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Glad your son-in-law was able to come over and do those projects for you. And yes, I know exactly what you mean when you say "It feels so good to do "man's work" successfully." as frequently I have those same projects to do.

I have two invaluable sons-in-law, each has special skills they are more than willing to gift to me. I am extremely fortunate.

As a widow, I have had to take over many of the man'-jobs once performed by my DH. It makes me remember him with great(er) fondness. :-}

Gah!

That's the funny thing with plumbing, especially the sort with screw fittings and washers... you want to get it just tight enough to leak, but not so tight that it deforms and starts leaking.

Actually, I enjoy fixing plumbing -- at least the part you can do yourself by code. It's pretty logical and straightforward and it's easy to see if you did it right or not. Can't say I enjoy things like septic tanks and leach fields, though, but since most codes won't allow non-licensed plumbers to work below the trap, I don't have to deal with 'em. :-)

Kay

Good job on the house repairs by the way I spent 3 hours unblocking the bath which serves a shower base for No2 son yesterday he is working in the mais/corn fields as a castrator at the moment for a summer job, the sheer quantity of mud he sluices off at the end of the day succeeded in blocking the waste pipe. Boys huh.

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Hey! I am proud of you! Barbara in SC

I just replaced all the guts in my toilet tank. The ballcock was worn out and the flapper valve wasn't flapping. I bought replacements at [local Big Box], and although it took me two tries to get everything tight enough that I had no leaks, IT"S WORKING!

My wonderful son-in-law came over yesterday to install a replacement for my 11-year-old disposal (the switch stopped working and a replacement part cost over 10% of the unit - ugh). I had an almost new disposal stored downstairs, hoping to eventually get a small kitchenette set up, using all the old sinks and appliances from my original before-the-major-remodeling kitchen. So, we hauled the almost-new one up, and DSIL went to work. He had to do some creative carving on the cabinet, it was a smidge too large for the space, and re-align some of the pipes, but he got it in and tested, so I'm back in business.

And, of course, while I had him here I asked him to do several other small plumbing jobs, which he was happy to do. However, he took the toilet ballcock out, and then we discovered I had purchased the wrong replacement part. He had to quit last night (and thank goodness I have another bathroom on this floor) so I tackled the job today. It feels so good to do "man's work" successfully.

or almost any useful work.

congratulations

Claire, we have an outdoor shower at our little summer cottage.There is no better way to shower. Ours is completely enclosed and has an area to hang your robe and towel when showering. If you every get one the whole family will use it. I like to go out when I get up and before I eat breakfast. It's like being a kid and running out in the rain on a summer day. I just came back from 2 weeks of glorious outdoor showering. Juno Juno