Chippys_mittensMar 30

When was the last time someone stunned you with a statement?

https://lemmy.world/post/44949192

When was the last time someone stunned you with a statement? - Lemmy.World

Thinking about a conversation I was having with an acquaintance years ago. He was a friend of a friend and we were talking about food. I forget the exact phrasing but I brought up loving avocados. He said “what’s that?” I was a bit surprised and explained. He responded “OH thats crazy I thought that was one of those made up words”. The statement was like a flashbang I had to contemplate for a few minutes.

Show threadradixMar 30
About 10 minutes ago my plumber said my problem may cost in the neighborhood of $30k to fix. Yay.
Show threadcrystalmerchantMar 30
Dayum. What’s the issue?
Show threadradixMar 30

Sewer line is sagging, so there’s a 30ft section that is trapping anything that gets flushed or drained. I called them out to fix a backup, and they found why it backed up alright.

He had to leave to get a better locator to see exactly where in the yard/street would need to be dug up, but it seems to be pretty close to the city connection, so probably in or near the street, which could make the cost that high if it involves excavating the road.

Show threadchunesMar 30
Replacing a small section of sewer line costs 30k? That sounds absurd.
Show threadTollana1234567
shouldnt that be on the cities dime?
Mar 31 at 5:50amWeb