Ugh, that sounds awful. I went through the same mess last year. What finally worked was calling the town office every single day. I just kept asking for updates. Got the inspector's direct line too. Annoying, but it pushed my paperwork to the top of the pile. Took two weeks of pestering them, but it got done.

How long does a full charge actually last on a big cutting job? The specs always seem a bit too good to be true.

Used to think it was easy, now I know better.

Portland crawl spaces always have the weirdest stuff, like that time I found a whole bowling ball.

Exactly. I saw a scam last week where the text had a number one digit off from the real bank line. They spoof the real number so it looks right in your texts. If you call the number on the card, you know you're talking to the real company. Any other link or number they send is just a direct line to a thief.