I knew a plumber growing up. Dude walked around with a wad of cash that would make a gangster blush. Used to run into him on jobs all the time. By the time I knew him he was one of those elder assholes, would spend 5min saving the day with wizardry and old man strength, and the rest of is smoking weed and being hilarious. R I P Lionel, you were a good one
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DaddleDew@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Plumbers make hand over fist if they’re good at their job. Many people get turned away by the “you deal with shit pipes” stigma so whoever sticks around are in huge demand.
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 5 months ago
uis@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I imagined how some gang hired plumber to keep shit together, then they see bill, learn that this is how everyone bills, and become plumbers gang. Sometimes it’s called plumbers coop.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It’s not so much what the pipes hold that turns me off, it’s where the pipes are. Crawl spaces and attics and other shit holes. You get paid so well because it’s not a very glamorous job.
Xanis@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I have Arachnophobia. Despite working on it in small ways throughout my life, I still get an extremely strong flight response when one is too close. I enjoy working with my hands and am decent at it. Sometimes I feel just a little cursed. A wee eight-legged dude that wants absolutely nothing to do with me and I’m the one having a freakout.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You can work on phobias like that in therapy
Xanis@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sure I can. How would you recommend I afford therapy for a phobia that only impacts my life rarely?
Zoot@reddthat.com 5 months ago
I am also terrified of spiders. It helps to pretend that there are no spiders where your hands are, and thats just insulation and dust… not spider webs… yep yep yep!