Diamonds are for ever. Plumbers take a lifetime. They never finish. No job is too big or small for them to not finish it.
All I wanted was a new kitchen tap unit. The hot tap needed a washer fitting but, according to Tony the plumber from over the road, there is no point fitting a washer.

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