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(What does that word mean, anyway?)

I expected the plumbing to take one and a half to two hours, unless something went wrong. It took three, and everything went fairly smoothly. I just work slowly when it comes to projects like this. So after three hours we turned on the water and there was a leak. I did my whole bathroom last year and I didn't make one single leak. This time, there were only six joints, and we were on a schedule, since the whole house's water was off, and there was a leak. It turned out that I hadn't opened the valve that I was working next to. That probably created a pressure build-up that kept the solder from going into the joint. grrr. I had to shut the water back off and redo half of it.

So now we're several hours behind schedule. I was hoping to have some drywall up tonight. I doubt if we'll even get any insulation up. And we have to go shopping.

Date: 2003-12-22 06:49 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] tequilasunset.livejournal.com
Pumpernickel toast and hot chocolate.

Date: 2003-12-22 10:35 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] low-delta.livejournal.com
I'd settle for a hot bath. ;-)

Date: 2003-12-22 08:47 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] emschin.livejournal.com
I always thought the word was associated with childbirth--but--I looked it up and my dictionary says "work, especially of a hard or laborious nature". Seems to fit your plumbing work alright.

Date: 2003-12-23 07:51 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] sirreal13.livejournal.com
Travailler (French)= to Work

Plumbing sucks, especially when it drips...

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