So, our kitchen sink drain was trashed. Some idiot
decided that it was MUCH smarter to repair a corroded pipe with duct
tape, rather than replace the pipe.
Yes, folks. Fucking DUCT TAPE.
Me being the bitch I am, I called the landlord and told him I'd fix it if he took me to the hardware store for parts.
Not only do I love doing that kind of stuff, but it gets me Brownie points. Win-win.
Anyway, I have this HeMan of a roommate. You know the type. The type that thinks girls are TehDumb and can't do "man" things, because you know, BOOBS NOT BRAINZ, FOOD NOT FIX, etc.
So, I tell him I'm going to get to it in a bit. He tells me "ok". I go into the kitchen like 20min later and there he is in the floor, with the stuff, tearing EVERYTHING apart.
"Whoa, dude, I told you I'd do that."
He got pissy. Like, really pissy. So, I told him to move, let me do it.
I get down on the floor in my bath wrap, sports bra, and wife beater, and commence to fixing the sink.
I'm a hands on learner. I like to take things apart, know what I'm dealing with and then, put it back together. I've been that way since I was a kid. I used to take apart our broken household appliances and repair them and put them back together. I've been given the nickname MacGuyver by my kids and family.
So, apparently he thought I was struggling and he hovered. I was taking the time to figure out what the holy hell he'd done and how I was going to put it back together. He'd not cut anything to length, he'd just stuck all the joints and washers together. It needed taking apart.
"You want me to do that for you? I told you I had it all together. I don't know why you took it apart."
(Because, DUH, it's the wrong length.)
"Uh, no, I got this. I've been doing this for 23 years."
(Mark the PVC pipe, cut it to length.)
Hover. Hover.
(Back under the sink.)
"You want me to finish that?"
"No, man, I got this."
(Wrapping the Teflon tape on the joints.)
"You sure you don't want me to get that?" (sly grin like he's won)
"Nope, I TOLD you, I GOT this."
Hover. Hover.
"Turn on the water."
"What?"
"Turn on the water."
Water running.
Much eyeballing under the sink.
No leaks.
Look of utter shock on HeMan's face.
I win!
Yes, folks. Fucking DUCT TAPE.
Me being the bitch I am, I called the landlord and told him I'd fix it if he took me to the hardware store for parts.
Not only do I love doing that kind of stuff, but it gets me Brownie points. Win-win.
Anyway, I have this HeMan of a roommate. You know the type. The type that thinks girls are TehDumb and can't do "man" things, because you know, BOOBS NOT BRAINZ, FOOD NOT FIX, etc.
So, I tell him I'm going to get to it in a bit. He tells me "ok". I go into the kitchen like 20min later and there he is in the floor, with the stuff, tearing EVERYTHING apart.
"Whoa, dude, I told you I'd do that."
He got pissy. Like, really pissy. So, I told him to move, let me do it.
I get down on the floor in my bath wrap, sports bra, and wife beater, and commence to fixing the sink.
I'm a hands on learner. I like to take things apart, know what I'm dealing with and then, put it back together. I've been that way since I was a kid. I used to take apart our broken household appliances and repair them and put them back together. I've been given the nickname MacGuyver by my kids and family.
So, apparently he thought I was struggling and he hovered. I was taking the time to figure out what the holy hell he'd done and how I was going to put it back together. He'd not cut anything to length, he'd just stuck all the joints and washers together. It needed taking apart.
"You want me to do that for you? I told you I had it all together. I don't know why you took it apart."
(Because, DUH, it's the wrong length.)
"Uh, no, I got this. I've been doing this for 23 years."
(Mark the PVC pipe, cut it to length.)
Hover. Hover.
(Back under the sink.)
"You want me to finish that?"
"No, man, I got this."
(Wrapping the Teflon tape on the joints.)
"You sure you don't want me to get that?" (sly grin like he's won)
"Nope, I TOLD you, I GOT this."
Hover. Hover.
"Turn on the water."
"What?"
"Turn on the water."
Water running.
Much eyeballing under the sink.
No leaks.
Look of utter shock on HeMan's face.
I win!
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