Apparently, the plumbing company hired the three stooges to work for them, minus one stooge. That is not to say that they were incompetent, but that I swore that at any moment a fist fight was going to break out. Lots of yelling. Lots of name-calling. Lots of mumbling under their breath at one another. All that was missing was Curly's "woo..woo..woo" and "nyuck...nyuck...nyuck" and Moe's signature slap to the head of whomever was closest to him.
The senior plumber kept taunting the younger one calling him a little girl, stupid, idiot...etc. It was breathtaking how much of a jerk he was being. What made it funnier/worse is that the younger one would let the curse words fly when he became frustrated. The senior, emotionally abusive, plumber would then tell the younger one to watch his language. I guess in his economy yelling, "F@ck" at a pipe is worse than insulting another's manhood and constantly berating him throughout the day.
Most of these tantrums took place when the plumbers thought I wasn't around or couldn't hear them, but sound carries through the ventilation shafts when you're in the attic yelling at the top of your lungs. By the end of the day I was happy to see them go. They were always very nice when speaking to me, but the tension between the two of them had me frazzled.
My reward for listening to their bickering for 2 days was a hot shower after they left.
We now have water! Not only do we have water, but it is actually contained in pipes and not running out all over the floor or inside walls. It's a joyous occasion
The plumbing inspector is supposed to swing by today to check everything out and make sure it's up to code. After that, we have to repair several holes in the drywall.
We have vaulted ceilings and when the house was built, at the normal ceiling height, two 2 x 4 boards were laid horizontally from which the vaulted part of the house was built upwards. This meant that the plumbers couldn't slide pipes down the walls, because the walls were blocked off. They had to open the walls, drill holes through the 2 x 4's and then slide the pipes through the holes. This contributed to the already foul mood between them as they tried to snake a pipe with a diameter about the size of a quarter down several feet from the attic and through a similarly sized hole. It was a two-person job, requiring teamwork, so you can imagine how that went.
Here's hoping I never have to call another plumber for a very long time.
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