Plumbing – b.rox

I’ve been perplexed by the behavior of our plumbing system recently.

A causal chain: c-section => constipation => clogged commode Good thing we have our second toilet running. Very happy that Xy’s plumbing is working though. Update: After letting the clog soak in the water for a few hours, I was able to successfully plunge and clear the line.

The plumber came Monday morning, but he wasn’t able to do any work because I hadn’t purchased a few items I was supposed to have. Anytime I have to buy something on my own I have a tendency to buy the wrong thing, so I talked through the list with him and figured out what […]

Stephanie Bruno has another story about our ongoing renovation in this morning’s Times-Picayune.

While many of my neighbors are trying to get hot water in their houses, we’ve been longing for cold water. See, we got our gas turned back on and a new water heater installed way back in November. All was well until we had most of the house re-plumbed in late July. Actually Coleman did […]

The Times-Picayune publishes their tenth story about us this morning.

Ever had the feeling that all the pieces are coming together — but none of them fit? Like maybe some wiseacre at the factory mixed together a bunch of different puzzles as a prank? Yeah, me too. I stopped by Michael’s house after work yesterday to talk with Roy Bragg of the San Antonio Express-News. […]

Today’s Times-Picayune carries the ninth story about our renovation.

I spent today catching up, running errands that fell between the cracks over the last two days. It’s amazing how many things we’re juggling, and you don’t notice until something breaks the rhythm. But the real excitement of the day is that Coleman came with his plumbing crew and essentially re-plumbed our entire house. Out […]

The electricians started work on our house today. Also, the plumber got the city inspector to come by and certify us for getting our gas service restored. Also, Xy made the cut. She was amongst the 200 teachers (out of over a thousand applicants) who got called back for an interview (for one of 60 […]

I saw our Cuban neighbor, Jose, as we drove to our house this morning. Xy dropped me off and hurried on to a job screening (more on that later). I made my way back on foot but by the time I got there he was gone. As I stood there wondering how Jose and his […]

I was unable to replace the faulty hose connecting the toilet tank to the water supply. Seems my shutoff valve has a flange coupling, odd for this application, and the hardware store doesn’t have a hose that could do the job. They recommended replacing the valve altogether. Ah, but that is a tricky proposition. Cut […]

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My Plumbing Anxiety

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Cold Water

Story X

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Story Number Nine

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Better and Better, Worse and Worse

The Plumber

Toilet Part IX