Ms.Topaz: So you're not going on the class trip either?
Mr. Elliott Lippman: Oh, I wish I could, Ms.Topaz, but I've got this drainage problem.
Ms.Topaz: Oh no, Mr.Lippman, I hope it's nothing serious.
Mr. Elliott Lippman: No, no, but you know how these plumbers are always trying to over-bill you.