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The trials and tribulations of getting a plumber

15 June 2024

9:00 AM

15 June 2024

9:00 AM

‘Please, I’ll do anything,’ I told the plumber. ‘I’ll give you all the money I have if you just come back here for one day and connect the new hot water system.’

The plumber said no bother, he would come this weekend. But he says that every week, and every weekend when he doesn’t come he says he’ll come the next week.

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