On Feb 7, 10:02*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
Several kitchen plumbing problems: 1. replace leaking faucet;
2.repair/replace dishwasher; 3. ditto disposal.

Ewww! * Priority is faucet; *don't want rot, etc. problems below the
sink. Bought *faucet and called a new plumber for an estimate. *(His
son had snaked my bathroom sink very inexpensively; had a good
presence, whereas former plumber was a little weird.)

Plumber (they are Indian from Fiji) quoted a good price for installing
faucet, after carefully inspecting all parts to see if they fit. *Will
install next week.

Said the dishwasher was kaput, which I knew.

disposal , former plumber said months ago that *there was a rattle
in there; disposal was kaput; quoted pretty stiff price (I think?) for
disposal + installation. *It *wasn't very old; *got *VERY light
wear.??? Whatever...

NEW plumber stuck his hand down and fished out a piece of plastic that
had been making the rattle. Disposal works fine! *Now I am beating
myself up for taking former plumber's word w/o checking myself!

We had a nice chat about Hindu gods, the Indian diaspora to Fiji,
Kenya, many other places.
He said taking care of people is his karma. *Ex: *He called to say he
was running late; got soaked doing an outside job in pouring rain; had
to go home & change. *Who bothers to call like that any more??!!!

I have often noticed that many foreign-born have more concept of the
dignity of giving good service than native-born. *Have found this true
of shops, restaurants, all kinds of businesses.

Remember to tell him how much you appreciate his work and be sure to
tell all your friends and acquaintances how great he and his son are.