Betsey , you proved a good point that we do not always need sight to complete a task. Job well done. Lee
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 04:48:34AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote: > Aloha all, > We got the shower fixed about a month ago, but I didn't get around to > a follow-up message. This is one of those things that people who are > blind do best. > > The problem was that when we turned the knob to get the water to go > up into the showerhead, the pipes made a terrible noise and no water > was forthcoming. > > When my friend came to look at it, it was clear that the choices were > to try to drill the hole in the fiberglass enclosure a bit larger, or > take down a thirty-year-old piece of cedar panelling in my office > that would probably crack and we wouldn't be able to replace it. > > After we determined that a new tub enclosure would cost about $200 to > replace the one we had if it cracked, we went for enlarging the hole > in the enclosure. > > There is a rubber gasket that is supposed to be on the valve that > changes the direction of the water from the tub to the shower. It had > slipped off. We were able to change it and not crack the enclosure. > Good thing that my hands are narrow and I could reach in there > because the others wanted to setup an elaborate light so they could > see in there, and then of course, they couldn't reach in and still > see what they were doing. > Take care, > Betsy > > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. > -- Q: How can you tell if an elephant is sitting on your back in a hurricane? A: You can hear his ears flapping in the wind. Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net
