maybe not Spinoza...
but definitely Camus.
he played in goal, must have been good with his hands...
fnaar, fnaar etc.

actually, there's an awful lot to be said for being a Plumber. i reckon, for all sorts of reasons, that it's the best of the trades. not least for the public health aspect, after all where would we be without Plumbers? up to our knees in shit is where!
LOL
that's the drawback...getting home and into the shower and realising you have another person's shit under your fingernails! a bit grim...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 14 Jul 2009, 21:54, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Wow.
That must realy put you off chewing your nails!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 21:55, Reply)

you would think so...
but anyway folks, my good lady is groaning expectantly so i fear that i must away and leave you all for greener pastures...
so to speak...
and remember...

"it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it!"

see you all next time

Blaireau69 ;-)
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:00, Reply)

Ha ha!
You'd better get going then. Catch ya around on /ot some other time
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:02, Reply)

Seeya Plumbus!
Dunno bout you Fredz, but I've learnt something!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:05, Reply)

one last thing...
towards the end of his life Einstein would often comment that he would all-in-all have rather have been a Plumber.

and another, but you probably know this already...
the word Plumber comes from the Latin Plumbum meaning Lead, hence Pb the chemical symbol. so next time someone tells you they are a Plumber ask them if they can work Lead...

edit: that's all folks! over and out ;-)
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:10, Reply)

Yep.
Been an all round educational HSH. Tea, cake, philosophy and plumbing. Some of the cornerstones of civilisation!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:16, Reply)

My toilet is still broken though...
Flush mechanism hanging on by a keyring...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:22, Reply)

Ahhh....
That does suck actualy. Is there no landlord or whatever you can go to? Anyway, I'd better get to bed. Got a 12 1/2 hour shift with an 8:15 start tomorrow. Not looking forward to it!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:24, Reply)

Ouch.
Go on, get to bed then. Landlord keeps promising to fix it but I think he's waiting until the keyring gives way and my bathroom turns into Tenko... Night!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 22:32, Reply)