Don’t ask for help!

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at least I didn't burn the house down trying, do-it-yourself, fatherhood, flarf, frustration, plumbing, prose poem, water heater

No water, broken plumbing, filthy frustration- I misread the plumbing.  Our shower has been frustrated;  our hot water heater failed on a Sunday morning, upsetting the toilet. The result usually will not make your home follow the basic laws of nature- gravity, pressure, water seeking its own level.  Most problems like that are caused by frustrated do-it-yourselfers who see muddy or dirty water in dreams, wallowing in depression and the flow of emotions. You may find that calling the professionals will save you time and frustration. All of you who are sharing my pain and frustration eventually create damage that can turn into a little confidence to cause a lot of damage to a home.  I will never understand the moral of this story: DO IT YOURSELF… don’t ask for help!

Surrender

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abstract, at least I didn't burn the house down trying, do-it-yourself, flarf, North Carolina, plumbing, poetry, prose poem, PVC pipe, Sunday, surrender, water heater

 

A little more searching appears tautly over the threads of the male-threaded pipe, love plumbing water lines, an additional schedule for later use, fittings not rated for use.  I shall surrender.  Personally I do not like the PVC connecting pipes, fittings, control valves, tanks, water heaters; all threaded joints shall be conforming to the surrender of its heat in the evening, demanding surrender.  The white flag is amended to prohibit the use of PVC conduit to fail.  A 3/4” tap in North Carolina on Sunday shall not serve any gas water heater.  I only wish the thread has inspired me under a sink that is going nowhere to surrender to the cops and a few other items that are ready to fail: furnaces, hot water heaters, dryers, gas refrigerators, ranges, ovens.