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First thing this morning the sewage backed up, which is not how one expects one's day to start. I built a towel barricade to keep the raw sewage at bay, while John plungered fruitlessly. Then I called the plumber.
He showed up within twenty minutes, asked his questions, and then crawled under the house, or onto the roof, or wherever, and started rolling around in excrement, or whatever it is that plumbers do. I didn't stick around to find out.
John and I were sitting in the office. "You know why plumbers are so damned expensive?" I asked.
"Why?"
"Because it's worth it."
John nodded solemnly.
"I mean, imagine if that was Mack, rolling around in excrement. How expensive would that be? This guy's a bargain. And he's a professional. We can expect our excrement to be expertly rolled around in."
But by this point John had left the room. There is a chance that I should wait at least until afternoon to go for the gross-out. I should probably get some sleep too.
He showed up within twenty minutes, asked his questions, and then crawled under the house, or onto the roof, or wherever, and started rolling around in excrement, or whatever it is that plumbers do. I didn't stick around to find out.
John and I were sitting in the office. "You know why plumbers are so damned expensive?" I asked.
"Why?"
"Because it's worth it."
John nodded solemnly.
"I mean, imagine if that was Mack, rolling around in excrement. How expensive would that be? This guy's a bargain. And he's a professional. We can expect our excrement to be expertly rolled around in."
But by this point John had left the room. There is a chance that I should wait at least until afternoon to go for the gross-out. I should probably get some sleep too.
