In case you haven’t been able to tell yet, I do not like plumbing. It’s one of my least favorite things to do. It seems though that with my size it should be something that I am good at. I can make myself very small when I need to.

Over the last 2 years I have tackled the under kitchen sink plumbing (my nemesis) several times. A year ago thanksgiving my main line gray water pipe decided to break at 5pm the night before thanksgiving. That resulted in replacing the entire 45 foot main line of lead and cast iron drain pipe with PVC after a very interesting thanksgiving.

Well a few weeks ago my best friend’s widow called me and said her cold water in the shower was leaking. A friend of mine and i went over and put a temporary patch on it until she could go out and get a new shower faucet. Thursday night she called me at 9:30pm and said Cameron (her son) had accidentally broken our patch and asked if i could come over and put it back together. When I got there i knew it would mean a replacement. With Lowe’s closed for the night I knew the chance of a repairs were even slimmer. There was no more patching it this time the threads had finally given way and a weekend afternoon of plumbing was going to be in my future.

Today my friend and I went to Lowe’s and found a Moen faucet on clearance and were able to get it all put in and back together in time for Cameron’s birthday party this afternoon. It only required 3 trips to Lowe’s for parts and tools from my house. The demolition of a closet wall was fun though and we did manage to get it all back back together so she can get all of her stuff back in there. Cam, Rhessa, and shell I hope the shower is good tonight, no more going to the neghbors.

Happy Birthday Cam!