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It's Not a Science
You may think that plumbing is a practical matter but you would be mistaken.
It is an art, a lofty one, full of rigid formalism, wild flights of fancy, incomprehensible rules, and pride in materials.
All of this is in my sink that hasn't worked for seven weeks.
In one of those rare moments of domestic clarity, I was able to easily identify the sink's problem when it happened. Water poured out all over the floor. An easily visible hose was leaking. Fabulous. I was ahead of the game. Usually I have a feeling something is amiss and it takes several visits from my super and a fit of apoplexy (mine) before the trouble is even identified.
Bypassing my superintendent I enlisted the help of some plumbers who were working in the building (who as it turns out were the same fellows who fixed the pipe that burst in the wall the morning I brought Sebastian home from the hospital-- fun times). I would have this problem fixed in no time.
Then things stalled. This hose is not just a hose, it is a piece of unique construction full of proprietary technology, and the company that made it decided to discontinue it. My plumber friends say that to fix it I will need to replace all the hardware that ever touched my sink.
A fit has been pitched. Attempts to locate a new hose have been renewed.
And I am stuck (and sinkless). I get this angry clenched stomach every time I look at my idle sink while wondering where the little part is and when it might show up (I've been told one was found "in a warehouse" and will be here "in two weeks").
But then I remember that I'm really just living in a plumbing art installation. It isn't supposed to work. It's just supposed to be experienced.
Until I jump out the window. Or rather, until I can figure out what's wrong with the window that makes it impossible for me to open it, after which I will jump.
posted by Elise at 11:49 AM
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You might enjoy the last sketch of this show- plumbing which is most certainly not a science. But at least is well intentioned...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/thatmitchellandwebbsound/pip/gpsq8/
6/23/2007 2:13 AM
Laura Kramarsky said...
Oh, yeah...I can TOTALLy relate.
6/25/2007 6:28 PM
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