Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Water Water Everywhere

Water was turned on at Bubbles last week. 
You may have assumed we had water - 
probably because you've never tried to open a laundromat in Ukraine.
Assume nothing, and take nothing for granted - even water.
 The construction group Abilit insisted that we had to get permission to and then lay our own water pipe - that the building's water wouldn't work for our store (more work and money for them).
After 50+ trips back and forth to the Lviv Water Department - we were right - and there is no need for extra digging, governmental permissions, and wasted time.
And, though water was turned on last week, it wasn't until today that we received the stamped, signed, stitched, and notarized certificate from the Lviv Water Department that we can show to random governmental inspectors and say, "back off!" 

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