moosehead
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- Location
- South western Ontario
We need a new sink in the kitchen. Well, according to Sue. She thinks the one we now have is beginning to show it's age and is stained, among other things. Of course to me, it should last another 10 years....
"Ten years? Look at how stained it is. It's starting to look like something one would see in a deserted motel."
"A deserted motel? Where did you come up with that?"
"I watched a movie....Anyway, it needs replacing."
"OK...I'll run to Home Depot get a sink and then get out the tools and..."
"No you won't. We shall call a plumber. I want the counter to survive..."
So I took the hint, called a plumber who said he would be up in the morning to check it out..... I returned to the kitchen to inform Sue and she handed me a can of Comet Cleaner, a roll of paper towels and a sponge.
"What's this for?" I asked.
"To clean the sink."
"What?"
" I don't want the plumber to see the sink looking like THAT."
I was going to come back with a snappy reply but it wasn't going to change anything.....So, I rolled up my sleeves, dusted the sink with the cleaner and proceeded to scrub away.
After about 10 minutes or so I stood back and looked at my handiwork. Looked great to me.
Called Sue, for inspection purposes. She arrived gave it a look and told me I should rinse out the sink. Turned on the water and very little water came out of the faucet. We looked at each other and then Sue made the observation that there appeared to be another problem..
"Geez, " I said, "Wonder what happened?"
As I said that I suddenly noticed that my feet were getting wet....Water was flowing from under the sink, onto the floor. We turned off the water, called the plumber to inform him we also required a new faucet.....When it rains it pours....
"Ten years? Look at how stained it is. It's starting to look like something one would see in a deserted motel."
"A deserted motel? Where did you come up with that?"
"I watched a movie....Anyway, it needs replacing."
"OK...I'll run to Home Depot get a sink and then get out the tools and..."
"No you won't. We shall call a plumber. I want the counter to survive..."
So I took the hint, called a plumber who said he would be up in the morning to check it out..... I returned to the kitchen to inform Sue and she handed me a can of Comet Cleaner, a roll of paper towels and a sponge.
"What's this for?" I asked.
"To clean the sink."
"What?"
" I don't want the plumber to see the sink looking like THAT."
I was going to come back with a snappy reply but it wasn't going to change anything.....So, I rolled up my sleeves, dusted the sink with the cleaner and proceeded to scrub away.
After about 10 minutes or so I stood back and looked at my handiwork. Looked great to me.
Called Sue, for inspection purposes. She arrived gave it a look and told me I should rinse out the sink. Turned on the water and very little water came out of the faucet. We looked at each other and then Sue made the observation that there appeared to be another problem..
"Geez, " I said, "Wonder what happened?"
As I said that I suddenly noticed that my feet were getting wet....Water was flowing from under the sink, onto the floor. We turned off the water, called the plumber to inform him we also required a new faucet.....When it rains it pours....
