When a drip-drop becomes a splish-splash you have to make sure it doesn't become water, water everywhere with nary a drop to drink.
I had my first lesson in plumbing today (sans the butt-crack thang). The Airstream developed a pinpoint leak under the kitchen sink, which I didn't notice until the carpet in front of the sink became wet (I almost blamed the dog). I quickly shut off the water from the outside, and did what all girls tend to do that have no sense about maintenance - called Dad. Guess I have to do this myself [looking around, nope no man around] - [with the water off this means no hand or face washing, no showers, and no going to the bathroom] - yep, I've got to do this myself.
To the hardware store with a list of stuff to buy (courtesy of Dad [there's a really cool tool for cutting pvc pipe, I now own one]) and back home again.
The whole job took me about an hour - less than 5 minutes to cut away the elbow that was cracked, where the leak was, - 15 minutes to put all together and glue in place -40 minutes trying to open the cans of pvc pipe cleaner and pvc pipe glue.
But it's done, and I did it. I will make this work. I can make this work.
Tomorrow I tackle that damn awning!
I had my first lesson in plumbing today (sans the butt-crack thang). The Airstream developed a pinpoint leak under the kitchen sink, which I didn't notice until the carpet in front of the sink became wet (I almost blamed the dog). I quickly shut off the water from the outside, and did what all girls tend to do that have no sense about maintenance - called Dad. Guess I have to do this myself [looking around, nope no man around] - [with the water off this means no hand or face washing, no showers, and no going to the bathroom] - yep, I've got to do this myself.
To the hardware store with a list of stuff to buy (courtesy of Dad [there's a really cool tool for cutting pvc pipe, I now own one]) and back home again.
The whole job took me about an hour - less than 5 minutes to cut away the elbow that was cracked, where the leak was, - 15 minutes to put all together and glue in place -40 minutes trying to open the cans of pvc pipe cleaner and pvc pipe glue.
But it's done, and I did it. I will make this work. I can make this work.
Tomorrow I tackle that damn awning!
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