Mike,
I was checking-out at Costco a few hours ago, when the cashier looked at my name on the membership-card and asked if I have a relative named ‘Mike Arrington’. I said, “Yes, my Son.” She became excited and asked how she could get in touch with you.
I hesitated, then asked her “Why?” She explained that you had installed all the plumbing in her new house last year and now she is planning a room addition. She wants you to install a shower and a toilet!
I asked her if the existing plumbing works….and she said it did! So I told her we must not be talking about the same Mike Arrington.
Dad
And thanks for the pictures Andreas (see comments). You got me. It’s tough to make it as a blogger, and you gotta make ends meet one way or another.
This would not shock me at all if it weren’t for the Anacortes factor. Who knew there were even two *Mikes* in that town, let alone two Mike Arringtons.
i’ll be damned to find out that mike is a plumber who use his client’s computer (when they arent home) to post random thoughs about web2.0.
Plumbing2.0
heh! I wonder if this plumber own a blog..
maybe it was something to do with yahoo pipes
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or maybe the cashier knows that MikeA is the dude who pipes together web2.0 stuff..just like the senator who knew about the internet of pipes !!
I found him:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7452763@N04/430363168/
@Andreas: Haha, nice job
It kind of looks like Mike has the body of Mario, though :p
Andreas: THANKS for flushing out the truth in this mystery!
Jack
If he’s a plumber, maybe he has a couple million he’d like to invest in a startup…
Jack: No, problem. I did some more investigation and found this: http://flickr.com/photos/superfrunny/430436104/
Hah! I actually cracked up reading this one. Good to see you Mike.
Oh, you’re not THAT Mike Arrington? That’s kind of why I’ve been reading TechCrunch all along. Feeling cheated now.
Your dad rocks.
I wish I were that famous. I just have to settle for being mistaken for one of the other 4-5 Chris Yehs in the valley.
Is this the reason why you got a new CEO? just so you can fix all the “plumbing” stuffs.
Your dad rocks!!!
Here is a chat log I was able to obtain:
Mike: Heather, I am all done blogging for the day, got the stories all sorted out too.
Heather: Ok Mike, you are free to leave for the day.
Mike: thank you
Heather: Oh wait, at our satellite office in London, the toilet is having a problem flushing, can you take care of it.
Mike: that’s the other techcrunch, many people mistake us… just the other day, someone thought it was me at costco
Heather: hrm, hrm
Mike: I even twittered it!
Heather: (looks at twitter log) – yeap you are right, ok thanks for the clarification
of course with all the tv spots about the rewarding lifestyle that plumbers have, i might consider it after cn. of course, i just sold my washer/dryer and didn’t realize i had to turn the water off first before undoing the cables – let’s just say i was soaked
the internets are after all a series of tubes, correct?
Mike’s newest blog: TechClog
this is hysterical!!