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Home with a Bang
Jun. 24th, 2021 12:13 pmBeloved spouse and I just took a few days vacation, coming home yesterday. It was our first in 5 years, because one of us always had to stay with mom, and it was wonderful and quiet.
We came home knowing we had to drop a car off for repair. What we didn't expect was that one of our cats would decide to protest our absence by using the floor beneath the kitchen table for a litterbox. We didn't leave them alone, mind you; we left them with our son and his fiancée, both of whom are excellent cat parents. Apparently, though, that was inadequate. (And yes, I've contacted the vet.)
Then I stepped on the rug in front of the kitchen sink and it squelched. The faucet, which had been dripping slightly while I waited for the under-warranty part to arrive, had begun leaking in earnest, saturating the counter and the cabinet under the sink on its way to the floor. ICK. Cabinet was quickly unloaded and towels laid down, valves were shut off (I had to show my son how), and the plumber, bless him, came right away this morning. The cost of the part, which I was no longer able to to wait for, being over half the cost of an entire new faucet, and the rest of the faucet showing serious wear, I now have a new faucet and a serious case of aggravation at poor quality. The old faucet only lasted 8 years. And I greatly preferred the older models that I could fix myself to something "idiot proof" that hides all its functional parts inside a single expensive cartridge. There's a whole lot of stuff going to the landfill, when all it should have required was a couple of washers and maybe new handles.
And I think I need a vacation from the homecoming!
We came home knowing we had to drop a car off for repair. What we didn't expect was that one of our cats would decide to protest our absence by using the floor beneath the kitchen table for a litterbox. We didn't leave them alone, mind you; we left them with our son and his fiancée, both of whom are excellent cat parents. Apparently, though, that was inadequate. (And yes, I've contacted the vet.)
Then I stepped on the rug in front of the kitchen sink and it squelched. The faucet, which had been dripping slightly while I waited for the under-warranty part to arrive, had begun leaking in earnest, saturating the counter and the cabinet under the sink on its way to the floor. ICK. Cabinet was quickly unloaded and towels laid down, valves were shut off (I had to show my son how), and the plumber, bless him, came right away this morning. The cost of the part, which I was no longer able to to wait for, being over half the cost of an entire new faucet, and the rest of the faucet showing serious wear, I now have a new faucet and a serious case of aggravation at poor quality. The old faucet only lasted 8 years. And I greatly preferred the older models that I could fix myself to something "idiot proof" that hides all its functional parts inside a single expensive cartridge. There's a whole lot of stuff going to the landfill, when all it should have required was a couple of washers and maybe new handles.
And I think I need a vacation from the homecoming!
