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Normally the market is supposed to correct these things but sadly we've created a culture that looks down on physical labour. Now there is a small group that ca
by MomoXenosaga 4y ago
Normally the market is supposed to correct these things but sadly we've created a culture that looks down on physical labour. Now there is a small group that can charge whatever they want.
- bathtub365 4y agoIs the market not supposed to reflect culture?
- ElevenLathe 4y agoThis is an outdated ideology. Now the market is meant to define correctness. Deviation from the perfect wisdom of the market is the only form of sin.
- toast0 4y agoThey can't charge that much or people will do their own plumbing. It's fussy, but most routine things aren't too hard to do one step at a time. Sometimes you get a new faucet with an internal leak though, experience might have helped diagnose that without taking everything apart 20 times. Sometimes there's a big job like replacing a lateral, which is yeah, time to hire a pro.
- jimnotgym 4y agoIn the UK gas work is regulated so only a registered plumber can do it.
- sacrosancty 4y agoIn New Zealand, water work is regulated so only a licensed plumber can do it. The prime minister was once investigated by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board for installing her own toilet. Her punishment was having to apologize :P
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoYou're not supposed to exceed the speed limit either...
- jimnotgym 4y agoI should say I spent 10 years in the building trade and I saw all kinds of things, but I never saw an unregistered plumber fiddle with gas. Unlike the speed limit, this rule is pretty well respected.