Vent: That free community corkboard I kept ignoring had a handyman ad that could've saved my plumbing disaster.

My kitchen sink pipe burst at 2am last Tuesday and after paying a plumber $450 for an emergency visit, I walked past that board the next day and saw the exact same fix listed for $80 by a retired guy two blocks away.

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angela_park20d ago

Wait, but did you actually call that retired guy after seeing his ad? Because I feel like this is one of those lessons that hits you hard but then you still don't change your habits. I know for me, I'd probably just feel dumb and forget about it until the next time something breaks. What's stopping you from actually going back to that board tomorrow and grabbing his number? Cause it sounds like you still haven't called him, and now you're just stuck being mad at yourself instead of fixing the problem forward.

ivan87320d ago

Call the guy tomorrow and you're probably just wasting more of your time. Look, I get the whole lesson thing but that retired handyman is likely charging way more than you think. He's not doing it for charity, he's a retired guy looking to make some cash on the side. You'll call him, he'll quote you some number that makes you feel dumb for even asking, and then you'll be right back where you started. Plus, you already learned the hard lesson here, you don't need to double down on it by hunting down some stranger's number. Sometimes the real fix is just accepting you messed up and moving on, not chasing some perfect solution that probably doesn't exist.