Plumbing is annoying

[lilfluff]

There are a number of downsides to living in an apartment. One upside is that when there are plumbing problems you just call the maintenance line and say, "Send someone over, the toilet and bathtub are back flowing."

And no need to pull out the checkbook, since it's covered by the money you fork over each month to the company that runs the place. So tell me oh people who keep talking about how I should be rushing out to buy a house or condo, when the plumbing backs up can I call the mortgage company and say, "Send someone over?" And considering a mortgage payment would probably be higher than rent...

I would like a house some day. But I don't think I'll be rushing into it. Meanwhile I'll be keeping an eye on the tub. The toilet just drained, but the tub seems more reluctant to do so.

Comments

[ziabatsu.livejournal.com]

but if you own the house you can go and do all the plumbing work yourself and experience all the joy of fixing every problem you face and... or was it just me who got the whole "joy of plumbing" experience?

[lilfluff.livejournal.com]

Well, if it's simple stuff I wouldn't mind. But when it suddenly involved stuff like patching drywall or breaking open a wall to get to a pipe. Then I'm happy someone else gets to do it.