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It’s not that plumbing is difficult to understand or execute, it’s the contorting of one’s body into unnatural positions and exposing unnatural and unwanted glimpses of various body regions. It’s no wonder that plumbers are most famous for the aptly named “plumber’s crack”. It’s nearly impossible not show a little crack when you’re contorted in these impossible positions reaching under the floor from an adjacent room to try to connect two pipes under the floor that stubbornly resist coming together, kinda like we all wish David Bowie and Mick Jagger had done before conceiving “Dancing in the Street.” Anyhow, the point is, plumbing sucks!
Currently listening to: Gabrield Ananda – Brummer
So today I had no shower since both bathrooms were completely disassembled. Thankfully my gracious friends, Mike and Nikki, let me shower at their house the other day, but I hate to infringe so today I decide to get some value out of my LA Fitness membership and went up the street to soak in the hot tub and take a shower. I did rinse off first before getting in the hot tub, just in case someone reading this goes to the LA Fitness near me. It was a much needed soak and relaxation time!
So today we continued to work on the plumbing in Unit B and began ripping up Unit A bathroom. Because these two units are mirror images of one another, the two bathrooms share a wall with the plumbing right next to the other unit’s we had to rip out the tub on Unit A so that we could access the plumbing for Unit B through the wall that separates the two. It was very difficult and by the end of the night I had finally Tetrised it (can I used Tetris as a verb?) Next I ripped up all of the
The Stucco guys returned and did a great job and didn’t skimp on service. They did a full clean-up of their mess and even cleaned up some of the mess I’ve made over the past week. Thank you Marcos! By the way, if anyone needs a top-notch stucco guy in Phoenix message me.
I was ridiculously dirty today as you might be able to see in the photos, and I had to set up the bathroom vanity, that we ripped out of Unit A, in the kitchen just so I could have a place to wash my hands. Running water truly is a luxury that we overlook…and working toilets…and kitchen countertops…and a comfortable couch to sit on…It honestly doesn’t bother me that much but I do realize some of the things I take for granted.
Painting may happen this weekend. Hopefully tomorrow I will have two working tubs that I can bathe in.
In one of the photos you can see these old recessed cabinets things where people use to keep ironing boards that would fold out of the wall so they could…iron things I guess. Not sure what to do with these. Possibly could just rip them out and drywall over them so we would have another wall to hang some cool art from, you know maybe one of those signs that says “Paris is Always a Good Idea.” or “Home” or “Love” or “Family” or “Always a Good Idea to Love Family at Home in Paris” You all know those signs I’m talking about. Or, maybe we turn it into a spice cabinet. If anyone has an ideas let me know in the comments.
That’s it for now…I just can’t seem to get to bed before midnight…it’s in my genes.
Unit A bathroom wall removed to access Unit B plumbing 
View from the other side 
Stucco guys returned for second coat 
Looking good 
Should fit in nicely with our Southwest/Palm Springs theme 
Free crap on Craigslist 
Hmmm… 
I cut a hole in the floor to access the plumbing under the tub in the other unit 
Pry bar and hammer, my best friends 
I Tetrised those pipes good 
My makeshift wash station 
What to do with this cabinet? 
Dirtier than I look
