over-under on # of calls

- submitted by kevdad on 02/07/2007

over-under on # of calls needed to get our plumber to return our call: 8

8 is a miracle, i've got to

- submitted by cantel on 02/07/2007

8 is a miracle, i've got to leave an afternoon free to make calls. if i get a returned call in 3 days, i'm ecstatic!

our plumber is fantastic

- submitted by plumberbegger on 02/07/2007

our plumber is fantastic when he comes and when he comes not drunk.

i could count on 1 hand the # of times he's come to our house and i haven't smelled alcohol.

even drunk, he's better than my husband

better than your husband at

- submitted by keven on 02/07/2007

better than your husband at what?

ouch. i meant at doing

- submitted by plumberbegger on 02/07/2007

ouch. i meant at doing plumbing.

on other hand, it wouldn't take mu-ch to be better in other areas. but won't go there.

plumbers are worse than

- submitted by jer on 02/07/2007

plumbers are worse than roofers.

we fired ours. then discovered we couldn't get anyone else. we offered to pay a bonus to 3 guys, they never returned our calls!

who needs college. i'm raising my kids to be plumbers!

electricians are almost as

- submitted by Anonymous on 02/07/2007

electricians are almost as bad. unless you've got a whole house to rewire, they don't even want to talk to you.

who said the economy is slowing. they get to pick and choose their favorite ($) jobs.

i offered to put our plumber

- submitted by carry on 02/07/2007

i offered to put our plumber on retainer. that's how many pipe problems we have at our house.

next on my list is the roofer. he's like our plumber but even worse. insane. he's been to our house 20 times and he still needs me to give him directions in advance

i love our plumber. i'm also

- submitted by plumberfan on 02/07/2007

i love our plumber. i'm also married to him. he dropped out of finance and went into his dad's business. best thing he ever did.

he's the most popular guy in our neighborhood.

if something is leaking in

- submitted by mtkiscogal on 02/07/2007

if something is leaking in my house i ask my husband to fix it. it's a running joke. he doesn't know difference between a pipe and an electrical outlet.

then i leave 5 messages on our plumber's voice machine. then i pray. i'm not religious but usually the plumber calls back inside a week.

i find 1 thing works with

- submitted by callie on 02/07/2007

i find 1 thing works with plumbers. $$$$ you've got to make it sound like there's a really big job, even if it's a toilet valve leak.

he gets there, and what's he going to do. gotcha.

worst are roofers. you could

- submitted by kevdad on 02/07/2007

worst are roofers. you could call with total a roof collapse and they'd yawn. then they'd have another keg.

we've had the same plumber

- submitted by plumberstar on 02/07/2007

we've had the same plumber for 11 years and we just assume we have to call him multiple times.

at this point, if he returned our first call, we'd think something is wrong.

kind of like dealing with a preoccupied teenager.

inflow pipe burst in my

- submitted by jann on 02/07/2007

inflow pipe burst in my basement couple weeks ago, turned it into a pool.

i called our long time plumber who never called back. i knew where he lived and drove there. i screamed at him, got him good and guilty and he came over and fixed things.

he charged us 1/2 the usual price - he said! who knows. but a week later we had another problem and i called and he was at our house in 20 minutes.

i'd rather have a live in

- submitted by needshelp on 02/07/2007

i'd rather have a live in plumber than a live in nanny

are there any services for that?

just leave a message saying

- submitted by plumbersolver on 02/07/2007

just leave a message saying every pipe in your house has exploding and all the walls in your house are collapsing.

that'll get his attention. when he comes and sees your sink drip, just smile and say, want some coffee?

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- submitted by Anonymous on 01/25/2008