OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

Yeah, one of the very first things I had to navigate leaving the airport with my rental car in Ireland was a roundabout... Driving on the right side of the car, driving on the left side of the road, shifting a manual with my left hand. That was... Interesting!

They had a lot of roundabouts there when you were out a bit in the country, i.e. between Galway and Killarney. Not many in the middle of downtown Dublin though. 

I suppose that I'd have to agree with Badge that you run into density problems when you're putting in roundabouts. A signaled intersection is more compact.

[847badgerfan]

[betarhoalphadelta]

I've been working on finally rehabilitating the backyard and growing grass. It's making some progress. 

So I go out this morning and turn the spigot on the hose feeding the sprinkler. Felt... "Weird". Like something was stuck and then released. Okay then...

...and I go out a while later to turn it off, and it won't turn off. Something inside the valve has broken. I can turn it FAIRLY low, but not off. 

So until the damn property management company can get a plumber out here, I've just shut the house inlet valve. Which means I'm not leaking water into the backyard--but I have no water service at all. 

I realize I can turn it back on temporarily--and will as needed. But that's annoying, and now I'm grumpy. 

[847badgerfan]

Get a valve or cap at the hardware store and turn it off.

[utee94]

That's grump worthy for sure.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Get a valve or cap at the hardware store and turn it off.

Hell, I could just replace the sprinkler that's on the head of the hose with my normal sprayer and turn it off. 

It would still be leaking out of the actual spigot valve though, whereas having the house water turned off entirely means nothing's wasted anywhere. 

The property manager got back to me and I should hear from the plumber shortly. 

[847badgerfan]

[betarhoalphadelta]

Leaking here...

So installing that won't stop the leak. 

The valve needs to be replaced. And I'm not about to start messing with 50 year old pipes in a house I don't own...

[847badgerfan]

Grumpy.

[FearlessF]

I suppose water is expensive there
That would make me grumpy

[betarhoalphadelta]

All fixed.

It's totally SoCal when your plumber shows up in flip flops, right? 

[847badgerfan]

No different than here...

[MrNubbz]

The valve needs to be replaced. And I'm not about to start messing with 50 year old pipes in a house I don't own...

Prolly late '60s

[Cincydawg]

I recall my house in Cincy had "frostproof valves" that weren't completely frostproof.  I had one burst after 15 years or so, there was a dedicated cutoff on the supply line at least.  I had a plumber repair it, and he said I should replace the one in the back yard as well so I did.  It seemed pricey at the time.

This basically reminds me of all the times I had to repair or replace or call someone to do it when I had a house, roof, various leaks, problems with the drainage pipes, HVAC, patio, hardwood floors, irrigation system,  carpet (replaced just before I sold it)........  Add it all up and I probably didn't make any money after the sale at all.

Give me a condo.