{"id":377,"date":"2012-01-23T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T21:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/slightest\/?p=377"},"modified":"2012-01-23T16:07:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T21:07:01","slug":"so-about-the-pink-sink-in-the-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/slightest\/2012\/01\/23\/so-about-the-pink-sink-in-the-bathroom\/","title":{"rendered":"So About The Pink Sink In The Bathroom . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

. . . you know, the one that matched the other stuff in the bathroom. Yes, the one that you wanted the new faucet on:<\/p>\n

\"Kawama,<\/p>\n

No, I got the faucet on — that went OK. And I changed both shut-off valves because I think they were both leaking anyway, and they were fairly easy to replace.<\/p>\n

But we do have a problem.<\/p>\n

\"Kawama,<\/p>\n

See, I broke the sink.<\/p>\n

\"Kawama,<\/p>\n

You might be wondering, "How did you break the sink?" And I want to tell you that I don't think there was anything I could have done differently so that the sink would have not been broken.<\/p>\n

Like I said, the faucet went fine, but when I went to change the drain flange so that the stopper thingy could work with the faucet, I realized that getting the old apparatus off might prove difficult. And eventually it broke.<\/p>\n

But now we're getting ahead of ourselves.<\/p>\n

It's not to say that I didn't try my darnedest to get the old drain flange off. I bought spray stuff designed to loosen tight nuts. And when that didn't help, I went back to the hardware store to buy a special claw wrench with a long handle in order to get more leverage to twist that stuck nut.<\/p>\n

But none of it was working.<\/p>\n

So partly out of frustration and partly because I was backed into a corner and had no other choice, I started twisting, tweaking and ultimately banging the old flange. Suffice it to say, I eventually separated the drain flange from the bottom of the sink.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately I also cracked the sink.<\/p>\n

So in essence, we need a new sink.<\/p>\n

I know you just got done bragging to your friends and co-workers about how "helpful" I have been and how "adept" I am at fixing stuff around the house. I hope this doesn't change your opinion of my wider body of work. But like I said, I don't think there was any way I could have gotten that drain flange off the sink.<\/p>\n

I've been on Amazon for a half-hour or so trying to find a replacement sink that will drop in to the vanity we already have, because — wouldn't you know it? — vanities are more expensive than you'd think.<\/p>\n

I'll continue my search but for the time being I think I need to drink a beer. Or two.<\/p>\n

\"Kawama,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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