Scratching Plumbing From Bucket List

Nightmarish tales of my ineptness abound when it comes to plumbing repairs. It apparently is a form of handyman dyslexia. When it comes to carpentry, woodworking, even rudimentary electrical repairs, I am— if not Mr. Fix-It — at least his loyal assistant. I can hang a ceiling fan, swap out an electrical breaker, build a coffee table, replace a windowpane or lay down ceramic tile. But if water is involved, my brain turns to mush. Past disasters are the stuff of legend: • I stripped the valve off an icemaker tube as the movers literally were bringing in possessions, thus requiring me to frantically...

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