A Plumbing ~ Heating ~ Cooling ~ Electrical Contractor's
Valentine's Day Song
by
H. Kent Craig
Sung more or less to "The Twelve Days Of Christmas"
- On the fourteenth day before Valentine's Day, my
plumbing ~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting
sweetheart gave to me...
- A Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the thirteenth day before Valentine's Day, my
plumbing ~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting
sweetheart gave to me...
- A new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a
Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the twelfth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing
~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart
gave to me...
- A now illegal two-pound can of R12 refrigerant, a new
pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a Roto-Rooter drain
cleaning machine.
- On the eleventh day before Valentine's Day, my
plumbing ~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting
sweetheart gave to me...
- A dozen perfect Charlotte Armstrong roses (aaahhhhh, nice, sweet) ,
one now illegal two-pound can of R12 refrigerant, a new
pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a Roto-Rooter drain
cleaning machine.
- On the tenth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing ~
heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart gave
to me...
- A new 18" aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen
perfect Charlotte Armstrong roses
(aaahhhhh, nice), an illegal two-pound can of
R12 refrigerant, a new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and
a Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the ninth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing ~
heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart gave
to me...
- Nine OSHA inspectors crawling all over my house, a new
18" aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen
perfect Charlotte Armstrong roses
(aaahhhhh) , an illegal two-pound can of
R12 refrigerant which the OSHA inspectors threatened to
fine me for having, a new pair of Klein wire sidecutters,
and a Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the eighth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing
~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart
gave
to me...
- A set of ball-end Allen wrenches, nine OSHA inspectors
crawling all over my house, a new 18" aluminum-handle
Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen perfect Charlotte Armstrong
roses (aaacccchhhhhoooo!)
, an illegal two-pound can of R12 refrigerant that I
could go to jail for merely possessing, a new pair of Klein
wire sidecutters, and a Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the seventh day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing
~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart
gave to me...
- A week's worth of his smelly work uniforms for me to
wash, a set of ball-end Allen wrenches, nine OSHA
inspectors crawling all over my house, a new 18"
aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen perfect
Charlotte Armstrong roses (he is
sweet!) , an illegal two-pound can of R12
refrigerant that I could kill him for giving it to me, a
new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a Roto-Rooter drain
cleaning machine.
- On the sixth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing ~
heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart gave
to me...
- A pound box of Godiva chocolates (but he knows I'm
allergic to chocolate!), a week's worth of his smelly work
uniforms for me to wash (yeeccchh!), a set of ball-end
Allen wrenches, nine OSHA inspectors crawling all over my
house and wanting to be fed lunch, a new 18"
aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen perfect
Charlotte Armstrong roses (they
weren't cheap!) , an illegal two-pound can of
R12 refrigerant that the a/c system in my new car doesn't
use anyway, a new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a
Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the fifth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing ~
heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart gave
to me...
- A copy of the newest Carrier heat-loss/gain calculator
for my computer, a pound box of Godiva chocolates (it
breaks me out just to smell them!), a week's worth of his
smelly work uniforms that are covered in all sorts of icky
things I don't want to think about for me to wash (not
until we're married, buddy!), a set of ball-end Allen
wrenches, nine OSHA inspectors crawling all over my house
and wanting to do an amateur gyno on me for a "safety
inspection", a new 18" aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench,
a dozen perfect Charlotte Armstrong roses, an illegal
two-pound can of R12 refrigerant that I'll get him to
resell and take us out to dinner with the money he'll get
for it, a new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a
Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the fourth day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing
~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart
gave to me...
- A new Fluke autoranging DMM, a copy of the newest
Carrier heat-loss/gain calculator for my computer, a pound
box of Godiva chocolates (I guess I could eat just one
without having a bad enough reaction to warrant going to
the Emergency Room), a week's worth of his smelly uniforms
for me to wash (they'll burn nicely atop a charcoal fire
in the grill), a set of ball-end Allen wrenches, nine OSHA
inspectors crawling all over my crawlspace and attic, a new
18" aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen perfect
roses, a two-pound can of R12 refrigerant, a new pair of
Klein wire sidecutters, and a Roto-Rooter drain cleaning
machine.
- On the third day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing ~
heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart gave
to me...
- A half dozen Spirax-Sarco steam valves, a new Fluke
autoranging DMM, a copy of the newest Carrier
heat-loss/gain calculator for my computer, a pound box of
Godiva chocolates (nibble, nibble, NIBBLE!), a week's worth
of his smelly uniforms for me to wash (damn, I had no idea
that polyester stunk so bad when burned), a set of ball-end
Allen wrenches, nine OSHA inspectors crawling all over my
crawlspace and attic (get the
hell out of my house, this isn't a place of business, and
don't come back!) , a new 18" aluminum-handle
Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen roses, a two-pound can of R12
refrigerant, a new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a
Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the second day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing
~ heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart
gave to me...
- A new tub-length Jacuzzi-brand actual Jacuzzi for my
master bath (he is sweet!)
, a half dozen Spirax-Sarco steam valves, a new
Fluke autoranging DMM, a copy of the newest Carrier
heat-loss/gain calculator for my computer, a pound box of
Godiva chocolates (I wound up going to the Emergency Room
anyway, but they were worth it!), a week's worth of his
smelly uniforms for me to wash (he finally gave in and
laundered them himself once I explained the link between
laundry and "nookie"), a set of ball-end Allen wrenches,
nine OSHA inspectors leaving my house in a huff, a new 18"
aluminum-handle Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen roses, a
two-pound can of R12 refrigerant, a new pair of Klein wire
sidecutters, and a Roto-Rooter drain cleaning machine.
- On the last day before Valentine's Day, my plumbing ~
heating ~ cooling ~ electrical contracting sweetheart gave
to me...
- A brand-new Chevy Loadmaster Van complete with full
racks of parts bins and a rear cargo elevator, a new
tub-length Jacuzzi-brand actual Jacuzzi for my other full
bathroom (he is even
sweeter!) , a half dozen Spirax-Sarco steam
valves, a new Fluke autoranging DMM, a copy of the newest
Carrier heat-loss/gain calculator for my computer, a pound
box of Godiva chocolates (nearly dying was worth it for the
Godiva's, I also went into diabetic shock, too), a week's
worth of his smelly uniforms for me to wash (I persuaded
him that hiring a uniform service was cheaper than "hiring"
me), a set of ball-end Allen wrenches, nine OSHA inspectors
leaving my house pulling out of my driveway still fuming
about not being fed a free lunch, a new 18" aluminum-handle
Ridgid pipe wrench, a dozen roses, a two-pound can of R12
refrigerant, a new pair of Klein wire sidecutters, and a
Roto-Rooter drain cleaning m - a - c - h- i - n -e.
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