Sweet Talk

We had to have our sprinkler system turned off permanently before we arrived because it wasn't turning off by itself.  Then when we got here we had to get it fixed.  We paid $500 for a man to come an dig up the pipes and replace some pipes and a valve.  Then we tested the sprinklers and found that they weren't working very well.  Most of them were pointed the wrong way and some were just gurgling and not spraying at all.  Our lawn and our plants were all brown and wilted.  So Barb called the people to come and fix them again.  She had been told by our neighbour that if she says that the sprinklers are pointed the wrong way they will come out and fix them at no charge.  The man came out and Barb was outside working on the garden and talking to him while he was checking all the nozzles.  He had to replace 5 nozzles and adjust them all but he only charged us for 1 nozzle which we get for free.  Barb said that if it wasn't for her sweet talking we would have been charged for all 5 nozzles.