Hopefully they'll let me keep the hard hat

A couple months ago, I made the fairly life-altering decision to buy into a condo. There were a number of reasons why it made sense for me to buy, but I guess nothing could truly prepare me for that Belltown price gouging. All that said, I'm told it's a good investment, and within 3-5 years I hope to be eating out once again.

Aside from night after night of the frugal gourmet, there a number of other benefits that are just now beginning to avail themselves. The first of which is a phenomenon known as the hard hat tour.

According to the legend, this is an activity where I'm hoisted up to the 10th floor of my completely incomplete building, to apparently participate in some kind of space assessment. The condo reps tell me this will be a good opportunity to get a sense of my space, which to me is laughable since I'll be missing a key ingredient: walls.

Without walls, plumbing, fixtures, etc... I feel the space may seem artifically wide open. I wonder if I will find myself fooled into thinking I'd be able to fit those dueling grand pianos I always dreamed of (in my kitchen) - only to find out that darn gas range might get in the way.

In any event, it sounds all very fascinating to me, especially since I'm not even sure they've built the elevators as of yet.