I Feel Like a Dorkfish!

It was a dark and stormy night.... No... wait... that was on Tuesday, and a whole different story.

Yesterday DH and I both got up nice and early, and he was being just the sweetest thing deciding to help me give this house a good once over. We've had a drippy sink for a couple of weeks now and I've been working on getting the screws out of the knobs by spraying them with WD40 (I just Love me some WD40!). So, when Hubby decided to head off to grab us a little lunch, I, being my Daddy's girl, decide to give those knob screws just one more try. Aaah, the sweet turns of success! Ohhhh you nasty drip, I'm gonna fix you now! So, I continue on and unscrew the little collar thingie that holds the turney thingie that's causing the drip. (anyone noticing a major flaw in my plan yet?) I take my handy dandy multi tasking tool (that you all probably call a letter opener) and give the stem thingie a little pry... Fatal mistake made. The thing popped up like a geyser and water literally hit the ceiling! Hindsight truly is 20/20 don't ya know. *Sigh* So, there I stand soaking wet trying to staunch the flow of this hot water geyser (of course it had to be the hot water right?!?) or at least keep it flowing into the sink instead of the floor, ceiling and walls. I realize , finally, that I need to turn off the water. Bout time right?!?! Reached under the sink turn the knob, and nothing happens, so I'm standing there for several minutes until Hub gets home and can turn the Other knob under the sink to turn off the water. Talk about embarrassing! Now, I mentioned my Daddy a minute ago... see, he's a retired mechanic. I spent the greater part of my formative years following him around and watching him fix things, and according to my Hub, watching Daddy fix stuff makes me adventurous. I guess he was right about that Yesterday.
I did learn a few things... 1) When I feel adventurous about trying to fix something, try to do it while Hubby's at home so I have backup. 2) Don't Forget to turn off the water when I want to play with faucets and drips and such. 3) The water lines in our bathroom sink are crossed so you have to turn off the opposite side to the knob you want to work on. 4) I can now fix a leaky faucet. Granted, I still feel like a Dorkfish over the whole situation... and probably looked like one too when Hubby came home with those burgers to find me drenched and hanging on for dear life to a faucet that was spraying water everywhere.