This is the kind of plumbing I like.
Oz has a big wad of gauze on his foot and we were told that this gauze must stay dry. No baths, no showers, but he still needs to get clean somehow. The necessity for a water delivery means which can be precisely directed provides a great excuse for me to install a handheld showerhead in the second bathroom.
I got a "Rainmaker" from Lowe's and pulled out my ten inch wrench and a roll of Teflon tape. The old showerhead came right off. I put Teflon tape on all the connections for the new showerhead, screwed everything together, and turned on the water. No leaks!
Oz helped too, by dismembering the packaging (I find those bubble packs downright painful to get into) and shoving gaskets into the ends of the hose.
I can't remember the last time, if ever, a home maintenance project took only one trip to the hardware store and five minutes of work thereafter. This may never happen again either, so it's worth recording for posterity if only for that reason.
183 words | July 17, 2005 08:50 PM | Real true story