Frazz by Jef Mallett for April 09, 2013

Plumbing the depths of the paternal mind. Not always easy to flush out the true meaning.

@bigpuma

I left you an epistle on the previous page….

In the eastern sierra, plumbers charge $90 “travel time” just to show up, then $90 per hour to work. Funny how its always an extra trip for them for everyone in town. A 20 minute job with simple parts is over $200.

Three years ago, kitchen sink backed up. Didn’t have a snake to clean it out, called a plumber, he came out, wheeled in an electric snake, was outta there in 15 minutes…$240.00!Bought a 100’ snake.($45.00) and that’s the last time I’ll ever call a plumber unless, of course, it’s outside and then only as a last resort.

Well, there’s some stuff that I’m simply not competent at. Like installing valves when soldering is required. I’ve botched enough stuff over the years to know what I can and can’t do. Sometimes plumbers, expensive though they be, are worth it.

This was a fun strip. That said, I’d like to say that I went on a mission trip to Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. I cannot understand how anyone can disrespect the so-called “blue collar” workers who have the vital knowledge of how to put things together!