The Return of Mark the Plumber

[kybearfuzz]

First, big happy birthday hugs to blockade_boy and belated birthday hugs to coachbear, the latter of whom shared my birthday yesterday.

Second, big hugs to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, by journal entry, text message, FB post, phone call, etc. You folks are the greatest.

And on to today's events: I usually have some project to keep me busy during my week off. This week I didn't really have one, so I've slept in ... a lot. Today, though, I decided to tackle the dripping faucet in my sink. Not a big project, as I've changed out washers before and they're minor at best. So after I swapped the washer on the "hot" side, screwed everything back in, and turned on the faucet, I was pleased it wasn't dripping.

The pipes beneath the sink, however, was now gushing through. That'll teach me DIY.

When I was pulling the stubborn and encrusted knob off the faucet, it seems I jarred the sink itself, breaking the 30+ year old metal trap in half. After 30 years of exposure to water, the weld was pretty much gone.

So after two trips to Home Depot, a lot of scratches and stabbings, and much cursing, the sink isn't fixed as I've cracked the PVC connecting pipe trying to get the damned metal pipe out of it. Because the homebuilder had a sense of humor, he used an unusual diameter pipe that Home Depot doesn't carry, so I have to go to a specialty plumbing shop tomorrow to get it.

I hate leaving a project unfinished. Even for the night. GRRRRR!

The plumbers at the specialty shop had better be cute.

Comments

[itzgid.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see you working on your pipe. Do you show butt-crack, too?

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Nah, I sadly wear pants that fit when I do the plumbing thing.

Well, for the most part ;)

[blockade-boy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the birthday hugs, buddy! In return, my birthday wish is that your plumbers will be extra-woofy.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. As for woofy plumbers, they weren't. Bu they can't all look like my A/C guys.

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

I soooo feel your pain!!!!!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

OH, my plumbing issues are minor compared to yours! I wouldn't trade you at all.

[mississippicub.livejournal.com]

Frankly, this is why I avoid DIY... I have bad karma creatures that follow me and make everything I touch break.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I feel the need to learn to DIY when I can. Not sure why, but I do.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

can I have you come over and work on my pipes please, I'm terrible with DIY and you are way hotter than most the plumbers in my area :)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL... Sadly, I only learned to cut pipe today, not lay it. Though, the "coupling" sounded good until he showed me what it really was at the plumbing shop.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

hahahahaha yeah, I bet seeing what it really meant was a little disappointing LOL

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

If he'd been cuter, it really would have been disappointing. :)