The Plumber's bill is in!

@sprite1950 (30452)
Corsham, England
November 24, 2021 5:03am CST
It's about £694.50 which is around $928. I knew it would be pricey for fixing my heating as there was quite a lot wrong with it. However he still has to fix some temperature valves on the radiators so I'm not paying it yet. I made that mistake before by paying a bill before all the little finishing touches were done. Plumbers tend to have short memories and conveniently forget the little non expensive jobs. Why didn't I marry a plumber, it would have been so much cheaper!
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 21
Are you regretting not having married a plumber? I told you that the son of a plumber wanted to marry me when I was 16. I agree that they are pricey.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
Haha. I don't think I knew any when I was younger. Pity we didn't know each other back then, you could have passed him on to me
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
@LadyDuck You were right not to hold on to him then.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 21
@sprite1950 He was not too bad when he was young, but I have seen him recently, not worth "buying".
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@moffittjc (121546)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Nov 21
Yikes! That's a lot of money. I would have come fixed everything for you for only $800! lol
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
28 Nov 21
That's actually quite good for the work I had done. I thought it might be around £1000 to be honest.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
30 Nov 21
@moffittjc I knew it would be high so it wasn't a huge shock. Are plumbers expensive in Florida?
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@moffittjc (121546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Nov 21
@sprite1950 At least the cost came in under your expectations. That's always a good thing!
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
24 Nov 21
This bill is on the high side There is a lack of plumbers over here and they overcharge most of the times
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
This is quite usual for the work I had done. I thought it might be more than this.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
25 Nov 21
@sprite1950 seems to be a major renovation. We have few plumbers over here and they always charge a high amount. Mostly, everyone wants an office job. There is a dearth of employees in traditional sectors
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
25 Nov 21
@Nawsheen Plumbing is big business here. They can pick and choose what they want to do and very often ignore the small jobs.
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@aninditasen (16377)
• Raurkela, India
3 Dec 21
That way you have to marry all those technicians whose work are expensive.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
3 Dec 21
I'm not really serious. It doesn't matter what a man does for a living. My ex husband was a carpenter.
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@aninditasen (16377)
• Raurkela, India
4 Dec 21
@sprite1950 I know it. I was just reasoning out .
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• Houston, Texas
24 Nov 21
That is surely a lot of cash to spend on renovations. I suggest you could have taken different quotations from different services before settling for one.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
I did and this was the cheapest. Heating is a necessity in England during the winter and I did have a lot done to it. At least I'm warm now I guess.
• Houston, Texas
24 Nov 21
@sprite1950 That is on the bright side of things.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
@NikolajJuhl I hate being cold and I live with my 15 year old granddaughter so I have to think of her too.
• Indonesia
4 Dec 21
it's funny coz regretting not married a plumber, speaking of the cost, how about try another service and learn they terms and conditions. Good luck ^_~
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
4 Dec 21
All tradesmen in the UK are expensive. I got a quote and chose the cheapest. The bill is paid now.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
24 Nov 21
That is quite the bill. Glad it is fixed though,.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
Yes it had to be done or I would have been really cold this winter.
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@solidcodes (1764)
• Philippines
24 Nov 21
Why not marry a super rich? like jeff bezos or Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg lol
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Nov 21
A bit late for me now as I'm in my 70s
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