It's easy to moan about things. That's why mechanics, plumbers and the like get a disproportionately bad press. It's 'disproportionate' because a) when you need one something has already gone wrong and this thing is often bad and inconvenient. b) when they come to you there are inevitably costs associated with that travel. c) There is a chance that they will need to buy a part to fix whatever it is that's broken especially if the broken thing is old d) if you're a bloke, there's a nagging sense in the back of your mind that your manhood is being questioned- is your wife/ girlfriend/ special friend thinking filthy thoughts about the hirsuite, oil-smeared skilled person because they can do things with pipes that you can't?
I am here to re-tip the balance a little. A bloke came to my flat today to look at the boiler and a leak. He spent 1 hour 15 mins and only charged me for 1 hour. He didn't charge for parts because he had a 'few bits and pieces spare' in his van. He also showed me how to fix one of the problems myself in the future. And he was a nice bloke. Not so nice that I was thinking things of course.
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