Thanks, kgclark. We plan to have the roof structure of the pergola above the window line. I've got to wait to see what the deck pour places the baseline at before ordering my posts, currently planning for 8 foot posts (our ceilings inside are 8 feet, window tops are about 7 feet) but since the slab outside might not be exactly the same height as the slab inside, will need to wait to be sure.
I agree a cut line through the lid would make it blend in more, but I don't know that I'd love having such a specific way the lid needs to be reset to match. I think we'll see what it looks like with the rest of the deck poured (we are having the same color as coping, trying for a more seamless look) and decide then. Right now, I'm not sure if these particular lids are even workable, since one seems to be cemented in place and neither has the finger holes exposed to be able to lift the lids out. They may be able to cleanly chisel them to be workable, but this might be a mess-up on the part of the concrete guys. Dunno yet.
Our poor head injury guy did come yesterday and do some site cleanup, so I got a chance to talk with him. He's OK, but his face looks like he was on the losing end of a fight! Tough old bird.
Patrick - our 10 day forecast shows no good chances for our deck pour, so we are on a hold again for the foreseeable future. We were supposed to have a pressure test this week, but all the returns need to be rebuilt to be able to be plugged for the test, I think. They were just broken off when the sandblasters came through, presumably to be replaced with gray fittings to match the plaster.
After pressure test, when the weather is agreeable, we will have the deck poured and stamped, at the same time pouring the footing for the retaining wall. Then the wall can be built and the pool plastered. When looking at our forecast and the potential winter storm we are supposed to get first week of March, DH guessed we'd be done ... "Maybe April?"