*nurk nurk* Probably a good thing that you gave me that joke after the guys had already left. Actually, they have recently changed their name from Aardvark Asbestos Abatement to something so vanilla I can't actually remember it (something that still has the initials AAA but no Aardvarks). I am sad about that. The owner, who came out to do the estimate, was still wearing the shirt with the embroidered aardvark on it.

You're right - the new boiler is so small it practically disappears into the hole in the basement floor left by the old one! It is sleek and pretty and hardly looks up to the job of heating anything. It's not installed yet - just sitting there. The Boiler Guy is coming tomorrow to put it in at the ungodly hour of 7am.