#I like that his work truck is a plain white van with a simple sticker on each side showing the business name

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A bathroom sink here has been slow to drain. I attempted various remedies with no success. The basement floor drain is also very reluctant to accept water from the furnace and air conditioner system.

So I called a guy.

A plumber I've used in the past had given me the guy's name when a drain in this house was clogged about seven years ago. Until that point I didn't know there was a difference between plumbers and drain cleaners.

Anytime someone comes to my house to fix or build something I like asking questions and watching how things are done. It's more interesting than my own job. People would fall asleep if I described a typical day of my work.

When my chimney had to be rebuilt I asked the head bricklayer if I could get on the scaffolding and look down inside the exposed chimney. The brick workers all stepped back. One hollered "Homeowner coming up!"

He probably figured I would nitpick something. I really just wanted to climb the scaffolding and look inside the chimney. Shockingly, they let me do it. There isn't just one big void inside all the bricks like I thought.

When I carefully climbed back down I said, "Cool. Thanks." That was met with stares from guys who just wanted to get back to work.

The drain guy today seemed to enjoy answering my questions about drain and pipe clearing. My house was his last stop of the day. I didn't want to make him late for dinner. He smiled when I said I'd asked my last question. He also said he didn't mind the questions. Then he added that if I ever have more questions about pipes and drains I could call and ask over the phone!

One question I asked was if he could tell what was blocking the bathroom drain. He replied, "Not really. Pipes get a buildup of stuff and when it gets cleared it goes out to the city sewer connection, not back into the house."

So I couldn't prove it was gobs and gobs of long, red hair. But I think we all know.