I wonder what Roto Rooter's liability coverage must be

This is exactly what my house looks like when I call a service guy to come help me out. And yes, she is on the toilet with a computer in front of her. Don't act like you've never done that before.

We had to call the roto rooter guy to come help with a slight water problem in the basement. By slight, I mean, we thought I was loading the washing machine up too much at times, and then it would overflow just a bit on to the concrete floor. When I do that, there's usually a little puddle I the corner. But this time, the puddle in the corner had grown to really, a large film of water in the entire laundry room.

I don't have to call home service places like this too much, but when I do, I always wonder if they run background checks. It's just, I'm too lame to ask. Just like at the restaurant, you don't want to ask too many questions and then they spit in your food. Similar, in this situation, you tick off the call lady, she just might send the felon on probation. And really, all a background check can do is assure that the guy hasn't committed a crime....YET.

Still, I worry about the position the guy is in as well. Just one snot-nosed uppity law suit and this guy could lose his job. God only knows what this guy is vulnerable to. At my house, "It's okay, he just wants you to pet him. He won't kill you unless I give the command" it's probably the least of his worries. But I can't imagine the potential accusations that these guys have to prepare for in training sessions. I'm only guessing it parallels with other training sessions like, "How to unclog a hot wheels car in a toilet with a bunch of nasty poop." I bet that's atleast a day's session right there.

So, the guy comes over. Seems nice enough. I show him down to the culprit. He runs some water, and says,

"Yep your drain is clogged up."

"Does that mean I need a new front loading washer dryer?"

"Uh no. Sign here and I'll fix it for you."

"Fine."

I think he kinda liked me.

That's how I roll.