The plumbers, who spent 8 manhours replacing the pipes inside my Oakwood
70, just left a few minutes ago....much richer, by the way.

One can never underestimate the value of plastic pipes until one has gone 3
days flushing with buckets, heating water on the stove and washing in the
sink with no pressure.

All is well, aboard the sunken ship, tonight. Her new SEVEN KILOWATT,
240VAC Westinghouse, dual element water heater has been straining several
South Carolina nuclear power plants since she came online at 4PM at 110% of
her NRC licensed power level. SCANA put an extra alternator on the grid to
handle my demand without a brownout downtown. They said I could get
industrial rates next month.

The plumbers celebrated with a couple of Boddington's English Ales to show
my appreciation for an outstanding job done on short notice.

Larry
--
God that shower felt wonderful. I stayed in so long my hands wrinkled like
a prune!

As soon as the Commissioners of Public Works calls back to report the city
water tanks have recovered to a safe level, I'm going back in and continue
the "sea trials" on the new water heater to test its capacity and recovery
time!

"Conserve Water" my ass......(c;
The sewage plant will just have to live with it!

Larry wrote:

The plumbers, who spent 8 manhours replacing the pipes inside my
Oakwood
70, just left a few minutes ago....much richer, by the way.
snip

Ever hear the story about the doctor who called a plumber to make a
house call?

Plumber arrived, spent about 10 minutes, made a modest repair, then
handed the doctor his bill for $150.

Doctor complained, "I'm a doctor and only charge $100 for a house call".

Plumber answered, I know, that's why I quit being a doctor and became
a plumber".

Lew

Lew Hodgett wrote in news:WIhji.4157$rR.4007
@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Larry wrote:

The plumbers, who spent 8 manhours replacing the pipes inside my
Oakwood
70, just left a few minutes ago....much richer, by the way.
snip

Ever hear the story about the doctor who called a plumber to make a
house call?

Plumber arrived, spent about 10 minutes, made a modest repair, then
handed the doctor his bill for $150.

Doctor complained, "I'm a doctor and only charge $100 for a house
call".

Plumber answered, I know, that's why I quit being a doctor and became
a plumber".

Lew


Touche'....(c;

I've never figured out why lawyers are more important to humans than the
technicians that keep it all running and make our lives bearable.

Case in point: The next time your head is stopped up, call a lawyer.

How stupid humans are....

Larry
--
While in Mexico, I didn't have to press 1 for Spanish.
While in Iran, I didn't have to press 1 for Farsi, either.
It just isn't fair.

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:54:42 +0000, Larry wrote:

Lew Hodgett wrote in news:WIhji.4157$rR.4007
:

Larry wrote:

The plumbers, who spent 8 manhours replacing the pipes inside my
Oakwood
70, just left a few minutes ago....much richer, by the way.
snip

Ever hear the story about the doctor who called a plumber to make a
house call?

Plumber arrived, spent about 10 minutes, made a modest repair, then
handed the doctor his bill for $150.

Doctor complained, "I'm a doctor and only charge $100 for a house
call".

Plumber answered, I know, that's why I quit being a doctor and became
a plumber".

Lew


Touche'....(c;

I've never figured out why lawyers are more important to humans than the
technicians that keep it all running and make our lives bearable.

Case in point: The next time your head is stopped up, call a lawyer.

How stupid humans are....

Larry

Witch doctors have always had a paramount place in society. Who else
will propagate the evil spirits -- the plumbers?

You go to the doctor and say, "I can't crap", and the doctor gives you
some little white pills. If you talk a little more he'll give you a
prescription for three days bed rest so you can claim your sick leave.
You call a plumber and say "I can't crap" and he says, "I can, maybe,
make it by next Wednesday".




Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)

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Bruce wrote in
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Bruce in Bangkok


How is the medical business in Thailand?

Larry
--
While in Mexico, I didn't have to press 1 for Spanish.
While in Iran, I didn't have to press 1 for Farsi, either.
It just isn't fair.

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:24:33 +0000, Larry wrote:

Bruce wrote in
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Bruce in Bangkok


How is the medical business in Thailand?

Larry

Booming! Many of the Thai doctors are products of U.S. schools and we
are now inundated with "medical conglomerates". There is, for example,
a Bangkok Hospital; a Bangkok Phuket Hospital; a Bangkok Chang Mai
Hospital.

Medical care in these hospitals is excellence, fluent English, modern
medical appliances and care that you wouldn't believe. sort of 5 star
hotel treatment -- your wife is worried about you waking in the night;
no problem they will move an extra bed in the room so she can sleep
there.

The costs are substantially lower then other countries in the area and
(I'm told) a great deal lower then in America. A friend crashed a
motorcycle and smashed his ankle. I saw the x-rays and his ankle
looked like a handful of gravel. I carried him down to the hospital in
the back of my pickup with his foot in a picnic box full of ice.

The emergency staff met us at the hospital door, delivered the bloke,
and his wife straight to the surgeon's office, x-rays were taken; into
the operating room about 16:00 for a 6 hour surgery; private room;
wife had a bed in the room. The cost, including all out patient care,
physical therapy, follow up visits to the doctor, etc. was about US$
10,000.

Having said all that I go to a local hospital in Bangkok where the
English is marginal, the food is Thai, and the costs are about half
what the high toned "foreigner" hospitals charge.


Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)

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