Do you ever feel like it's just one thing after another? Well Monday night I clogged the kitchen sink. (Yes, I should have known better than to put the burned rice down the garbage disposal. Lesson learned, believe me!) The plumber wouldn't be available until after 10pm so I asked if they could come Tuesday morning instead. Tuesday came and the plumbing company said that no one would be available until the afternoon, but I had an appointment I couldn't cancel. Finally we arranged for someone to come yesterday morning.
Plumber showed up and promptly made a mess. Water was all over the floor and he got water into the electrical outlet under the sink (for the garbage disposal and dishwasher). Hmm, you know that water and electricity don't mix, doncha? I'm not sure that this guy was thinking because we then smelled smoke. I ran into the garage and turned off the circuit. Oy! I really don't want the house to burn down because of a clogged drain. He finally fixed the clog after 1 1/2 hours, during which he complained to me about having to drive far for his next appointments. Then he complained to a friend on his cell phone about having to fix this stupid clog.
The upshot is that the electrical outlet is fried and will have to be replaced. The good thing is that when I called the plumbing company's owner and told him how upset I was about the shoddy service he agreed to mail back my check! Wow, that made me feel much better. So another lesson learned ... politely complain about bad service and you just may get some good service. :-)
