As some of you would know, we've been waiting FOREVER for our building approval. It took 10 months for the land to be titled, and the council have had our building plans since 25 August.
Our builder has been great, regularly updating us on 'progress' - or the lack of it - and go off information provided to them by the private certifier they appointed.
On 6 Nov I phoned council myself to find out what was going on and how much longer it was expected to take. I was told the plans were approved the day before, and it would just be 2 weeks for the approval to be reviewed.
On 13 Nov, the private certifier phoned council and were told 2 weeks. Hu? I've been quite busy, so hadn't had a chance to follow up with council until today and was told... you guessed it... 2 weeks.
Why?
Because THEY LOST OUR PLANS.
WT...??? They were put in the wrong pile on someoe's desk and haven't been looked at since I phoned on 6 Nov (or really - who knows how much longer before that!). I phoned back a few minutes later and let the guy know that 2 weeks wasn't good enough. They screwed up and this should be made a priority. This is costing us more money every week in rent, while we've been waiting the last house we were renting was sold and now this second rental is on the market. They must just think we all have money growing on trees. Un-freaking-believable. I'm waiting to hear back from him now to hear just how quickly it can be done, but apparently it really only takes a few hours and could be done in a couple of days. I feel really bad taking it out on the guy at the end of the phone, I'm sure its not his fault but this is just so, so beyond a joke I can't be nice about it anymore.
Ok...just venting.... I can't remember the last time I was this angry.