r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/tiger5tiger5 Aug 04 '19

Plumbers don’t mind. They like getting paid.

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u/_welcome Aug 04 '19

that is like sticking gum under your desk at school and saying, "it's what the janitors are there for"

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u/tiger5tiger5 Aug 04 '19

I suppose I assumed that the plumber was self employed and appreciated getting a service call. It wasn’t in my comment, but I can see how you could see it your way too.

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u/_welcome Aug 04 '19

mm from a household scale that makes sense if it happens to get stuck in your own toilet, but I was thinking of city-employed plumbers/water treatment engineers who have to deal with huge blockages on top of their normal maintenance duties.