to stop the drip by turning it off under the sink, but when I had to do it for both hot and cold, I stopped feeling proud and decided to figure out how to fix it... I actually know the names of some of my tools now too! :hi:
5. There is a male mechanic living upstairs in the same house
and I made a point of NOT turning the water off for the whole house because then I would have to tell him and then he would insist on SHOWING ME HOW to do it. The basement is downstairs... and there is a sink right below my sink. No water was leaking down though, I had it turned off all day.
For a long time now, I've wanted to start a class to teach women how to do basic repairs. Not only is it nice to be able to fix something yourself but if you have a general knowledge of how things work, you're less apt to be taken for a ride by a mechanic or plumber or whatever. There are some unscrupulous people in the trades who prey on people who are ignorant of the basics.
I have a friend who interprets for the deaf students at a vocational high school where they teach auto mechanics. She has interpreted the class so many times she knows everything forwards and backwards. People ask her husband for advice and he refers them to her!
As simple some of these things are, everyone has to learn. Men don't automatically know how to fix a leaky faucet any more than women automatically know what to do with a crying newborn. You learn what to do by asking, trial and error.
is an apprentice plumber (soon to be journeyman, go bro!) and he has helped me a couple of times, but mostly I just call and ask his advice and do it myself. I always feel very accomplished when I can fix something myself.
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