Oh, snap! Is that crap!?

The joys of replacing cracked, rotted pipe is far better than laying in the soft grass while puppies and kittens climb all over you trying to kiss your face!

Okay, that is a gross exaggeration. It is horribly disgusting and something I NEVER look forward to. The thing about duct tape used as a leak stop is that you can't see what is really going on under there, so when you cut the pipe near that spot it's a crap-shoot as to whether or not it will simply crumble and fall out of the ceiling.

And that is what happened...

It all worked out due to the 3/4" plywood on the floor where we were working. A layer of plastic topped with the plywood does a great job of protecting the tile floors from both solids and liquids.

so, one more night and we saved the easiest for last. A 5" storm line that was repaired with 4" PVC and yet more duct tape (I have a feeling a previous maintenance guy got a case of duct tape for free or dirt cheap!).

I realize that we saved the storm for last and it's going to rain tonight, but rain water is better than, well, you know...

 

 

aww crap, nights again! (pun intended)

One of the things I love about my job is the fact that it I am often doing something different. One of the things I hate most about my job is that it includes working nights from time to time.

while in my younger years I could work all day and then through the night without a second thought, when I did that last year I had a very scary drive home. You know the kind, I'm sure. Screaming out an open window into the freezing air, air conditioner maxed out, music so loud it's too distorted to understand whether it's classical, rap or the engine exploding.

this time I will take the financial hit. It will only take 4 nights to upgrade all of the cracked and duct taped sanitary piping, so I will have an extra day to get back to day shift by next Monday.

I will post a picture of the old, duct taped pipes as I find it awesome to see those types of repairs left as a permanent solution. This should be a very interesting week to say the least.