newshound wrote:
On 11/20/2016 6:08 PM, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:03:51 +0000, ARW
wrote:

Just had a call from a neighbour with no HW or CH.

Potterton HE plus boiler.

Took me 30 seconds to decide to hit the pump in the airing cupboard
with a hammer.

Job done

And when he complains about the bill, you can tell him it was £30 for
the call out fee, £5 for hitting the pump, and £65 for knowing what
to hit and where to hit it!

I was going to suggest that! There's a story, doubtless apocryphal,
about someone like Trevithick or Bolton doing the same.

I did read something about somebody being charged 10 shillings and six pence
for a plumber to change a tap washer.
When he moaned at the plumber he was told:
6 pence for the washer.
10 shillings for knowing how to change it.