Just Plumb Stupid

The last few weeks have given me the chance to learn a little about plumbing.  A few weeks ago, thanks to Google, I learned how to fix my toilet so everything goes down with the first flush.  You can't have that problem in a bathroom overrun by kids.  It's gross and disgusting and thinking about it makes me gag.

And now we're having the bathtub adventure.  Our "vacation." 

I'm learning a lot.  Mostly because there's nothing to distract us.  The kids are gone and all we have done is the bathtub.  Maybe we can sneak away to see a movie tomorrow night.  Maybe.

Anyway, here are some things I've learned:

• Glued pipes do not move, even if you really, really want them to.
• Turning the water off and working in sweaty conditions is a bad combo.
• I know what a P trap is.  And it has nothing to do with urine.
• Vanities are heavier than bathtubs.
• I thought that, in conjunction with copper pipes, the word was "sauter" but it's "solder".  Who knew?
• Home Depot owns half of my soul.

And the greatest lesson I've learned:

• Never, ever, ever, ever, ever replace your bathtub DIY-style.  Ever.  It's stupid.  It sucks.  It takes a lot of time and money.  It will make you insane.  INSANE, I TELL YOU!!

Insane.