Busted my budget because of the plumber

The other day you said you were good with scissors and an axe and now you are a plumber too? Here anyone who comes to fix something in your home is expensive

@louievill Possibily though I hope it's a long time before I see him again and will forget to ask. The whole pipe system in this block of flats needs replacing but I dare not think what an expense it would be

@mysdianait Im a DIY guy. There are informal settler colonies all around our private subdivision, my workers reside there so all I have to do is to go ask them fetch somebody who does not have a job at the moment, even if he just has basic knowledge or apprenticed, I could teach him what to do so long as he does the dirty job and I could help in the work so I don't get charged much. Around 20 years ago, I had my plumbing reinstalled above ground with plastic PVC pipes and condemned the old under concrete, metal pipe system so it's really easy to trouble shoot. Some plumber over there would be giving away large Christmas gifts this Christmas

Yet another hubby who os useful for fixing things. The ladies on myLot made some right choices it appears

@DianneN Otherwise they are not worth the trouble it takes to have them

@mysdianait That we did! They have to be at something.

@lovinangelsinstead21 It is indeed!

that is like winning the lotery I fear

@mysdianait Its like they say es una loteria its a lottery if you get a good plumber or whatever.

Thank you. @owlwings had already given the same explanation in his response so I have learnt something new here on myLot Is your hubby able to fix things for you so that you don't need to call the plumber?

@LadyDuck I understand nothing about electrical things or plumbing. Yuo certainly save a lot of money by fixing things yourself. Well done you! No problem that you didn't see his response. At least you confirm it to be the correct reason

@mysdianait Sorry I missed the comment by owlwings. I was not at home the 14th and I have read past posts in a hurry yesterday. I am the one who fixes things around the house, I fixed a broken faucet in the garden, I closed the central water, removed the old, installed the new. My husband is good in electronic stuff only. We both would never touch electricity, the rules are strict here.

I don't remember the last time I had to call one but it was several years ago and I hope it will be a long time before I have to call one again.

@Hannihar I didn't have one either but I asked the caretaker here and she gave me the number of the one that I called. Hopefully I won't need him again.

@mysdianait I am with you on that. I do not have one to call so hope I will not need one.

I am useless with some things and plumbing is one of them. Electrical things are another.l Rather than do more damage I just call whoever should be called to fis the problem - and then I have to pay them of course

@Nevena83 Yes all craftsmen are especially when they come to your home to do the work. But it has to be done

@mysdianait They are very expensive.

Well as you already have some amaretti, I would have had to think of something else for you anyway If there was still a BR here you would get it. Thank you for explaining that as I would not have worked it out by myself

@myklj999

Oh that is awful. I can't manage without hot water and none at all these last days really upset my routine. The first thing I did was take a shower when he had fixed it.

@mysdianait i've been heating some up on the stove..we need to change out the sink also and i want to fix everything at once.

@scarlet_woman Oh yes that makes sense

Oh! Good to see that you are still here too Oh I remember when I was young that we had so many problems with burst pipes during winter. Fortunately that does not happen now or it would be a huge expence every year.

@changjiangzhibin89 I come at different times of the day, depending on what other things I have to do first. Yes plastic has taken the place of so many things nowarays here too.

@mysdianait I come here afternoons.Now almost all taps are made of plastic.

I don't have a husband - but I don't have a lot of laundry/stuff all over the place/sleepless nights due to snoring either Sounds like you save a lot with yours being such an all-rounder

@LovingMyBabies I preume that you are so worm out you could sleep through anything

@mysdianait I have a lot of laundry from the 7 of us but it doesn't bother me. And neither does his snoring. Lol. I sleep through it.

You are lucky and you can save a lot of money that way I am clueless abiout anything concerning plumbing and electricity

@Lignitecityabishek96 It didn't look like fun to me. He had to lie on his back to reach the parts that needed changing. He could only access them from under the sink,

@mysdianait Plumbing is fun and electricity is sin

Oh that was lucky for you that your dad was able to do the repairs. Did you give him a reward?

Luckily I had some spare money but I had intended using it for gifts rather than that. Never mind and I guess it is a reminder that I should always have something ready just in case an emergency happens again.

@Courage7 I must make it one of my new year resolurions ,methinks.

@mysdianait Yes it does happen and we must try very hard to always have a bit stashed for this sort of thing. But that is not always easy.

There are 2 responses here which explain wht it is called plumbing (which I find interesting information too). Yes I guess they could also have been called "drainers"

@porwest So true!

@mysdianait Indeed. They CAN drain the wallet like nobody's business. Especially if it is a weekend. And we all know all too well no drain ever gets clogged on a weekday.

I fear that my washing machine will be the next problem. It is 12 years old and has started making strange noises I have a friend who has suggested I buy her mother's washing machine which is only two months old and she no onger uses it since she moved to stay with her daughter. However reading your post I realise that it would have no guarantee. That is something to consider too. This year I had already decided to buy fewr and cheaper gifts than other years. Now I might have to remove some from the list unless I find offers somewhere. I will sort that during this week. I couldn't have fixed the tap by myself and had no choice. I just hope nothing else will break before the end of the month.

Yes it is and nothing at all like the one who came here