Water spurting EVERY. DANG. WHERE.
Was this how people on the Titanic felt?
I reached over and turned off the water that was spurting from the shower head hose. I figured it needed to be tightened. I knew I had to get one of Tom's tools. But when the water went everywhere, something in me broke. I began to cry, muttering things like, "If the military didn't take my husband away, I could call to him now and he'd fix it, no problem."
It's been a long deployment, guys.
He left in January.
But at the same time, I like fixing things on my own. I feel pretty dang good when I complete a task. Still. Sometimes you want to be able to call downstairs for help, you know?
I dried off, got dressed, and went into the garage. I found a tool I thought would help.
I know it's called a wrench, but in my mind it was a doo-hickey. I used to the doo-hickey to tighten the hose. I turned the water back on and...
....water. Water everywhere!
So then I took the shower head OFF, called it some foul names, and whined on Facebook.
Some people said it might be the washer. I was like, "Da fuq?" I took apart the shower head, screwed it all back together, and water still spurted everywhere.
My poor bathroom. But honestly, the floors needed a good scrub.
I went out and bought a NEW shower head, installed it...
....no spurting water!
Yay!
Kudos to you for getting shiz done on your own! I swear when my husband was deployed things would always go wrong. Such as: Our puppy was stolen, we lost homeowners insurance because our dog "looked" vicious (umm you were coming into my yard uninvited- duh!) my A/C went out, my daughter had an asthma attack along with various other doctor visits.
ReplyDeleteI feel you...
XOXO
Omgosh lol at least you got it fixed! I'm pretty spoiled...my dads a plumber. He's fixed sinks, toilets, water heaters and tubs for me oh say 1,543,674 times. I don't know what I'll do when we move..I'm screwed.
ReplyDeleteI would have just bought the new showerhead and not even tried to fix the old one so you are braver than I am.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine your frustration with your husband being gone so long because I swear, things only break or bad things happen when mine is gone and he doesn't go away for longer than 5 days at a time.
Glad you worked it out!
ReplyDeleteAnd my word - it's been since January. That's a long time. Come home soon, Tom!
Nice work replacing it!
ReplyDeleteHuge pat on the back for doing it yourself!
ReplyDeleteWhen all else fails, buy a new one! I totally admire you. I can't fix anything on my own. And my husband travels for work sometimes, so I'm pretty much screwed if something like that happens while he's gone.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe he's been gone since January! That is a long time. I hope Tom is back soon!
ReplyDeleteI am impressed! Good job of installing the new head!
ReplyDeleteWay to handle that shit! Proud of you, but I hope they send Tom back soon.
ReplyDeleteWay to handle that shit! Proud of you, but I hope they send Tom back soon.
ReplyDeleteWay to handle that shit! Proud of you, but I hope they send Tom back soon.
ReplyDeleteLook at you go! Hate that your husband wasn't there to help, but you handled it better than I probably would have..
ReplyDeletethat has to be the WORST! good for you. happy weekend, doll!
ReplyDeleteDoing everything on my own was probably the biggest adjustment when I got divorced. But now that I've fixed a bunch of stuff I am confident that I can do anything. I Hope Tom gets home soon though, because just because you can fix it doesn't mean you should have to.
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