Plumbers with degrees

February 2, 2009 - 10:16 PM by David · Leave a Comment
Filed under: History and Culture, Israeliness, Life

plumbers Don’t even ask. We’ve been dealing with a huge home problem the last few days – whenever we turn on our shower or sink, the water flows directly through our downstairs neighbor’s ceiling onto their floor.

To make a long story short, we’re using our mortgage insurance which we pay monthly, and is earmarked for this very sort of problem. Well, it takes a while for the company to send someone, and when they finally did, he didn’t really fix the problem. He returned and again, soon after he left, the leak returned. So now we’re talking a few days since I showered, my downstairs neighbors are pissed off, and I’m spending most of my time on the phone with the insurance company trying to get someone competent to show up.

We’ve been shuttling off to other neighbor to get our kids bathed, and have gotten used to brushing our teeth and washing up at the kitchen faucet – which luckily is connected to another pipe. The final straw was yesterday though, when a flush of the toilet also caused water (I hope it was just water) to flow downstairs.

Finally, this afternoon, the company sent another team – known as the supervisors – to get to the bottom of the affair. Alon, a shaved-headed, earring wearing 30-year-old, and David, a veteran of undertimed age, but vast experience, showed their mettle, and within a couple hours, we had no leaks, running water, and working toilets.

During the course of their work, we got to talking, and as a result, Alon and David have a new title – Plumbers with Degrees. David, it turns out, is a university lecturer on the Torah, and Alon is studying for his masters degree in history. They both supplement their income by being the best darn plumbers in the greater Jerusalem area.

So next time you want to talk Moses, Maimonides, and the Civil War, while at the same time get your pipes cleaned, you know who to call.

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