The Prince of Plumbers
I’m great at a lot of things, but I have to admit that plumbing isn’t one of them. So recently when I realized that the water in my kitchen sink was still sitting there an hour after I’d pulled the plug I knew it was time to call in a professional.
Now, I had tried some of those at home fixes for clogged drains. Most of them claim to unclog the grease and grime within seconds, leaving you with a fast draining sink. Maybe I didn’t read the fine print on the bottle where it must have said that it only works in 9 out of 10 cases.
Regardless I’m smart enough to know when it’s time to call a plumber. I just didn’t know which of the plumbers in my neighborhood would be willing to come out on a Thursday evening without requiring that I hand over my arm and leg for payment.
So I did what anyone who has never called a plumber does, I looked in the Yellow Pages under “plumbers.” Before this point I would have guessed that any of the plumbers I called would suggest that they come out and have a look before giving me a quote. Actually some of the plumbers I called did just that. They wanted a few dollars as soon as they stepped foot in the house even before peering down my kitchen sink drain.
In the midst of all these plumbers who didn’t want to know my opinion on what the problem was, I found one who welcomed my input. I told him that I was sure it was a common household plug, a rich combination of grease, hair and whatever grime I had scoured off my lasagna dish lately. He said he’d be right over and quoted me a price. The price actually included his coming out in the evening.
This prince of plumbers was over within the hour and had my kitchen sink flowing freely in no time at all. It was well worth the few dollars it cost to know that a professional still listens to the opinion of the people who know nothing about plumbing.