Hey folks! I’m Pippi — short for Phoebe — and today I’ve got a story about my Dad, Pete. He’s 55, rugged as they come, with a white beard and hands that’ve built half the bathrooms in town. He’s a plumber by trade, but really, he’s a craftsman. Every job he takes on, he does with pride — like it’s his own house. Which brings us to the Carlyles. Or as Dad calls them, the Pinchpennies.They wanted a luxury bathroom remodel: custom tiles, premium fixtures,

the works. Dad bent over backward to get everything just right — down to the placement of the toilet paper holder. They approved every single detail.But on the final day, when the job was finished and beautiful, the Carlyles suddenly claimed,