[cantdrv55]

I was on a business trip yesterday when my hot water heater sprung a leak and sprayed the garage. My wife heads home at lunch to find a plumber. My mother arrives shortly to help her make decisions because I couldn't be reached.

Plumber arrives, assesses the situation (sees 2 P-cars in the garage) and gives my wife a $1700 quote to replace the water heater. Can you believe that ****!! Luckily, I had good cell phone coverage at the time so my wife was able to contact me.

She had me on speaker so the plumber could hear. I said NO FREAKING WAY AM I PAYING SOME DICKHEAD THAT MUCH TO REPLACE A $300 WATER HEATER! Dude starts back pedalling to explain what's all included in the service (bring gas line, venting, water lines to code, yada, yada, yada). I told her to tell him to take a walk but I'm sure he heard me say that.

I called 411, found another plumber to do the same exact work (up to code as well) for $775. I just can't believe how some people would try to take advantage. Dude must've thought he hit the jackpot when he saw two ladies in a flooded garage with two shiny 911s. Little did he know, I'm a cheap sonofagun and those 911s are old.