Let us stick to analogous professions

摘要

Ah yes.The dear old plumber rears his head again according to the amusing letter by Anthony Cox and Christopher Anton (PJ,24 November,p590).Unfortunately,but not unreasonably,the plumber is among the most despised of all artisans.Requesting an emergency call-out in the middle of the night,with water flooding round one's ankles or a boiler that always seems to break down in the depths of winter,one is hardly in a position to negotiate a "good price".You just give thema handful of cash and go back to bed feeling relieved but aggrieved.