Plumbers in general -- and I mean this with no hostility, honest -- are some of the most blatant rip-off artists I have ever encountered. I'm not calling
them cheats, because they don't often (in my experience) pull anything unethical; but they charge such high prices for work that often any monkey can do
that I can't help but admire them for their gall as much as I hate their practices.
I'm to the point where, unless it involves cast-iron fittings (such as your toilet flange) or raw sewage, I'll do the bloody job myself for, literally,
one-tenth the cost or less. Last time I called a plumber it was $250 to unclog a stuck drain... and all he did was snake it. I could have rented the damn
machine and done the job myself for a quarter of that price. But I let my wife talk me into hiring a professional -- bah -- and now we're STILL paying the
bill.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
them cheats, because they don't often (in my experience) pull anything unethical; but they charge such high prices for work that often any monkey can do
that I can't help but admire them for their gall as much as I hate their practices.
I'm to the point where, unless it involves cast-iron fittings (such as your toilet flange) or raw sewage, I'll do the bloody job myself for, literally,
one-tenth the cost or less. Last time I called a plumber it was $250 to unclog a stuck drain... and all he did was snake it. I could have rented the damn
machine and done the job myself for a quarter of that price. But I let my wife talk me into hiring a professional -- bah -- and now we're STILL paying the
bill.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs