Paintball and Plumbers

While visiting a construction site this week during their lunch break, I found myself in the middle of a conversation about a recent highly publicized raid in Pakistan.

Despite being a construction worker (recently removed from the field to mange projects, ) I try not to engage in too many personal conversations since my sarcasm can sometimes end with a fist being placed in my face.

But…I was trapped.

The person I was there to see was sitting in the group.  Thankfully, though, he was not the “Plumber” you are about to read about in the next few paragraphs.

But, before I get started, let me commend this plumber, who looks about 23 years old, for doing something other than drinking beer, smoking pot and beating his wife during his free time.   I am sure he engages in those activities in addition to what he discussed in front of the group…

Electrician 1:  I hear that they have footage of the raid last week.

Electrician 2:  I wish I could see it.

Supervisor:  It’ll just be a matter of time before someone sells it for $100K.

(Supervisor is the guy I was coming to see…and he beat me to this comment.)

Electrician 1:  Those guys are amazing.

Plumber:  It isn’t that incredible.

*Silence*

Plumber:  I talked to a recruiter this week about joining the Navy Seals.

Electrician 2:  Y0u?!?!

Plumber: I could do it.

Supervisor:  You can’ even get HERE on time.

Plumber:  I just have a hard time waking up in the morning.

Supervisor: That is an important skill.

Plumber:  Not really.  They have someone wake you up before they go out.

Supervisor (sarcasm): See.  They have everything covered.

Electrician 1:   You really think you can be dedicated enough to be  a Navy Seal?

Plumber:  Sure. 

Supervisor:  You weren’t even here two days last week.

Plumber:  That’s my point.   I was in a paintball tournament.

 

Electrician 1:  Cool.

Plumber (boasting):  Yeah.  I am in a tournament about every two weeks.   We do the same kind of stuff the Seals do.

(This is where I couldn’t resist joining the conversation.)

Me:  Do you win any if these tournaments?

Plumber:  We did finish second in one of them.

Me:  Second place in a “tournament” the Seals participate in gets you a plot in Arlington.