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I’m considering a major career change. Computer programming to plumbing. The problem is that I have a hearing problem that makes it hard to talk to people on the phone or with people I can’t see (as I have to read lips to some degree).
This problem interferes with my current job as well: which normally involves quite a bit of talking on the phone, meetings (I have trouble hearing in meetings or groups of people)
Anyway, what does everyone think.
BTW. I’m not totally stupid about physical work, I repair plumbing at home, cut and split wood with chainsaw and axe… take care of livestock…(which means dealing with lots of sh!t) etc so I’m not really your programmer-only geek.

A plumber has to interact with customers, set up appointments on the phone etc.
I can’t imagine a better career than computer programmer for someone with a hearing problem, maybe you should look for another job in the same field. One that involves more programming, less meetings? Maybe one heavy on telecommuting where you will be interacting mostly by email?

A week ago a game of darts resulted in a pin sized puncture of a copper pipe in my basement, causing a slow drip. I put some putty on it and covered it with two clamps and a piece of rubber. That worked for a little while but the dripping started again with much greater frequency and even spurting at times. I called a plumber and his solution was to replace the pipe completely; which is what I anticipated. What I did not anticipate though was the price he quoted me of $780!! I had anticipated that the price for this would be in the $200-$300 range. $780 seems quite excessive. Is this a fair price? I want to get this problem fixed properly and safely, but I don’t want to get ripped off? Any recommendations or insights would be appreciated.

That seems like a rip-off. To fix a small hole in copper pipe, all they have to do is clean the pipe, cut the hole out, and install a repair sleeve, not the whole pipe.
If the pipe is accessable, the whole job should take no more than an half hour, to one hour.
So, I would say your idea of about $200.00 would be in line with the correct cost.