March 13, 2015. Ridgeland, MS. The Plumber.

I was delighted to see him walk through the door, even though he was an hour late. Plumbers are like that. You are delighted when they arrive to repair the problems but after they leave you forget all about them. But not me. I love plumbers. They fix things that are not working in your house. When we bought this condominium over 5 years ago, the kitchen sink would only stop dripping if the tap was in one specific position. Of course, we quickly figured that out and have done it ever since. But at least five times a day, the kitchen tap was left dripping. Fortunately, a dripping tap could be heard all over the condo so someone quickly went to the kitchen and moved the tap to that one spot. We knew it was not right but we lived with it. Now our condo will soon go for sale so the tap must be fixed. Also the toilet had a very slow and quiet leak that needed to be corrected. In the door walked the plumber. He was efficient and courteous, just as I knew he would be. Soon we were perfect. We paid him and he left, grateful that he had arrived. Plumbers must be one of the unsung heroes of North America. The first time we were in Ireland, which must have been almost 40 years ago, I commented to Ken that what Ireland needed was one hundred good North American plumbers. They must have arrived because the next time we were in Ireland, the plumbing systems worked perfectly. So hurrah for plumbers. They fix things in our homes.