Plumbing Update – Or Why We May Not Have To Move House

It’s OK, the tap is now fixed. Hooray!

It was a very stressful time which involved much swearing, knitting of brows and pipe-abuse, but after only four hours spent coaxing my beloved in the art of patience and plumbing we can now once more fill the kettle with impunity and fearlessness. No longer are we living in dread of our kitchen turning into a tourist attraction that will be christened the Welsh Trivoli. Not only that but we can now enjoy a stylish new chrome swivel. It is the very smartest thing in our kitchen and matches the sink and the rest of the fittings in no way whatsoever. It is also a tad loose on its base, but for our house this falls into normal parameters of jobs not quite done to perfection. Or perhaps jobs done to the lowest form of adequacy. These include skirting boards that fall off when you pass them (we simply kick them back into place with a placid smile or a shoe), doors that fail to close properly (this is called ventilation), doors that fail to open properly (this is called security), and shelves that cannot hold more than the weight of a few pieces of origami (these are called crap).

However there are a few strange noises going on in the pipes and the hot water is coming out a slightly alarming shade of brown. But we are not alarmed; we are happy in a way that only people who have overcome the worst plumbing can throw at them and survived are. There is also a minor waterfall emerging from the overflow on the side of the house. We are considering this as a nice water feature that will only enhance the garden and make our neighbours jealous.

The beloved and I are now going out to dinner to celebrate our triumph, or possibly because we are scared to actually use our new tap, you know…just in case…