The "simple" job that takes three days

"jhugart" at buzz.mn on the joy of doing-it-yourself (excerpt):

Attempt #1: Shut off the water, drain the pipes. Attempt to cut off the pipe supplying the bathroom, and attempt to loosen the old galvanized fittings around the inside valve for the hose bib.

Discovery: Can't get the tube cutter I had around the pipes supplying the sink; need to get a smaller one. Also, can't get the fitting unscrewed, even with a generous helping of WD-40, and my hack-saw blade is dull, so need to get a new hack-saw blade.

Shopping: Got a smaller tube cutter. Discovered that hack saw blades come in different lengths, so had to guess what length to get (because, naturally, I didn't bring the old blade with me)...

And it gets better (or worse)!  There's a reason those repair guys carry all that stuff on their trucks.  (Good thing my hardware store is close.)

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