The plumber showed up ahead of time and was dressed professionally (button down white shirt looked nice, but seemed silly for someone dealing with sewage). The pricing structure was unlike I've ever seen, however. It's a tier system and had I not dug my own 12" x 12" x 4' hole it would have been $699! As it was, three hours of work including driving to get a $5.00 tops part that should have been on the "fully stocked truck" cost $529. As most plumbers are $85-$105/hour this was over priced. The good news is that the leak going into my home's water main valve is fixed.
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