.