In every profession, there are tasks that can chill a soul
to the bone. For example, endless hours of sitting at a desk as papers stack to
the ceiling in never ending data entry. Another example might be speaking
publically in front of people that you highly respect or don’t know. So with
our industry, Plumbing, the scary stories that creep up are truly nightmares
too. WARNING: This story is only for the strong in stomach.
Early in his career, the owner, Keith Miller remembers an
account that he’ll never forget. He was learning from one of the best master
plumbers from a different company, which has since retired and moved out of
state (maybe partly due to this scary story). The job they were at was a home
in Medina that had a backed up main sewer. Basically, the home sewer line was
so backed up that traditional snaking from the main floor cleanout in the
basement was not working. Luckily, the owner had another cleanout in the yard.
Not knowing that the backup was of massive proportion, this highly respected
plumber began to remove the cleanout cap. It was a tough one, the cap was
sealed extremely tight, so the plumber positioned himself in front of the cap
and began to pull, and pull till . . .
The cap popped off and out came spraying sewage and every
other unimaginable disgusting thing right into the face of this plumber. Keith
stood there shocked by what had just happened, as he rushed over to help, he
noticed corn kernels on the face of the plumber too, probably from old food
being washed down the kitchen drain that had caused the blockage. Needless to
say, the plumber was able to wash and was completely fine, but it was a story
for the TV Discovery Channel’s show “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe. It’s a
disgusting job, but somebody’s got to do it!
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