this is living in a rural area for you

[cimorene]

My parents: Do you need money?
Me: 😭 No, we just need a plumber who will COME HERE!!!
Mom: You mean they're busy?
Me: They're like "We could do next year".

Our basement is literally flooded with sewage! Turds are floating in our sauna! Whyyyyyyyyy aren't there more plumbers😭😭😭

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

argh

[cimorene]

😞

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

America has spent decades telling everyone that college is the only route to success. So many of the practical trades are suffering. We have similar labor shortages here. Consequently we have trees that fell down several years ago and nobody would ever come out to process.

Re: Well ...

[cimorene]

I've heard about that on tv! We live less than a kilometer from a thriving trade school... I guess they must be turning out more cooks and cosmetologists than plumbers and electricians, going by how hard it is to get one!

Re: Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Okay, here's an idea. Go to the trade school and tell them your problem. You may be able to get a crew out there by offering to let students work on your house under teacher supervision. It's not as good as having an experienced plumber but is probably preferable to the current problem. And talk to the trade school about the shortage of workers, to see if together you can find a way to close the gap a bit.

[torachan]

I hope you can get someone out there soon!