Jun 26 2008 10:57 pm

Posted by User ImageKim under Home, Family

I should be a plumber

When I was growing up, one of the professions in life that I wanted to have was certainly not to become a plumber. But these days I kind of wish that I had taken that plumbing course after all. For months now I have had a leaky faucet in the bathroom and all my nagging, pleading and begging to have it fixed has fallen on deaf ears. I love my husband to death, but sometimes he really does annoy me. If it’s a problem that he has no interest in, he won’t even look at it. So I have decided that I have two options. Option number 1 would be to take a plumbing course and fix the thing myself. Or, option number 2 would be to continue to nag. As nagging doesn’t cost anything and plumbing school does, I guess I’ll go with option number 2.

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5 Responses to “I should be a plumber”

  1. no imageAngeline (Who am I?) on 27 Jun 2008 at 9:40 am #

    *laugh* I’ll go with option 2 too….

    But seriously, I do admire plumbers after I’ve seen how they cleared my toilet when I was only 10 years old, the extent that they go through….I salute them!

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  2. no imageLynne (Who am I?) on 27 Jun 2008 at 5:25 pm #

    I have a toilet in our master bathroom that is running constantly. It’s even kept me awake at night because I can hear it. I’ve begged and pleaded and for me, it’s going to have to be option 3, hire a plumber, if my husband doesn’t get it fixed pretty soon.

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  3. no imageJoel (Who am I?) on 27 Jun 2008 at 7:50 pm #

    What type of faucet is it? Most leaks are caused by the rubber or ceramic washers inside the faucet’s stem wearing out over time. Usually this is pretty simple to remove and replace.

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  4. no imageRodney Olsen (Who am I?) on 28 Jun 2008 at 1:17 am #

    If it’s been dripping for any length of time it’s likely to be more than a washer. It starts with a worn out washer but as the water constantly flows through the gap in the washer it wears a groove in the metal which then requires the use of a re-seating tool to grind a few millimetres of metal away, giving the washer a completely flat surface to seal against.

    The longer it’s left, the bigger the job will become.

    As for ‘nagging’ your husband - I know nothing that will be less effective. Yes, he should have fixed it already and shouldn’t need you to be on his case but nagging won’t really help. In a quiet moment try asking him if there’s anything you can do to help him get the job done. Don’t push it but let him know how important getting it fixed is to you.

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  5. no imageKaren Zemek (Who am I?) on 30 Jun 2008 at 10:57 am #

    If I were you, I’d just give him a deadline. Either he fixes by [specific date] or you call a plumber to fix it. Simple as that.

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