Oops, I accidentally backed into a water pipe this morning! I knew (sort of) what to do because not long ago Mike broke the same pipe. Yes, we need to move it. Anyway, WATER was gushing by the gallons so I grabbed my cell phone and ran down the driveway. Mike told me where to find the main water shut-off and then I ran back to the car... the kids were waiting patiently inside. See, I was on my way to drop off Owen and then fill out some paperwork at Pre-School. Jackson is staying home sick today and I'm not going to work until 1pm. I didn't think we'd have to spend our morning fixing a water pipe, but life is like that - surprises around every corner. Roll with the punches or get rolled over! After we dropped Owen off at the babysitter's house and finished business at Grace Lutheran, we went to Lowes and bought supplies - $22.
The broken pipe
water was gushing out of this by the gallons
my little helper, Jackson (still in his PJs)
"MOM! You broke the pipe? Why? You need to fix it!"
really smelly & toxic materials
hacksaw to make an even surface
sawing is so cool! I feel really crafty using a saw =)
even cut and then clean off the shavings
follow the directions
the lid was so hard to get off I had to use a wrench
primer on the pipe
and then primer on the cap
next: gooey and very stinky cement
The finished product... for now.
Yeah me! Well, not for breaking it, but for fixing it all by myself =)
my little helper, Jackson (still in his PJs)
really smelly & toxic materials
hacksaw to make an even surface
sawing is so cool! I feel really crafty using a saw =)
even cut and then clean off the shavings
follow the directions
the lid was so hard to get off I had to use a wrench
primer on the pipe
and then primer on the cap
next: gooey and very stinky cement
The finished product... for now.
Yeah me! Well, not for breaking it, but for fixing it all by myself =)
5 comments:
good job mom!
IMPRESSIVE!!!! I so would have waited for Alan to get home to take care of it:)
Very detailed, I'm impressed!
I thought you backed over a bong until I saw the photos.
It took me a second to get the joke Jay...well, maybe a minute or two. Been a lllloooonnnnggggg time since I've even heard the word bong not in reference to a toddler hitting his head. Water pipe. Got it. I'm definitely getting old.
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