The plumber came by this morning to fix a leaking showerhead. Rufous
will be most disappointed, when he realized his favorite pastime
(chasing water droplets) is no more. :)
Anyhow, Fez and Rufous hid under the bed when they realized there was a
large stranger going around the house, opening and closing doors. Luna
decided to continue her nap outside and Xoxo could not be bothered to
wake up. :)
Basho and Issa looked at him and wondered why they weren't getting pettins.
I really like our plumber, he's an independent guy who is in business
with his brother (or brother-in-law?). They're both really nice and very
reasonable in his charges. He was here for about 45 minutes and fixed
the leak without having to replace any parts. He charged me $80 and
offered to come clean the sink line if it starts backing up within 30
days for no extra charge.

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Kreisleriana - 16 Sep 2005 18:13 GMT
>The plumber came by this morning to fix a leaking showerhead. Rufous
>will be most disappointed, when he realized his favorite pastime
>(chasing water droplets) is no more. :)
>Anyhow, Fez and Rufous hid under the bed when they realized there was a
>large stranger going around the house, opening and closing doors.
Awww. Silly boys. Stinky loves repairmen, he follows them all over
the house and "helps."
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Howard C. Berkowitz - 16 Sep 2005 18:29 GMT
> >The plumber came by this morning to fix a leaking showerhead. Rufous
> >will be most disappointed, when he realized his favorite pastime
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> Awww. Silly boys. Stinky loves repairmen, he follows them all over
> the house and "helps."
I can't absolutely generalize, but I've noticed that repairmen and
construction workers often like being under feline supervision. The
supervisors are especially concerned with the dishwasher, and sit in a
neat line, by descending size, watching. This has left some technicians
in giggles.
Kreisleriana - 16 Sep 2005 19:46 GMT
>> >The plumber came by this morning to fix a leaking showerhead. Rufous
>> >will be most disappointed, when he realized his favorite pastime
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>neat line, by descending size, watching. This has left some technicians
>in giggles.
That's good. Stinky once made a phone repairman hit the ceiling by
applying a cold kitty nose to his exposed toolbelt-butt area. He
recovered very graciously, though, observing, "Well, it's *his*
house." ;)
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Pat - 16 Sep 2005 20:20 GMT
> reasonable in his charges. He was here for about 45 minutes and fixed
> the leak without having to replace any parts. He charged me $80
Whoa! The plumbers in this area charge $15/hour!!
Victor Martinez - 16 Sep 2005 20:58 GMT
> Whoa! The plumbers in this area charge $15/hour!!
Really? Here the big-company plumbers charge $120 just to show up.

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Jo Firey - 16 Sep 2005 22:21 GMT
> The plumber came by this morning to fix a leaking showerhead. Rufous will
> be most disappointed, when he realized his favorite pastime (chasing water
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> come clean the sink line if it starts backing up within 30 days for no
> extra charge.
Jake only occasionally take to strangers. Molly loves tradesmen of all
sorts. For a cat that isn't really all that affectionate with us, she turns
into a little slut if anyone bearing home repair or remodeling tools shows
up.
Jo
Cheryl Perkins - 16 Sep 2005 22:49 GMT
I once warned a workman not, on any account, to let the cats out. I even
had the cats locked in a bedroom.
When I came home, I had three cats - Mandy, Betsy, and the black tom from
up the street. The workman said he thought the black cat was one of mine!

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Victor Martinez - 17 Sep 2005 01:49 GMT
> When I came home, I had three cats - Mandy, Betsy, and the black tom from
> up the street. The workman said he thought the black cat was one of mine!
Hehehehe... I can picture the workman chasing all the neighborhood cats
around... :)

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Cheryl Perkins - 17 Sep 2005 15:28 GMT
>> When I came home, I had three cats - Mandy, Betsy, and the black tom from
>> up the street. The workman said he thought the black cat was one of mine!
> Hehehehe... I can picture the workman chasing all the neighborhood cats
> around... :)
That was my immediate picture, but I really don't think I had such a
powerful influence over the workman!
OTOH, Satan (as his owners called him) often acted as though my home was
also his, and probably just marched right in like he owned the place.

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