In our ongoing quest to purge our home of the 1980s, we replaced the final two sink faucets and all the bathroom countertops. I know just enough about plumbing to be dangerous. Yes, I can swap out a faucet to save some money, but I can also tear a stuck PVC pipe in half with a pipe wrench and force a plumber visit anyway. After the countertop guys did their part, I spent much of this weekend installing our new sinks and reconnect all the faucets and drain assemblies. There are about 250,000 things that would have been more fun, but I finally got it done, and we are quite pleased. <\/p>\n
With that in mind, here are some plumbing haiku.<\/p>\n
Woe! Woe! Woe is me!
\nEvery nut is tightened down
\nWhy do you still drip?<\/p>\n
Man beneath the sink?
\nHe must be a plumber and
\nA contortionist.<\/p>\n
Thirty years of gunk
\nBlack and oozy in the pipes
\nI need some fresh air<\/p>\n
What does that pipe do?
\nHmm. Oh well, just add some torque…
\nDang! Let’s call a pro<\/p>\n
Doing it yourself
\nDoesn’t save much cash when they
\nNeed to fix your mess<\/p>\n
Have you experienced any plumbing woes, either through your own home “improvement” or other problems? Post your plumbing haiku in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In our ongoing quest to purge our home of the 1980s, we replaced the final two sink faucets and all the bathroom countertops. I know just enough about plumbing to be dangerous. Yes, I can swap out a faucet to … Continue reading