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Plumbing in Haiti - My Plumber did it HIS WAY...

TRUE STORY - I call up a plumber to do some work for me in Haiti... But before coming to Haiti, I called up a professional from outside the country who gave me a plan and a complete list of all the parts I will need. So I purchase the parts and brought them with me... That was the beginning of my nightmare...

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Long story short... When my plumber was done. ALL THE PARTS... OK... Most of them... were still on the floor...

"What do you mean you are done?" I asked him...

"Ohhh," he replies, "we don't use these part here, I don't know why your bought so many parts."

Have you ever had this problem in Haiti? You want to do some work in your house, you call a "Boss Mason" or some other "BOSS" and you ask him IF he can do it... You tell him EXACTLY how you want it done... Then he turns around and tells you HOW IT'S DONE IN HAITI...

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Lespinaass Jeudy says...

That sounds 100% correct.

Since theres no code in the country and proper training, they do what they observe.

They did my grandparents house the same way in Haiti.

Fortunately i'm a plumber and i'll be the one fixing it. I should have done your plumbing for

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Bwa San Fey says...

Rele Djo the

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Eddy says...

pou fe yon istwa kout BOSS MEKANISYEN NOU anpil lan yo toujou jwenn pyes anplis lan machi-n ou le yo finn demontel sa se yo wi "PYES SA MPA KONN POUKISA BLAN TE METEL

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Loverman says...

Wi sa rive m deja. Mwen bay ou nèg ranje ou machin pou mwen, li fè-m achete ou paket pyès epi li pa itilize yo.

Lè-m mande-l poukisa li di-m se pyès an plis yo ye.

Moun mele ak bòs machòkèt sa

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Marie Ange Salomon says...

LOL I like this story, you have to be right on top of the boss mason to do the

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