PVC: Please Visit Canada

Last Friday I was on an urgent quest to find 1/4 PVC pipe.

I knew that such an item existed. After all, I had found some on Google for 97 cents a foot. 

The thing was, the incredibly priced PVC was located in Canada. 

Yeah, WAY up there in the Canadian there seems to be a top secret stockpile of PVC. 

I am, however an impatient person.  I needed that PVC pipe now! 

I resolved to call all of the local plumbing supply stores to see if there was any in my city. 

I ended up having some very interesting phone conversations. 

ABC Plumbing Co. 

Me: " Hi, I was wondering if you carried any 1/4 inch Supply 40 PVC."

Receptionist: "Yes ma'am. I can check that for you. What is your company's name?" 

Me: "Uh.... I'm a student. I 'm just looking for about 3 ft of PVC"

At this point I just wanted to get off the phone.....

Receptionist: " Your college probably has an account that we can use for this transaction. The nearest supply is in Canada. I can have 1000 feet here for you next Wednesday." 

Me: "Uh.... Thank you for your time." 

XYZ City Plumbing. 

Me: "Hi... Do you have any 1/4 inch PVC Supply 40 in stock?"

Receptionist: "Say What?"

Me:" Do you have any 1/4 inch PVC in  your store?"

Receptionist: " I don't know why on earth we would have any. 1/4 inch PVC doesn't exist! They don't make PVC smaller than 3/4 inches! 

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This probably wasn't the best time to mention that I was holding a piece of 1/2 inch PVC pipe. (That's smaller than 3/4 inch for our mathematically challenged readers). Unfortunately.... I did mention it. 

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Receptionist: "You obnoxious kids! I am sick of your pranks, ya hear! I would KNOW if 1/4 inch PVC pipe existed. 

And then she hung up on me. People are weird.