Burst Pipe Saga In Tucson, Arizona
This Facebook post was written by my wife at our house in Tucson, Arizona. She handled this very capably by herself. I am in Handmaker. - - - This post is specifically for my friends in the Tucson area. I will try to be brief, not my forté!
This year has included several huge financial emergencies for me Last week, while taking a much needed breath, I nervously wondered - “What will be next?” On Friday, early in the morning my query- to- myself was answered. I heard an odd gurgling in my backyard, only to discover a busted pipe - leaking like crazy! I began to improvise. I had noticed some “Flex Tape” in a closet. I tried that! Guess what? It doesn’t work as advertised. Resigned to my exhausting fate, I turned off the water to the whole house, and then called a local plumber whose card happened to be on my fridge. This was about 5 am. The call was answered; obviously I had awakened the man, but he was so responsive and kind. I told him what was going on, then sent pictures, as he requested. He said that his business - Affordable Plumbing - was booked all day, but that he would try to send someone at the end of the day. So Friday evening i might know what i was facing
I resumed my morning tasks, which are many- and planned how I would deal with having no water in my house, possibly for the weekend, if not beyond
Later on in the morning - remember, I discovered my catastrophe at about 4:30 am - I thought, “Let me send Affordable Plumbing a text saying that getting my problem fixed was my highest priority for the day, and that while my phone (for reasons not understood by me) did not always ring as it should, that I would be home at the end of the day. So, please, please, please have your plumber come to assess my situation. I will be there! Help!!!”
Very shortly, I got a return text. Another customer had cancelled. His crew was on the way. Yay! Yay, yippie kayay!
Marco - who I now think of as “The Man” - appeared at my door, very soon thereafter. Polite. Professional. He looked at my broken pipe, then told me that the best thing to do would be to order the needed part rather than go to various plumbing supply places to find one which would take time and add to the cost. He said that he would let me know when he had located what was needed.
He was about to leave, but hesitated and then said, “Let me cap this so that you can have water this weekend.” Music to my ears 🎶💐🎶! He also quoted me a price which was about a third of what i thought I would be paying…
Marco called again on Saturday. He had located the part and would see me on Tuesday Morning between 8-9 am, if that worked for me. Such a relief.
Well the job was done by about ten on Tuesday. Not only did I have blessed running water all weekend, but now I had a beautiful new pipe! These things matter more to 72 year old Cecily than they once did!
Here is my great new pipe!
And here is the card so that you can use Affordable Plumbing. They saved my weekend AND they are truly affordable. I could not be a more satisfied customer!
I highly recommend them. Thank you for taking the time to read this post. 👏💙💐🎶
Burst Pipe Saga In Tucson, Arizona
This Facebook post was written by my wife at our house in Tucson, Arizona. She handled this very capably by herself. I am in Handmaker. - - - This post is specifically for my friends in the Tucson area. I will try to be brief, not my forté!
This year has included several huge financial emergencies for me Last week, while taking a much needed breath, I nervously wondered - “What will be next?” On Friday, early in the morning my query- to- myself was answered. I heard an odd gurgling in my backyard, only to discover a busted pipe - leaking like crazy! I began to improvise. I had noticed some “Flex Tape” in a closet. I tried that! Guess what? It doesn’t work as advertised. Resigned to my exhausting fate, I turned off the water to the whole house, and then called a local plumber whose card happened to be on my fridge. This was about 5 am. The call was answered; obviously I had awakened the man, but he was so responsive and kind. I told him what was going on, then sent pictures, as he requested. He said that his business - Affordable Plumbing - was booked all day, but that he would try to send someone at the end of the day. So Friday evening i might know what i was facing
I resumed my morning tasks, which are many- and planned how I would deal with having no water in my house, possibly for the weekend, if not beyond
Later on in the morning - remember, I discovered my catastrophe at about 4:30 am - I thought, “Let me send Affordable Plumbing a text saying that getting my problem fixed was my highest priority for the day, and that while my phone (for reasons not understood by me) did not always ring as it should, that I would be home at the end of the day. So, please, please, please have your plumber come to assess my situation. I will be there! Help!!!”
Very shortly, I got a return text. Another customer had cancelled. His crew was on the way. Yay! Yay, yippie kayay!
Marco - who I now think of as “The Man” - appeared at my door, very soon thereafter. Polite. Professional. He looked at my broken pipe, then told me that the best thing to do would be to order the needed part rather than go to various plumbing supply places to find one which would take time and add to the cost. He said that he would let me know when he had located what was needed.
He was about to leave, but hesitated and then said, “Let me cap this so that you can have water this weekend.” Music to my ears 🎶💐🎶! He also quoted me a price which was about a third of what i thought I would be paying…
Marco called again on Saturday. He had located the part and would see me on Tuesday Morning between 8-9 am, if that worked for me. Such a relief.
Well the job was done by about ten on Tuesday. Not only did I have blessed running water all weekend, but now I had a beautiful new pipe! These things matter more to 72 year old Cecily than they once did!
Here is my great new pipe!
And here is the card so that you can use Affordable Plumbing. They saved my weekend AND they are truly affordable. I could not be a more satisfied customer!
I highly recommend them. Thank you for taking the time to read this post. 👏💙💐🎶