This week my husband Rick flew down to Florida to see his 89-year-old grandmother.
Isn’t that so darn sweet?
And then like a good grandson, he decided to take her out for a nice game of Bingo. Where he proceeded to hustle these poor seniors out of their hard earned retirement funds.
Okay, maybe not their ENTIRE retirement funds.
But $9.25 of it.
It’s 25 cents a game. I guess that’s why they consider South Florida the gambling capital of the world.
Then Rick came home and just in time because water stopped coming out of our kitchen faucet. It’s one of these fancy faucets that you tap to turn on. So I tapped and tapped and then hit and finally pretty much assaulted the faucet but water still refused to come out.
I texted with my plumber.
I chatted with the company where we bought it.
I consulted with the manufacturer, Delta Faucet.
Delta Faucet instructed me to get underneath the sink, shut off the water valve, unscrew the straw like tubing leading to the couslgsidhg (or some word like that), clean out the screen and then put it back together and problem solved!
I did not like the sound of any of that. Especially because I couldn’t find the water valve or the straw like tubing or the couslgsidhg.
And I’m telling you, I looked.
I texted my plumber again. He was busy. He claimed to be on some kind of “plumbing” job but it sounded suspicious to me.
So I tapped on my faucet again. Nothing.
I yelled at it. Nothing.
And then Rick came home. He noticed a red light on the sink.
And this man, who has MANY talents, but fixing things is not really one of them, says… is there some kind of battery that can be replaced?
And OMG, there was.
$9.25 in Bingo winnings PLUS a working faucet.
What more do you need in a man?
















He’s a keeper!
I hope you cleared space on the shelf for a Nobel.
You have totally hit the husband jackpot.
it’s too bad delta didn’t think to tell you about the whole “is there a red light on”
Kelcey Reply:
April 27th, 2012 at 11:48 am
My thoughts exactly.
He’s the best!
Speaking of that faucet, I’m coveting it. Beyond the whole working-batteries-not-included issue, do you recommend it?
Kelcey Reply:
April 27th, 2012 at 11:49 am
It seems so much cooler than it is in reality. It’s really just a faucet. I’d skip the extra cost.
After he asked the battery question did you – per chance – spend 20 minutes telling him that the faucet surely doesn’t have a battery? and that all you need to do is locate the screen and clean it out?
Because that’s what I would have done. Because surely me arguing about anything he suggests is a precursor to solving the problem!
Kelcey Reply:
April 27th, 2012 at 11:50 am
I thought he was completely insane when he mentioned the batteries. I mean, this guy is not Mr Fixer. At all.
Kelcey, I just laughed out loud in my office. Loudly. Coworkers came running. I absolutely LOVE your blog! Thanks for the giggles on a LONG Friday workday!
Faucets have batteries??? Who knew?!
Whahahaha. I have so many of those you’re-kidding-me moments! But seriously?! Who in their right mind (sorry Rick) would ever think a tap (faucet) would have a battery?!?
I thought couslgsidhg was the name of a band.
Very impressive! xoxo
love it!
Oh sweet Lord, PLEASE tell me he has a brother. Who is 50. And hot.
xx
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that your faucet needs a battery. Is life not complicated enough already?
Keeper!
I hope he bought you some ice cream with that $9.25 for all of your faucet related hardships!
Either way I think you’ve got a great one there.
Glad to hear your man really turns your faucet on!:) Laughing again…