Posted by Deneb on December 6, 2010, at 17:05:09
Ahhhh! My Dad is an idiot!
He knows absolutely nothing about plumbing but he apparently tried to fix the leak in the master bathroom faucet today.
When I got home from work there was a giant poster laying on the ground next to the door telling me not to use the toilet or turn on the water because it was broken. (In badly written English LOL)
So....I went to check out the master bathroom and the faucet has been taken apart and mangled. There were an assortment of tools on the counter including a giant monkey wrench and a hammer! Um, I seriously doubt a hammer is needed. It looks like he warped the mechanism inside the faucet, probably with either the wrench or the hammer.
My sister's boyfriend and my sister were summoned by my Mom to help out after I guess when my Dad called Mom in a panic. My sister's boyfriend is a computer scientist so this is totally NOT his job, but he agreed to help since he knows a lot about fixing things.
Anyways, he just confirmed that my Dad has really messed things up and there is no way our water can be turned on tonight. Our bathrooms don't have shut off valves. He said we need a plumber and soldering is involved and that in theory he knew how to fix it, but that he had no experience actually doing it and also it would be a huge undertaking.
The faucet leaks terribly in many places right now, there is no way our main water valve can be turned on before this is fixed.
Now my aunt is going to try to fix it, even after my sister's boyfriend told her it was not doable. I'm stuck at home with no running water, waiting for my aunt to come over to attempt to fix it.
So...my Dad turned a simple leak into a disaster. LOL
I was laughing so hard! Don't get me wrong, this situation sucks *ss, but it's also extremely funny. I can't believe my Dad messed things up so badly! LOL
Why does he even attempt to fix things?
I might have to go to my aunt's or sister's place later tonight. There is no water!
poster:Deneb
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