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November 1st, 2006 at 02:02 am

I posted a few weeks back about the flood in my bathroom thanks to a broken pipe under the sink.

For the last week, the kitchen sink faucet has been acting up. We'd jiggle the handle and it would shut off, although there was usually an annoying drip. Well, tonight it didn't shut off. At all. Coming out full blast.

Hubby is away on a business trip through Tursday afternoon. I tried shutting off the knobs under the sink, but they are so old and stripped (?) they weren't budging. So I went downstairs and shut off water to the house.

After I settled down, I looked around the basement for a valve that would shut off only the kitchen water. Couldn't find one. I traced the pipes back to the main shut off valve. That's the only way to keep it off.

So then, I got a pair of pliers from hubby's toolbox, figuring the under-sink valves might budge. But that didn't work either.

Called dear sister, whose boyfriend has done some plumbing work and lives about 20 minutes away. He gave me the name of a plumber friend in my town. So I called him, but he "doesn't go out at night" and was booked tomorrow. So DS's boyfriend is going to take care of it sometime tomorrow.

In the meantime, the water to the house is shut off. Fortunately, the kids have already had their baths. I had them brush their teeth with bottled water. Later, I'll turn the water on and take a quick shower before turning it off again for the night. I'll catch what I can in the sink and water the plants.

Hopefully it'll be fixed by tomorrow afternoon, and all it will cost me is dinner for my sister and her boyfriend.

Thank goodness our water is so ridiculously cheap. Between the bathroom and the kitchen, we're going through water like it was, well, water!

Sorry for the long disjointed rant...

6 Responses to “Send good karma my way...”

  1. jodi Says:
    1162347126

    Sending some dry thoughts your way...hope it turns out to be something minor.

  2. Amber Says:
    1162348795

    I have my fingers & toes crossed that it will all work out

  3. PRICEPLUS Says:
    1162394339

    Bummer! Plumbers are a pain in the neck to get during an emrgency! I hope everything works out well.

  4. fairy74 Says:
    1162401022

    done, one big dose of extra-strength good karma is on it's way

  5. kashi Says:
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    Oh good grief! When it rains, it pours (out your drainpipes)! Good luck, and I hope your sister's boyfriend can fix it for you, cheaply.

  6. Breadmarket Says:
    1162558725

    Your water company may have been able to help, atleast give you telephone support, they usually know where the turn offs are.

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