Monty by Jim Meddick for April 25, 2018

Kind of wonder how Mario and Luigi would feel about this.

Looks like Bob shut-off his valve purchase.

Teflon tape? It’s all PEX and SharkBites.

I used to fix dripping faucets, when all it took was a new washer, maybe an O-ring.

I can still deal with simple stuff like toilet flappers…

but every time something breaks down, it gets replaced with a new and “better” type that doesn’t even have the parts I know how to remove or replace.

Sure, it all looks easy on YouTube.

The nice 35-year-old plumber in the video laid out all the steps,

and all the simple-sounding supplies you’ll need.

Then you discover that the little doohickey that ought to cost $1.65 goes for $24.97…

and if the pipe underneath it is crumbling, you’ll need a new piece to replace it….

and all the fittings for that….

along with $97.75 worth of tools you don’t own, including a blow-torch.

Plus, he left out a few other essentials you might not be able to find anywhere….

like the patience you had when you were 35….

and the brute strength to remove the corroded old doohickey before you can wrestle the new one on…

and if it’s under the sink, a contortionist’s ability to get into a position where you can reach it, and see what you’re doing.

At the same time.

Poodlegroomer’s comment, that sneaked in there while I was typing, being a case in point.

:)

I’m not fully awake yet. I thought he was scratching his bum with it for a few seconds.

Some of you ol’ cougars might get a bonus “plumber’s butt”

Do you need people skills to be a plumber?

#1. All plumbing jobs require 3 trips to the hardware store: 1 for what you thought you were going to do. 1 for what you found while you were taking it apart. And 1 to get it put back together.Correlary to #1: Never start a plumbing project with less than 6 hoursbefore the hardware store closes.

Don’t fret plumbers union, most people believe it beneath them to do manual labor.

I have no idea what is happening in the last two panels.

Having learned to do most household plumbing and some industrial plumbing and pipe fitting. The main lesson I learned is not to brag aboutit and deny any rumors of all the tools you have….If you don’t do it for a living, dont do it for free…It’s a pain anyway you look at it, but some easy money is good medicine….But your chiseler “friends” expect you to do it for free….“Plumbing?… I Know Nothing about it…heh heh heh…..

“Bob’s Plumbing & Meating”: I read “Bob’s Plumbing & Heating” incorrectly at first and was really puzzled at what “meating” meant….

Anyway, Monty, If it’s so complex you need a YouTube tutorial to DIY, you need a plumber to do it for you! It will probably cost less in the long run….

I’ve done flapper fixes at work, at restaurants, and at home using paper clips or twisty ties. Anything beyond that, I leave to the pro’s.