"John H" wrote in message
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On 07 Jun 2004 15:59:45 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

If the economy is at rock bottom, unemployment is sky high, and no one
can
find
work because Bush has personally sent all the jobs, including
manufacturing,
to
India, then how can "...more work than they can handle..." be true?

John H

'Cause when life is the ****z you gotta flush more often?.... :-)

I wasn't talking about plumbers. But, if the situation is as bad as many
say,
then it would seem like "Porta Jons" would be the business to be in. Hell,
I
can't even afford a plumber and my wife still has a job!


I had a plumber to my house for a "$49 minimum" house call. (As a dentist, I
charge $45 for an exam...and I have a lot higher overhead thanks to CDC and
OSHA regulations). Anyhow...he said I needed a new toilet. $250-300 for
the toilet and $250 to install it. $250 to install a toilet?!?!? It takes
a 1/2 hour, and the cost of supplies is less than $10. I paid him the $49
and showed him the door.

I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old toilet
works fine now. Cost? Less than $30 for one wax rim and a Wal-Mart toilet
snake...and $49 paid to one crooked plumber to misdiagnose my problem.

NOYB wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
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On 07 Jun 2004 15:59:45 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:


If the economy is at rock bottom, unemployment is sky high, and no one

can

find
work because Bush has personally sent all the jobs, including

manufacturing,

to
India, then how can "...more work than they can handle..." be true?

John H

'Cause when life is the ****z you gotta flush more often?.... :-)

I wasn't talking about plumbers. But, if the situation is as bad as many

say,

then it would seem like "Porta Jons" would be the business to be in. Hell,

I

can't even afford a plumber and my wife still has a job!



I had a plumber to my house for a "$49 minimum" house call. (As a dentist, I
charge $45 for an exam...and I have a lot higher overhead thanks to CDC and
OSHA regulations). Anyhow...he said I needed a new toilet. $250-300 for
the toilet and $250 to install it. $250 to install a toilet?!?!? It takes
a 1/2 hour, and the cost of supplies is less than $10. I paid him the $49
and showed him the door.

I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old toilet
works fine now.



Damn. I'll have to modify my opinion of you. I thought for sure part of
your problem was that you were full of .... But, if your old toilet is
working...well...

I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old toilet
works fine now. Cost? Less than $30 for one wax rim and a Wal-Mart toilet
snake...

See there? All that expensive dental school paid off. You gained access to the
cavity, cleaned out the rotten debris, and sealed it all back up nice and
proper. :-)

You could have learned all that as an apprentice plumber, billed more for the
first half hour, and had lower overhead to boot.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old toilet
works fine now. Cost? Less than $30 for one wax rim and a Wal-Mart
toilet
snake...

See there? All that expensive dental school paid off. You gained access to
the
cavity, cleaned out the rotten debris, and sealed it all back up nice and
proper. :-)

It was more analogous to a root canal...and I hate doing root canals.


You could have learned all that as an apprentice plumber, billed more for
the
first half hour, and had lower overhead to boot.

No kidding. But my borrowing power at the bank is a lot better than a
plumber's. ;-)

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:25:15 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
news
On 07 Jun 2004 15:59:45 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

If the economy is at rock bottom, unemployment is sky high, and no one
can
find
work because Bush has personally sent all the jobs, including
manufacturing,
to
India, then how can "...more work than they can handle..." be true?

John H

'Cause when life is the ****z you gotta flush more often?.... :-)

I wasn't talking about plumbers. But, if the situation is as bad as many
say,
then it would seem like "Porta Jons" would be the business to be in. Hell,
I
can't even afford a plumber and my wife still has a job!


I had a plumber to my house for a "$49 minimum" house call. (As a dentist, I
charge $45 for an exam...and I have a lot higher overhead thanks to CDC and
OSHA regulations). Anyhow...he said I needed a new toilet. $250-300 for
the toilet and $250 to install it. $250 to install a toilet?!?!? It takes
a 1/2 hour, and the cost of supplies is less than $10. I paid him the $49
and showed him the door.

I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old toilet
works fine now. Cost? Less than $30 for one wax rim and a Wal-Mart toilet
snake...and $49 paid to one crooked plumber to misdiagnose my problem.



Who was the plumber? New toilets can be had at Home Depot for around $50-75.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"John H" wrote in message
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:25:15 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
news
On 07 Jun 2004 15:59:45 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

If the economy is at rock bottom, unemployment is sky high, and no
one
can
find
work because Bush has personally sent all the jobs, including
manufacturing,
to
India, then how can "...more work than they can handle..." be true?

John H

'Cause when life is the ****z you gotta flush more often?.... :-)

I wasn't talking about plumbers. But, if the situation is as bad as
many
say,
then it would seem like "Porta Jons" would be the business to be in.
Hell,
I
can't even afford a plumber and my wife still has a job!


I had a plumber to my house for a "$49 minimum" house call. (As a
dentist, I
charge $45 for an exam...and I have a lot higher overhead thanks to CDC
and
OSHA regulations). Anyhow...he said I needed a new toilet. $250-300 for
the toilet and $250 to install it. $250 to install a toilet?!?!? It
takes
a 1/2 hour, and the cost of supplies is less than $10. I paid him the
$49
and showed him the door.

I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old toilet
works fine now. Cost? Less than $30 for one wax rim and a Wal-Mart
toilet
snake...and $49 paid to one crooked plumber to misdiagnose my problem.



Who was the plumber? New toilets can be had at Home Depot for around
$50-75.


"Mr. Rooter"

And if you use my wife's logic, a toilet can't be any good if it only costs
$50-75. ;-)

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"John H" wrote in message
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:25:15 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
news On 07 Jun 2004 15:59:45 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

If the economy is at rock bottom, unemployment is sky high, and no
one
can
find
work because Bush has personally sent all the jobs, including
manufacturing,
to
India, then how can "...more work than they can handle..." be true?

John H

'Cause when life is the ****z you gotta flush more often?.... :-)

I wasn't talking about plumbers. But, if the situation is as bad as
many
say,
then it would seem like "Porta Jons" would be the business to be in.
Hell,
I
can't even afford a plumber and my wife still has a job!


I had a plumber to my house for a "$49 minimum" house call. (As a
dentist, I
charge $45 for an exam...and I have a lot higher overhead thanks to CDC
and
OSHA regulations). Anyhow...he said I needed a new toilet. $250-300
for
the toilet and $250 to install it. $250 to install a toilet?!?!? It
takes
a 1/2 hour, and the cost of supplies is less than $10. I paid him the
$49
and showed him the door.

I bought a snake, removed the toilet, snaked the drain, and my old
toilet
works fine now. Cost? Less than $30 for one wax rim and a Wal-Mart
toilet
snake...and $49 paid to one crooked plumber to misdiagnose my problem.



Who was the plumber? New toilets can be had at Home Depot for around
$50-75.


"Mr. Rooter"

And if you use my wife's logic, a toilet can't be any good if it only
costs
$50-75. ;-)

They work.....after the third of fourth flush :-)

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 20:00:29 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:25:15 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
news On 07 Jun 2004 15:59:45 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Who was the plumber? New toilets can be had at Home Depot for around
$50-75.


"Mr. Rooter"

And if you use my wife's logic, a toilet can't be any good if it only costs
$50-75. ;-)



Let her spend a couple hundred bucks on the toilet seat!

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!