Are Plumbers Cheerful?

Originally Posted by Kae

My husband is also a plumber who does free plumbing for others.*** I had a mechanic once ask me why plumbers get paid so much.*** I tried to answer but he felt he was doing the same thing making fluid move around and he didn't make that much money.*** Well a friend asked if my husband could help him fix his problem.*** He said it was simple already had the pipe all dug out and all he needed was my husband to replace it.*** My husband said it sounded like a big job.*** Eight hours later, half of that spent in mud and human waste I don't wonder any more why plumbers get paid as much as they do.*** My husband was going to rent the locater and camera from his boss for the job, but because it was for charity they just let him use it.*** If my husband would have charged him for the job it would have cost over $4,000.00.

Yes being a plumber can be a very dirty job....my husband has had to deal with some pretty awful things over the years...we are not rich by any stretch of the dollar, and he makes a good living...but he works very hard for it!