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[darkoshi]

Wow, the 2 trees in my back yard which had lost nearly all their leaves appear to be growing new ones back. I wonder if that is due to some restorative ability the trees have, to recover after a time of drought, or if these trees are some variety for which it is normal to grow new leaves this time of the year?

Something I learned this week: If a plumber from a well-known and apparently highly-regarded plumbing company quotes you a seemingly outrageous price for some work you want done, even if the prices come from official-looking listings in a company binder, that doesn't necessarily mean it is a take-it-or-leave-it deal. If you say, no, that is more than I was planning to spend, they may actually give you a lower quote. And if you say no again, they may actually go even lower. Who knew that plumbing repairs were something to haggle over? It might have saved me a lot of money a few weeks ago, if I known that.

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[dame_grise]

Ummm... yay for plumbing repairs?

[darkoshi]

Yeah, yay, I can use my sink again. With my nice new faucet on it, so that I can actually control the water pressure with a single flick of my fingers, instead of fighting with the faucet handle like I had to do with the old one. But even professional plumbers sometimes have difficulties in getting the pipe connections right so that there aren't any tiny leaks.