New House and Garden and Grand Duke

[vanessa]

Dear Cecil and Robert,
What is the situation if a new house is being built and the grand duke theory have to be considered. Won't construction on the sector of grand duke disturb him.
Please kindly share your opinion on this.
Thank you
Anon

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
Thanks for bring up this interesting question.
I was wondering whether anyone would `spot' this and bring it up.
As far, as I am aware, the most important considerations is to choose the date for the piling or symbolic start of the work.
So far, I have yet to come across a single case of problems relating to offending the Grand Duke.
Some may question the validity of the Grand Duke. But it is better to be on the cautious side.
If one wants to ask me for the rationale why I believe that there is no problem for a new house is, if one believes in the Grand Duke Theory, the main thing that the Grand Duke has not resided in the home as yet i.e. he has not been `invited' because you would not expect any one to stay in a house under construction.
Under this `argument' since he has not "stayed" in the new home, it is not possible for one to offend him.
I have been pondering over what or how to say it, but this is what I feel is in my opinion, my `answer' to the question.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 1/20/00 9:29:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil and Robert,
What is the situation if a new
house is being built and the
grand duke theory have to be
considered. Won't construction
on the sector of grand duke
disturb him.
Please kindly share your
opinion on this.
Thank you
Anon