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nattarbox t1_j7po719 wrote

I got charged $500 for ten minutes of work by a plumber recently, and that’s after calling like 20 different guys.

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that_was_funny_lol t1_j7poth3 wrote

You paid $500 for their ability to do the work properly in 10 minutes so you didn’t have to call one of those 20 different guys again. I’d say you got a deal…

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nattarbox t1_j7ptfay wrote

Yeah I mean I was happy to pay it, and very happy with the work, and super duper happy that a leak was no longer happening lol

Just giving op some context

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benck202 t1_j7pw4a1 wrote

I recently had to call our hvac/plumber because the furnace wouldn’t cycle on. Turns out one of my kids had accidentally flipped a kill switch in the basement I didn’t even know existed. $300 for him to show up and turn a light switch. Did I feel stupid? Yes, but that’s what you get for eating up an hour of an expert’s time (including travel time) for a small problem.

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closerocks t1_j7qs006 wrote

This is awfully close to home. Bought a house in July, it gets cold, heat doesn't work. It's important to know that we have a gas furnace.

I check everything I think of and it looks fine. Call the heating contractor, couldn't make it for a few days but since it wasn't horribly cold, we were okay with waiting. A day later I am talking it over with my partner and I showed her the red switch on the wall that says oil burner emergency shutoff. I tell her "this is a switch for oil burners, I don't know where they put the emergency shut off switch for the gas furnace". We both stop and look at each other then the switch. It's turned off. I flip it on, the gas burner starts up.

I don't know who is the bigger idiot. Me for trusting the labeling, or the furnace guy for not fixing the labeling. Fortunately I was able to cancel the heating contractor visit in time and I didn't get charged a fee.

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yacht_boy t1_j7sqhrr wrote

I was a licensed boat captain for many years.

We had a small boat in our fleet that needed an outboard engine repair. I was sent to pick it up from the mechanic and bring it back. I went to the office, got the key, went to the boat, it wouldn't start. Tried for a few minutes, called the guy at the office.

He walked down the dock, got on the boat, inserted the kill switch clip that is standard on all outboards (and was attached to the keychain on the boat that I drove daily for a living) into the kill switch holder, turned the key and started the engine, and walked away. Never even said a word to me.

I have never felt so stupid in my entire life.

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ApolloSimba t1_j7qgtvh wrote

Lol I did this over the weekend by accident. Luckily figured out it was the switch before we had to call anyone.

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jrs1982 t1_j7ufm3b wrote

There’s a saying in the trades “your not paying me for the hour it took me, your paying me for the years and experience it took me to be able to do it that fast”. Don’t cheap out on the trades. There is a reason someone is dirt cheap.

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nattarbox t1_j7ul361 wrote

we say that in graphic design too

sometimes people listen

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