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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 62 points 5 months ago (15 children)

Plumbers make hand over fist if they're good at their job. Many people get turned away by the "you deal with shit pipes" stigma so whoever sticks around are in huge demand.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 45 points 5 months ago (12 children)

It's not so much what the pipes hold that turns me off, it's where the pipes are. Crawl spaces and attics and other shit holes. You get paid so well because it's not a very glamorous job.

[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (11 children)

I have Arachnophobia. Despite working on it in small ways throughout my life, I still get an extremely strong flight response when one is too close. I enjoy working with my hands and am decent at it. Sometimes I feel just a little cursed. A wee eight-legged dude that wants absolutely nothing to do with me and I'm the one having a freakout.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago

I am also terrified of spiders. It helps to pretend that there are no spiders where your hands are, and thats just insulation and dust... not spider webs... yep yep yep!

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