4.25.2010

Plumbing: $1,800. Decorating advice: Free.

The plumber charged us $1,800 for three jobs, including resetting the tub in the basement bathroom, which the house flipper completely bungled.

But the big guy (his co-worker looked like a Viking) offered decorating commentary gratis. As he passed through our bedroom to fix the master bath toilet, he commented, "Yeah, we had this paint color in our living room when we first moved in. It always reminded me of makeup color."

"You mean foundation?"

"Yeah, yeah, that's it."

I had planned on painting the bedroom anyhow, but imagining greasy foundation oozing down the walls while we sleep just bumped that project up to the top of the list.

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