One Teensy, Weensy, Itsy, Bitsy, Tiny, Whiny, Minor Little Thing

So what's the craziest thing that's every happened to you as a homeowner? I'm talking about things that can go wrong ~ and they do go wrong (right?) ~ and they go wrong at the worst possible time (right again?) ~ and when you don't have any money to fix it (right, right, right).

Oh, the joys of home ownership.

We had this broken pipe, you see (due to a freeze). We tried to save some money by having a "friend" fix it. (First mistake?) He turned off the water. Then came in to turn on the bathtub faucet just to make sure the water was off. (It was.) He fixed the pipe. (That was good.) He went and turned on the water again. (The pipe was holding.) Except he forgot one teensy, weensy, itsy, bitsy, tiny, whiny, minor little thing. The bathtub water faucet was still on. That wouldn't have been so bad except for one teensy, weensy, itsy, bitsy, tiny, whiny, minor little "other" thing. The drain cover was on the drain (somehow)?!

So the "friend" who fixed the pipe left without remembering the bathtub. And my wife wouldn't come home for another 45 minutes to an hour.

And I guess I could just let this blog post stop right there to allow you to fill in the blanks in your own mind.

Suffice it to say, we were just a teensy, weensy, itsy, bitsy, tiny, whiny, minor little upset! (and with our "friend").

The moral of the story?

I'll let you fill in that blank, too. :)

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