Faucet and Book Recommendation

 Faucet

This winter the kitchen faucet started to leek ever so slightly and had gotten progressively worse to the point that there was one spot off to the right where it had to be placed exactly to prevent it from leaking.  It's the single handle pivot type.

Couple of weeks ago Jack said we should stop by Menard’s and pick up whatever it was that he said would be needed to fix it.  I was thinking more along the lines of picking up the yellow pages and picking out a plumber.  Wouldn’t ya know, this past Wednesday he had the car for a dentist appointment and went to Mendard’s.

So Saturday was the dreaded day of doom.  The day of the 15 minute project that would turn into 2 hours, the yellow pages, and a plumber.  However, it was a pleasant surprise in that it took us exactly 35 minutes.  The only hard part was shutting off the water.  Both shut of knobs or handles were corroded that even with a small pipe wrench it was work to get them to move. 

I put each piece I took apart in a line so that it would be a no brainer reassembling it.  Luckily, Jack was paying better attention to the way the spring and plastic thingy came apart.  When it came time to insert the new spring and new plastic thingy, I couldn’t remember if the larger end of the spring was up or down, or which way the plastic thingy went over the spring.  In the end, Jack pointed out there was only one way they would go together. 

We now have a perfectly working kitchen faucet once again – Job well done.

 Book Recommendation

At the library Saturday I picked up a book that I couldn’t put down.  Super by Jim Lehrer.  IN LARGE PRINT no less.  Love that large print.  It’s a short 250 pages fun read.  Highly recommend it.

“In the tradition of Murder on the Orient Express, Jim Lehrer brings together a cast of characters as fascinating as the historic train that will carry them from Chicago to Los Angeles.  Among them are a once-great Hollywood producer, a dying millionaire, a stowaway, actor Clark Gable, and former president Harry Truman.  Pulling out of the Dearborn Station, the Super Chief’s passengers – famous and infamous, anonymous and enigmatic – can’t possibly imagine what lies ahead…“ 

“The twists and turns will keep readers turning the pages at top speed to finish one of the most captivating stories of Lehrer's prolific career.”