I've known good plumber and bad ones, and I live in a house that has been remodeled 3 times in 60 years never with a licensed plumber present, judging by the aftermath. And I am hydrologically incompetent, I know this from experience. The good plumber I refer to my Mom who is on a fixed income, and her repairs cost half what mine do. I'm happy with that. God bless Dale.

Not weather related but I bought a new dishwasher recently and knew I better call the plumber for the install. Sure enough, no water shut off, no pipes to code, and the poor guy just shuddered and cursed while trying to level it over 3 different kitchen floor surfaces. Been there, done that - cheap at half the price not to do it again.