Not so much the issue of pulling down the entire hill to service one house - you get accustomed to that mentality.
It's pulling down the entire hill - then deciding if the house can be connected to begin with. - and realizing -oh.. wait a minute, this needs doing, and that...first.
Hilarious
But then - finishing the job mid-afternoon - and not calling in a completed job - ((sigh))

As for generator - technically - don't we need a permit to install and operate one at home here?
I don't think that rule is gone yet is it?