small victories
Nov. 22nd, 2008 11:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jes5199the house I live in now has a working shower. previously, it had a sort of elevated faucet.
courtesy of the city of portland portland water bureau for mailing an apparatus to me for free
and of the cousin for remembering the existence that program
and of Jenn for consulting the problem space of actually getting it connected and also removing the packing tape from the spigot
and of the pipe whisperer at ace hardware to who you can simply say "I have a problem" and he hands you a ringlet of brass that just works
and of Shanthi who can look at a pipe and notice that it's still geysering such that proper whatsits can be tightened
we all gathered around to watch the water come on, just like the lights in that book that Xen reads at lightbar.
courtesy of the city of portland portland water bureau for mailing an apparatus to me for free
and of the cousin for remembering the existence that program
and of Jenn for consulting the problem space of actually getting it connected and also removing the packing tape from the spigot
and of the pipe whisperer at ace hardware to who you can simply say "I have a problem" and he hands you a ringlet of brass that just works
and of Shanthi who can look at a pipe and notice that it's still geysering such that proper whatsits can be tightened
we all gathered around to watch the water come on, just like the lights in that book that Xen reads at lightbar.
