"Is that included in your job description?"

[ICS]

I went to a service call today and the manifold boxes were full w/ dirt so I told her that I had to clean them out so I can work on the valves. She looks at me and asked if that was included in my job description (not joking either) and paused for a second and just told her my job description is do whatever it takes to make it right.

[mitchgo]

Gotta get to them valves somehow

[DanaMac]

What did she expect? That you would ask her to do it?

I had one new lady on the phone the other day, and she asked if we worked on Fridays. I said "No, I'm sorry. Only Wednesdays." Didn't take long for me to crack up laughing. Got her scheduled on a Friday though.

[Without A Drought]

I wonder who's job description clearing a VB falls under.

that said, i get "do you know what you're doing", or "how long have you been doing this" a lot. most of the time I tell them i just started this morning.

[mitchgo]

most of the time I tell them i just started this morning.

I'm going to start saying that hahaha

[hoskm01]

I wonder who's job description clearing a VB falls under.

that said, i get "do you know what you're doing", or "how long have you been doing this" a lot. most of the time I tell them i just started this morning.
Ive said that a few times, I usually follow with a "do you know what this thing is?"

[ARGOS]

As my dentist always said...just don't say "oops".

[FIMCO-MEISTER]

Another good one is.. "It's not working! What do you think the problem is?" See how long you can maintain a straight face as the machinations in their brain start popping.

[DanaMac]

Another good one is.. "It's not working! What do you think the problem is?" See how long you can maintain a straight face as the machinations in their brain start popping.

That's a good one too. I love when they ask if they can help. "Sure go grab a shovel, it's time for my break". That got a good response once.

[hoskm01]

That's a good one too. I love when they ask if they can help. "Sure go grab a shovel, it's time for my break". That got a good response once.
haha. That irks me when im working T&M. "Anything I can do to help?"

YES. STOP LOOMING OVER ME AND GO THE PHUCK AWAY UNTIL IM DONE AND SUMMON YOU!

[Kiril]

YES. STOP LOOMING OVER ME AND GO THE PHUCK AWAY UNTIL IM DONE AND SUMMON YOU!

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[hoskm01]

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[FIMCO-MEISTER]

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Ditto..That was definitely a thread killer

[Waterbringer]

Yeah, when it's raining outside people are invariably surprised that we work in rainy weather. I work in the Pacific NW.

So no, we don't take 337 days a year off. And no, we aren't scared of water. We're irrigators working in the NW.

But we DO subcontract out for valve-box-clearing, as this kind of arduous, technical, and potentially life-threatening endeavor could only be accomplished by someone with a Valve-box-clearing-out license, obtained by clearing out no less than 2,000 valve boxes, 1,500 of which have to be supervised by another journeyman valve-box-cleaner, and maintained by 30 hours of continuing valve-box-cleaning related education every 3 years and a 70% score on the written valve-box-cleaner certification exam.

Yeah.

[EagleLandscape]

... and I thought Tejas was bad...:)

[hoskm01]

Yeah, when it's raining outside people are invariably surprised that we work in rainy weather. I work in the Pacific NW.

So no, we don't take 337 days a year off. And no, we aren't scared of water. We're irrigators working in the NW.

But we DO subcontract out for valve-box-clearing, as this kind of arduous, technical, and potentially life-threatening endeavor could only be accomplished by someone with a Valve-box-clearing-out license, obtained by clearing out no less than 2,000 valve boxes, 1,500 of which have to be supervised by another journeyman valve-box-cleaner, and maintained by 30 hours of continuing valve-box-cleaning related education every 3 years and a 70% score on the written valve-box-cleaner certification exam.

Yeah.
Wow. Welcome to the site. When do you think you might go after your license?

[Mike Leary]

But we DO subcontract out for valve-box-clearing, as this kind of arduous, technical, and potentially life-threatening endeavor could only be accomplished by someone with a Valve-box-clearing-out license.

That is one hard ticket to get; takes years. Welcome to the site, that makes four of us from WA, plus Dirty Water who's missing.

[ARGOS]

that makes four of us from WA.

Let you freak flag fly.

[WalkGood]

Yeah, when it's raining outside people are invariably surprised that we work in rainy weather. I work in the Pacific NW.

So no, we don't take 337 days a year off. And no, we aren't scared of water. We're irrigators working in the NW.




With that much rain, why bother having an irrigation system? :rolleyes:

[Mike Leary]

With that much rain, why bother having an irrigation system? :rolleyes:

During the summer and fall, we often have less rain than Phoenix. :clapping:

[Wet_Boots]

So, plant rocks.

[Mike Leary]

So, plant rocks.

I can't afford to have Kiril come up and instruct in proper placement.

[Waterbringer]

True -- July and August are pretty bad. Folks new to the area are sometimes surprised that anybody has sprinkler systems because it 'rains all the time.' The 337 days was a joke, by the way. Chicago actually gets more rainfall than we do in the Seattle area.

I DID just warm up and dry out from a 45-degree downpour this afternoon. But yeah, unless you have a landscape made entirely of established native stuff and don't mind a brown lawn a couple months a year (or a bunch of hand/hose watering) then yeah, no need for irrigation. Now, excuse me while I go toss my work clothes in the dryer. . .

[Kiril]

But yeah, unless you have a landscape made entirely of established native stuff and don't mind a brown lawn a couple months a year (or a bunch of hand/hose watering) then yeah, no need for irrigation.

Sounds good to me! :clapping:

[Waterit]

I wonder who's job description clearing a VB falls under.

that said, i get "do you know what you're doing", or "how long have you been doing this" a lot. most of the time I tell them i just started this morning.

I like to answer not "not very long, but I did finish reading the book on the way over here".

[FIMCO-MEISTER]

I like to answer not "not very long, but I did finish reading the book on the way over here".

How are you doing?

Staying busy I hope.